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Stability of Tropical Rainforest Margins
. Ed(S): Tscharntke, Teja; Leuschner, Christoph; Zeller, Manfred; Guhardja, Edi; Bidin, Arifuddin
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Description for Stability of Tropical Rainforest Margins
Hardback. Contributes to an improved understanding of the processes that have destabilizing effects on ecological and socio-economic systems of tropical rain forest margins, as well as striving to integrate environmental, technological and socio-economic issues in their solution. Editor(s): Tscharntke, Teja; Leuschner, Christoph; Zeller, Manfred; Guhardja, Edi; Bidin, Arifuddin. Series: Environmental Science and Engineering. Num Pages: 516 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RGBL; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 32. Weight in Grams: 961.
Tropical rainforests disappear at an alarming rate causing unprecedented losses in biodiversity and ecosystem services. The stability of rainforest margins has an ecological and socio-economic dimension, and understanding the multidisciplinary nature of land-use changes in tropical rainforest margins is the key to identifying development objectives such as mitigation of biodiversity loss and poverty reduction. The chapters in this book cover a broad range of topical research areas, from impacts of different forest-use intensities, sustainable management of agroforestry to integrated land-use concepts.
Tropical rainforests disappear at an alarming rate causing unprecedented losses in biodiversity and ecosystem services. The stability of rainforest margins has an ecological and socio-economic dimension, and understanding the multidisciplinary nature of land-use changes in tropical rainforest margins is the key to identifying development objectives such as mitigation of biodiversity loss and poverty reduction. The chapters in this book cover a broad range of topical research areas, from impacts of different forest-use intensities, sustainable management of agroforestry to integrated land-use concepts.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
516
Condition
New
Series
Environmental Science and Engineering
Number of Pages
516
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783540302896
SKU
V9783540302896
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Ref
99-15
Reviews for Stability of Tropical Rainforest Margins
From the reviews: The 22 chapters of the book are organized in three parts. … In summary, ‘Stability of Tropical Rainforest Margins’ presents a broad overview of the research area and can be recommended to anybody concerned with conservation and use of tropical rainforest from graduate students to senior scientists. … Each chapter provides extensive ... Read more