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Biodiversity change and human health : from ecosystem services to spread of disease /
Biodiversity Change and Human Health brings together leading experts from the natural science and social science realms as well as the medical community to explore the explicit linkages between human-driven alterations of biodiversity and documented impacts of those changes on human health. The book...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Washington, DC :
Island Press,
©2009.
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| Colección: | SCOPE report ;
69. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- ch. 1 Changes in biodiversity and their consequences for human health
- pt. I Biodiversity and human health : synergisms, trade-offs, and road maps for the future. ch. 2 Biodiversity, food provision, and human health ; ch. 3 The impact of anthropogenic stress at global and regional scales on biodiversity and human health ; ch. 4 Biodiversity and human health : the decision-making process ; ch. 5 Sustainable allocation of biodiversity to improve human health and well-being
- pt. II Biodiversity and quality of life : beyond physical health. ch. 6 Biodiversity, quality of life, and evolutionary psychology ; ch. 7 Quality of life, biodiversity, and health : observations and applications
- pt. III Decay of ecosystem services following biodiversity change, and consequent impacts on human health. ch. 8 Consequence of aquatic biodiversity for water quality and health ; ch. 9 The global nitrogen cycle, biodiversity, and human health ; ch. 10 Links between microbial diversity, stressors, and detoxification capacity
- pt. IV Biodiversity change and the spread of infectious diseases. ch. 11 Microbial communities : patterns and processes ; ch. 12 Biodiversity and health : the place of parasitic and infectious diseases ; ch. 13 Biodiversity and disease ; ch. 14 Climate change, wildlife, and human health
- pt. V Biodiversity as a resource for medicine. ch. 15 Biodiversity and the search for new medicines ; ch. 16 Human health, biodiversity, and ecosystem services : the intertwined challenging future.