Biodiversity change and human health : from ecosystem services to spread of disease / edited by Osvaldo E. Sala, Laura A. Meyerson, and Camille Parmesan.
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...
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| Language: | English |
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Washington, DC :
Island Press,
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| Series: | SCOPE report ;
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Table of Contents:
- 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.