Priorities for Coastal Ecosystem Science. by Staff, National Research Council

Table of Contents: “…""Assess the Impact of Multiple Stressors""""Promote Comparative Coastal Ecosystem Science""; ""ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION AND REHABILITATION""; ""Determine Effects of Habitat Loss and Degradation on Biodiversity and Productivity""; ""Advance Restoration Science and Engineering""; ""Guide the Remediation of Toxic Contamination""; ""PREDICTIVE SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT""; ""Implement Observation and Prediction Systems""; ""Employ Ecosystem Models as Management Tools""; ""Advance Adaptive Ecosystem Management""; ""Stimulate Interactions Between Science and Management""…”
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'Debating' nature conservation : a discourse analysis of history and present by Arnscheidt, J. (Julia), 1970-

Table of Contents: “…in Indonesian lawmaking in 1990: the parliamentary debates on the Biodiversity Conservation BillArguments and strategies to close debatesand counter strategies -- The outcome: The Biodiversity Conservation Act -- Policymaking at the beginning of the Reformasi era: The Rakornas of 1999 -- Reformasi Lawmaking: Drafting the Natural Resources Management Act -- Conclusion part III: continuity and change -- Dominant discourses in national park implementation in Indonesia: case material from conventional and donor parks -- Introduction…”
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'Debating' nature conservation : a discourse analysis of history and present by Arnscheidt, J. (Julia), 1970-

Table of Contents: “…in Indonesian lawmaking in 1990: the parliamentary debates on the Biodiversity Conservation BillArguments and strategies to close debatesand counter strategies -- The outcome: The Biodiversity Conservation Act -- Policymaking at the beginning of the Reformasi era: The Rakornas of 1999 -- Reformasi Lawmaking: Drafting the Natural Resources Management Act -- Conclusion part III: continuity and change -- Dominant discourses in national park implementation in Indonesia: case material from conventional and donor parks -- Introduction…”
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Plant diversity and evolution : genotypic and phenotypic variation in higher plants by Henry, Robert J.

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Ecological restoration

Table of Contents: “…Ecological Restoration; Contents; Preface; Auction Designs for Native Biodiversity Conservation on Private Lands; Abstract; 1. …”
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Home gardens for improved food security and livelihoods

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Freshwater ecology : concepts and environmental applications by Dodds, Walter K. (Walter Kennedy), 1958-

Table of Contents: “…Animals; Chapter 10. Biodiversity of Freshwaters.…”
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Great Plains regional technical input report by Ojima, Dennis, Steiner, Jean, McNeeley, Shannon, Cozzetto, Karen, Chilss, Amber

Table of Contents: “…Water Management -- 5. Ecosystem and Biodiversity Conservation Issues -- 6. Energy Considerations -- 7. …”
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Aquatic biofilms : ecology, water quality and wastewater treatment

Table of Contents: “…Limits of the biofilm concept and types of aquatic biofilms -- Laser microscopy for the study of biofilms: issues and options -- Interactions and communication within marine biofilms -- Microbial biodiversity in natural biofilms -- Aquatic biofilms and biogeochemical processes -- Benthic diatom monitoring and assessment of freshwater environments: standard methods and future challenges -- The use of biofilms to assess the effects of chemicals on freshwater ecosystems -- Biofilm development in sewer networks -- Biofilm biodegradation potential -- Electroactive biofilms in water and air pollution treatment -- Biofilms for one-stage autotrophic nitrogen removal.…”
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Fundamentals of Soil Ecology. by Coleman, David C.

Table of Contents: “…Front cover; Title page; Copyright page; Table of contents; Preface to the Second Edition; Preface to the First Edition; 1 Historical Overview of Soils and the Fitness of the Soil Environment; 2 Primary Production Processes in Soils: Roots and Rhizosphere Associates; 3 Secondary Production: Activities of Heterotrophic Organisms -- Microbes; 4 Secondary Production: Activities of Heterotrophic Organisms -- The Soil Fauna; 5 Decomposition and Nutrient Cycling; 6 Soil Food Webs: Detritivory and Microbivory in Soils; 7 Soil Biodiversity and Linkages to Soil Processes.…”
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The Little Green Data Book 2010. by Bank, The World

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The little data book 2006.

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Stable Isotopes as Indicators of Ecological Change. by Dawson, Todd E.

Table of Contents: “…Front Cover; Stable Isotopes as Indicators of Ecological Change; Copyright Page; Contents; Contributors; Acknowledgments; Preface; Section 1: Ecological Isotope Archives; Section 2: Plant-based Isotope Data as Indicators of Ecological Change; Section 3: Animal-Based Isotope Data as Indicators of Ecological Change; Section 4: Isotope Composition of Trace Gasses, Sediments and Biomarkers as Indicators of Change; Section 5: Humans, Isotopes and Ecological Change; Section 6: New Challenges and Frontiers: Biodiversity, Ecological Change and Stable Isotope Networks; Index.…”
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Global Monitoring Report 2011 : Improving the Odds of Achieving the MDGs. by Bank, The World

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Half Title Page; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations and Acronyms; Goals and Targets from the Millennium Declaration; Overview; 1 The Diversity of MDG Progress; 2 Economic Growth in Developing Countries; 3 Linking Spending and Outcomes Some Lessons from Impact Evaluations in Education and Health; 4 Assisting Indigenous and Socially Excluded; 5 Progress in the International Development and Trading Framework; Appendix 1: Technical Issues in Estimating Progress in the MDGs; Appendix 2: Policies to Reduce Biodiversity Loss and Enhance Human Development.…”
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Tradeoffs or synergies? : agricultural intensification, economic development, and the environment

Table of Contents: “…Pingali and Mark W. Rosegrant -- Biodiversity and Agricultural Development : the Crucial Institutional Issues / Jeffrey A. …”
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Ethnopharmacology

Table of Contents: “…4.1.2 The intent of ethnopharmacological projects: Basic and applied research4.1.3 Ethnopharmacology as cross-cultural endeavour and the concept of emic and etic; 4.2 Research questions; 4.2.1 Descriptive questions; 4.2.2 Relational questions; 4.3 Field research; 4.3.1 Data sampling; 4.4 Analyzing the data; 4.4.1 Use-reports for quantification; 4.5 Pharmacological research; 4.6 Contextualization; 4.7 Conclusion; References; Chapter 5 Biodiversity, Conservation and Ethnopharmacology; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Changing attitudes to the ownership of biodiversity.…”
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Ecology and conservation of fishes by Tyus, Harold M.

Table of Contents: “…Ecology of fishes : content and scope -- Aquatic evolution, origins, and affinities -- Aquatic environment -- Diversity 1 : chordates to sharks -- Diversity 2 : teleostomes to bony fishes -- Diversity 3 : teleosts -- Radiations, extinctions, and biodiversity -- Zoogeography of fishes -- Lotic systems : flowing water and the terrestrial environment -- Coldwater streams -- Fishes of warmwater streams and rivers -- Lentic systems : standing water -- Fishes of temperate and tropical great lakes -- Artificial lakes and groundwater reservoirs -- Estuaries and coastal zone -- Marine environments, intertidal fishes, and sharks -- Neritic province and fisheries -- Oceanic province and epipelagic fishes -- Deep sea : twilight to the abyss -- Fitness, morphology, and ecophysiology -- Energy, metabolism, and growth -- Adaptation, niche, and species interactions -- Populations, growth, and regulation -- Instinct, learning, and social behavior -- Trophic concept and feeding -- Reproductive ecology and life history patterns -- Migration -- Larval fish -- Exploitation and fisheries management -- Conservation of fishes I : crisis and a response -- Conservation of fishes II : understanding the decline -- Changes and the future -- Appendix -- Glossary.…”
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TASK FORCE soil matters;solutions under foot.

Table of Contents: “…Rice -- Section 4: Soil Carbon and Biodiversity -- 4.1 Soil Carbon / Rattan Lal -- 4.2 Soils and Biodiversity / Guénola Pérès and Claire Chenu -- Section 5: Soil and Land Use -- 5.1 Soil and Fertiliser Resources: Will they Meet Future Needs? …”
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Behavioural responses to a changing world : mechanisms and consequences

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Permit Trading in Different Applications. by Hansjürgens, Bernd

Table of Contents: “…Applying tradable permits to biodiversity conservation: design issues, modelling and policies: Frank Wätzold, Martin Drechsler, Florian Hartigand Silvia Wissel; 9. …”
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Municipalities addressing climate change : a case study of Norway

Table of Contents: “…THE NATURAL FLOW REGIME, RIVER LANDSCAPES, AND BIODIVERSITY.…”
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Planning and environmental protection : a review of law and policy

Table of Contents: “…Planning and Nature Conservation: Law in the Service of Biodiversity? -- 6. Derelict and Despoiled Land -- Problems and Potential -- 7. …”
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Managing soil quality : challenges in modern agriculture

Table of Contents: “…Biological Soil Quality from Biomass to Biodiversity : Importance and Resilience to Management Stress and Disturbance / L. …”
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The Biology of the Deep Ocean. by Herring, Peter

Table of Contents: “…; Chemical cues and receptors; Conclusion; Chapter 8 Seeing in the dark; Light in the ocean; Eyes and their design conflicts; Fish; Invertebrates; Conclusion; Chapter 9 Camouflage, colour, and lights; Camouflage and colour; Lights in a dark environment: bioluminescence; Conclusion; Chapter 10 Size, sex, and seasonality; Life histories; Fecundity and egg size; Body size; Sex; Juvenile characters (progenesis); Seasonality; Conclusion; Chapter 11 A wonderful variety of life: biodiversity of the deep-sea fauna; Origins and habitats; What is biodiversity?…”
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Montserrat : living with volcanoes

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Africa

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Paryavaran Bodh. by Chhokar, Kiran

Table of Contents: “…Preface; Understanding Environment -- Kartikeya V Sarabhai; Ecology -- Shivani Jain; Biodiversity -- Seema Bhatt; Water -- Avanish Kumar and Sarita Thakore; Energy -- Kiran B Chhokar; Pollution -- Hema Jagadeesan; Agriculture -- Kalyani Kandula; The Urban Environment -- Sunil Jacob and Vivek S Khadpekar; Industry -- Meena Raghunathan; Climate Change and Ozone Depletion -- Kiran B Chhokar, Mamata Pandya and Meena Raghunathan; Population, Consumption and Environment -- Kalyani Kandula; Environment and Development: The Links -- Kalyani Kandula; Citizen Action; Appendix 1: Environmental Law in India; Appendix 2: International Environmental Agreements; Glossary; Index…”
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The Little green data book 2003

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Voice for the world's poor : selected speeches and writings of World Bank president James D. Wolfensohn, 1995-2005 by Wolfensohn, James D.

Table of Contents: “…Winning the war on biodiversity conservation /…”
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The face of the earth : environment and world history

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: Ecological Process in World History ; 2. Biodiversity in World History ; 3. Equity, Eco-Racism, and the Environmental Justice Movement ; 4. …”
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Advancing the science of climate change : America's climate choices

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: science for understanding and responding to climate change -- What we know about climate change and its interactions with people and ecosystems -- A new era of climate change research -- Integrative themes for climate change research -- Recommendations for meeting the challenge of climate change research -- Changes in the climate system -- Sea level rise and the coastal environment -- Freshwater resources -- Ecosystems, ecosystem services, and biodiversity -- Agriculture, fisheries, and food production -- Public health -- Cities and the built environment -- Transportation -- Energy supply and use -- Solar radiation management -- National and human security -- Designing, implementing, and evaluating climate policies.…”
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Coffee pests, diseases and their management by Waller, J. M.

Table of Contents: “…Coffee as a crop and commodity -- The basics of the coffee crop -- World coffee production -- Insect pests and their management -- Stem- and branch-borers -- Berry-feeding insects -- Insects that feed on buds, leaves, green shoots and flowers -- Root- and collar-feeding insects -- Diseases and their management -- Foliage and shoot diseases -- Berry diseases -- Wilt diseases and diseases of the root and stem -- Nematodes -- Nutrient deficiencies and physiological diseases -- Integrated crop management -- Nursery management, transplantation and crop maintenance -- Shade management, conservation and biodiversity -- Postharvest and processing pests and microbial problems -- Integrated pest management and pest management technologies.…”
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Community Resources : Intellectual Property, International Trade and Protection of Traditional Knowledge. by Gibson, Johanna

Table of Contents: “…; 5 The Tragedy of the Commons; 6 The Cultural Diversity in Biodiversity; 7 All Over the Place -- Land and the Yarding of Culture; 8 Determining Knowledge -- Human Rights and Community Resources; 9 Community, Before the Law.…”
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Monitoring the impacts of marine aggregate extraction : knowledge synthesis 2012 (GIS SIEGMA) by Desprez, Michel

Table of Contents: “…Issues at stake; International scientific context; GIS SIEGMA: objectives and study sites; Level of knowledge; Extraction pressure; Physical impacts; Effects on the coastline; Effects on the water column; Effects on topography and seabed sediments; Restoration of topography and seabed sediments; Biological Impacts; Effects on benthos; Recolonization of benthic communities; Effects on fish; Recovery of the fish communities; Effects on the trophic relationships between benthos and fish; Modelling of the Eastern English Channel's food web; Effects on habitats and biodiversity.…”
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Sustainable development : an appraisal from the Gulf Region by Sillitoe, Paul, 1949-

Table of Contents: “…Clarke and Paul Sillitoe -- Islam and sustainable economic development / Rodney Wilson -- Linking local and global in the sustainable development of biodiversity conservation / Ben Campbell -- Conservation and sustainable development : the Qatari and Gulf Region experience / Paul Sillitoe with Ali Alshawi -- Promoting sustainable development in marine regions / James Howard -- Biodiversity conservation and sustainability : friends or enemies? …”
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Environmental Issues in Pacific Northwest Forest Management. by Committee on Environmental Issues in Pacific Northwest Forest Management National Research Council, Committee on Environmental Issues in Pacific Northwest Forest Management

Table of Contents: “…Susceptibility to DisturbanceAQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS; EXTENT AND STATUS OF OLD-GROWTH FORESTS; SUMMARY; 4 THE STATUS AND FUNCTIONING OF PACIFIC NORTHWEST FORESTS ; INTRODUCTION; FOREST CONDITION; General Criteria of Condition; The Role of Biological Diversity; Resistance and Resilience; Landscape Change and Threats to Biodiversity; Diseases and Pests; Incidence of Pest and Disease Outbreaks; STATUS OF OTHER PLANT SPECIES; STATUS OF WILDLIFE; Salmon and Other Fisheries; Invertebrates; Fungi; VIABLE POPULATIONS AND THE CONSERVATION OF BIODIVERSITY; Demographic Factors; Genetic Factors.…”
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The Post-Soviet Decline of Central Asia : Sustainable Development and Comprehensive Capital. by Sievers, Eric W.

Table of Contents: “…Lingering effects of the Soviet military establishmentWater management; Land degradation; Biodiversity; Industrial pollution; Caspian Sea; Hydrocarbons and mining; Evaluating the eras of natural capital in Central Asia; 2. …”
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Thank you, Madagascar : conservation diaries of Alison Jolly by Jolly, Alison

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A century of parasitology : discoveries, ideas, and lessons learned by scientists who published in the Journal of Parasitology, 1914-2014

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Natural Connections : Perspectives on Community-Based Conservation. by Western, David

Table of Contents: “…""Part II Case Study Profiles""""The Zimbabwe Communal Areas Management Programme for Indigenous Resources (CAMPFIRE)""; ""Local Initiatives and the Rewards for Biodiversity Conservation: Crater Mountain Wildlife Management Area, Papua New Guinea""; ""BOSCOSA: Forest Conservation and Management through Local Institutions (Costa Rica)""; ""Profile of National Policy: Natural Forest Management in Niger""; ""A Profile and Interim Assessment of the Annapurna Conservation Area Project, Nepal""; ""The Farm Scheme of North York Moors National Park, United Kingdom""…”
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