<p>The biota of the earth is being altered at an unprecedented rate. We are witnessing wholesale exchanges of organisms among geographic areas that were once totally biologically isolated. We are seeing massive changes in landscape use that are creating even more abundant succesΒ sional patches, red
Ecosystems Biodiversity
β Scribed by O. Grillo, G. Venora
- Publisher
- Intech
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 474
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Table of Contents
preface_Ecosystems Biodiversity......Page 1
01_Biodiversity and Conservation
of Coastal Lagoons......Page 11
02_Biodiversity of Coastal Lagoon Ecosystems
and Their Vulnerability to Global Change......Page 39
03_Distribution, Endemism and
Conservation Status of Fishes
in the Yangtze River Basin, China......Page 51
04_Biodiversity and Conservation of the
Estuarine and Marine Ecosystems
of the Venezuelan Orinoco Delta......Page 77
05_Integrating Different Organizational Levels
in Benthic Biodiversity β Ecosystem
Functioning (BEF) Studies......Page 101
06_Microbiological Quality of River
Sediments and Primary Prevention......Page 127
07_Biodiversity of Macroinvertebrates
in Oxbow-Lakes of Early Glacial
River Basins in Northern Poland......Page 149
08_Mnemiopsis leidyi Invasion and Biodiversity
Changes in the Caspian Sea......Page 181
09_Main Ecosystem Characteristics and
Distribution of Wetlands in Boreal and
Alpine Landscapes in Northern
Sweden Under Climate Change......Page 203
10_Valley Bottom Wetlands Can Serve for
Both Biodiversity Conservation and
Local Livelihoods Improvements......Page 229
11_Ecological Studies of Wetland
Ecosystem in Manipur Valley
from Management Perspectives......Page 243
12_Impact of Domestic Animals on Ecosystem
Integrity of Lesotho High Altitude Peatlands......Page 259
13_Waterbird Biodiversity and
Conservation Threats in Coastal
Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands......Page 281
14_Biodiversity Drifts in Agricultural Landscapes......Page 325
15_Environmental Evaluation and Monitoring of
Agro-Ecosystems Biodiversity......Page 343
16_Why Enhancement of Floral Resources
in Agro-Ecosystems Benefit
Honeybees and Beekeepers?......Page 381
17_Biodiversity and Vegetable Breeding
in the Light of Developments in
Intellectual Property Rights......Page 399
18_How Past Vicariant Events Can Explain
the Atlantic Forest Biodiversity?......Page 439
19_SPAR Profiles for the Assessment of Genetic
Diversity Between Male and Female Landraces
of the Dioecious Betelvine Plant (Piper betle L.)......Page 453
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