Main Title |
Ecosystems and human well-being : current state and trends : findings of the Condition and Trends Working Group of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment / |
Other Authors |
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Publisher |
Island Press, |
Year Published |
2005 |
OCLC Number |
60697094 |
ISBN |
1559632275 (alk. paper); 9781559632270 (alk. paper); 1559632283 (pbk. : alk. paper); 9781559632287 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
Subjects |
Human ecology ;
Ecosystem management ;
Biotic communities ;
Biodiversity ;
Ecological assessment (Biology) ;
Biological diversity
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Internet Access |
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
EHBM |
GF50.E264 2005 |
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CEMM/ACESD Library/Narragansett,RI |
08/03/2007 |
EJAM |
GF50.E264 2005 |
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Region 3 Library/Philadelphia, PA |
06/16/2009 |
DISPERSAL |
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Collation |
xxi, 917 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 28 cm. |
Notes |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents Notes |
MA conceptual framework -- Analytical approaches for assessing ecosystem conditions and human well-being -- Drivers of ecosystem change -- Biodiversity -- Ecosystem conditions and human well-being -- Vulnerable peoples and places -- Fresh water -- Food -- Timber, fuel, and fiber -- New products and industries from biodiversity -- Biodiversity regulation of ecosystem services -- Nutrient cycling -- Climate and air quality -- Human health : ecosystem regulation of infectious diseases -- Waste processing and detoxification -- Regulation of natural hazards: floods and fires -- Cultural and amenity services -- Marine fisheries systems -- Coastal systems -- Inland water systems -- Forest and woodland systems -- Dryland systems -- Island systems -- Mountain systems -- Polar systems -- Cultivated systems -- Urban systems -- Synthesis. |