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Book Synopsis Key Environments: Madagascar by : A. Jolly
Download or read book Key Environments: Madagascar written by A. Jolly and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2016-01-22 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the forests of Madagascar, about nine-tenths of the plant and animal species are unique to the island. Their natural habitats range from true rainforest to the lunar landscape of the spiny desert, and the natural rock-gardens of the mountain tops. Madagascar is no oceanic island, but a fragment of continent a thousand miles long, wrenched loose from the side of Africa. In this Lost World, plants and animals have become a living museum of evolution. Aepornis, the largest bird which ever lived, became extinct on Madagascar in the last few hundred years. Many more Malagasy species are now following Aerpornis into extinction. This volume introduces Madagascar's unique fauna and flora to general readers - the first such handbook available in English, and the first book to combine articles by Malagasy, French, English and American scientists, writing in their own fields of expertise.
Book Synopsis Conservation and Environmental Management in Madagascar by : Ivan R. Scales
Download or read book Conservation and Environmental Management in Madagascar written by Ivan R. Scales and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-03-14 with total page 431 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Madagascar is one of the most biologically diverse places on the planet, the result of 160 million years of isolation from the African mainland. More than 80% of its species are not found anywhere else on Earth. However, this highly diverse flora and fauna is threatened by habitat loss and fragmentation, and the island has been classified as one of the world’s highest conservation priorities. Drawing on insights from geography, anthropology, sustainable development, political science and ecology, this book provides a comprehensive assessment of the status of conservation and environmental management in Madagascar. It describes how conservation organisations have been experimenting with new forms of protected areas, community-based resource management, ecotourism, and payments for ecosystem services. But the country must also deal with pressing human needs. The problems of poverty, development, environmental justice, natural resource use and biodiversity conservation are shown to be interlinked in complex ways. Authors address key questions, such as who are the winners and losers in attempts to conserve biodiversity? And what are the implications of new forms of conservation for rural livelihoods and environmental justice?
Book Synopsis Corridors of Power by : Catherine A. Corson
Download or read book Corridors of Power written by Catherine A. Corson and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2016-01-01 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z
Book Synopsis Lemurs of Madagascar and the Comoros by : Caroline Harcourt
Download or read book Lemurs of Madagascar and the Comoros written by Caroline Harcourt and published by IUCN. This book was released on 1990 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author :Russell A. Mittermeier Publisher :Conservation International Tropical Pocket Guide Series ISBN 13 :9781934151310 Total Pages :20 pages Book Rating :4.1/5 (513 download)
Book Synopsis Lemurs of Madagascar by : Russell A. Mittermeier
Download or read book Lemurs of Madagascar written by Russell A. Mittermeier and published by Conservation International Tropical Pocket Guide Series. This book was released on 2009 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Laminated identification guide illustrating 65 species of extant nocturnal prosimians in Madagascar.
Book Synopsis Wildlife of Madagascar by : Ken Behrens
Download or read book Wildlife of Madagascar written by Ken Behrens and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2016-10-25 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most comprehensive single-volume field guide to Madagascar's wildlife The Indian Ocean island of Madagascar is one of the world's great natural treasures and ecotourism destinations. Despite being an island, it is home to nearly an entire continent’s variety of species, from the famous lemurs to a profusion of bizarre and beautiful birds, reptiles and amphibians. Wildlife of Madagascar is a compact and beautifully illustrated photographic guide, and an essential companion for any visitor or resident. With an eye-catching design, authoritative and accessible text and easy-to-use format, it provides information on identification, distribution, habitat, behaviour, biology and conservation for all the mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and butterflies likely to be seen. The most comprehensive single-volume field guide to Madagascar’s wildlife Attractive layout features more than 900 stunning colour photographs Covers the mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and butterflies, and some of the other invertebrates and plants, most likely to be seen Provides key information about identification, distribution, habitat, behaviour and conservation Introductory sections provide background information on Madagascar and its unique environments
Book Synopsis NATURAL CHANGE HUMAN IMPACT by : GOODMAN STEVEN M
Download or read book NATURAL CHANGE HUMAN IMPACT written by GOODMAN STEVEN M and published by Smithsonian Books (DC). This book was released on 1997-03-17 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A miniature continent long isolated from the African mainland, the island of Madagascar evolved a biota that remains one of the most varied of any environment in the world. Bringing together the work of the most innovative conservation and evolutionary biologists, geologists, and anthropologists currently working in Madagascar, this book provides the first overview in more than twenty years of how natural and human-induced changes have molded the island's modern ecosystems. Natural Change and Human Impact in Madagascar reflects new methods for understanding biotic and environmental change worldwide.
Author :Russell A. Mittermeier Publisher :Ohio University Center for International Studies ISBN 13 :9781934151235 Total Pages :767 pages Book Rating :4.1/5 (512 download)
Book Synopsis Lemurs of Madagascar by : Russell A. Mittermeier
Download or read book Lemurs of Madagascar written by Russell A. Mittermeier and published by Ohio University Center for International Studies. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 767 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A book on the topic, Lemurs of Madagascar presents information on aspect of the biogeography, ecology and conservation of lemurs, with chapters reviewing and summarizing information on the geological history of Madagascar, the origin of lemurs, the extinct lemurs, the history of the discovery and study of living lemurs.
Book Synopsis Forest and Labor in Madagascar by : Genese Marie Sodikoff
Download or read book Forest and Labor in Madagascar written by Genese Marie Sodikoff and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2012-10-17 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Protecting the unique plants and animals that live on Madagascar while fueling economic growth has been a priority for the Malagasy state, international donors, and conservation NGOs since the late 1980s. Forest and Labor in Madagascar shows how poor rural workers who must make a living from the forest balance their needs with the desire of the state to earn foreign revenue from ecotourism and forest-based enterprises. Genese Marie Sodikoff examines how the appreciation and protection of Madagascar's biodiversity depend on manual labor. She exposes the moral dilemmas workers face as both conservation representatives and peasant farmers by pointing to the hidden costs of ecological conservation.
Download or read book Madagascar written by M. D. Jenkins and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Tropical Fruits and Frugivores by : J. Lawrence Dew
Download or read book Tropical Fruits and Frugivores written by J. Lawrence Dew and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2006-01-16 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book we undertake one of the first global-scale comparisons of the relationships between tropical plants and frugivorous animal communities, comparing sites within and across continents. In total, 12 primary contributors, including noted plant and animal ecologists, present newly-analyzed long-term datasets on the floristics and phenological rhythms of their study sites, identifying important seed dispersers and key plant taxa that sustain animal communities in Africa, Madagascar, Australasia, and the Neotropics.
Book Synopsis Primate Biogeography by : Shawn M. Lehman
Download or read book Primate Biogeography written by Shawn M. Lehman and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2006-11-28 with total page 552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Primate Biogeography is a subject rarely addressed as a discipline in its own right. This comprehensive source introduces the reader to Primate Biogeography as a discipline. It highlights the many factors that may influence the distribution of primates, and reveals the wide range of approaches that are available to understanding the distribution of this order. The biogeography of primates in the past is a major component of our understanding of their evolutionary history and is an essential component of conservation biology. This book will appeal to primatologists, physical anthropologists, zoologists, and undergraduates in these areas.
Book Synopsis Sacred Species and Sites by : Gloria Pungetti
Download or read book Sacred Species and Sites written by Gloria Pungetti and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2012-07-19 with total page 501 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores key issues in biocultural diversity, examining species and sites considered to be sacred and their implications for conservation.
Download or read book Rosewood written by Annah Lake Zhu and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2022-06-07 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: China’s nouveau riche are purchasing billions of dollars of furniture built from endangered African rosewood. Responding to Western powers’ attempts to stop the trade, Annah Zhu uncovers Chinese initiatives to plant rosewood responsibly and shows how these efforts offer a new path forward for environmentalism in a world no longer ruled by the West.
Book Synopsis Made in Madagascar by : Andrew Walsh
Download or read book Made in Madagascar written by Andrew Walsh and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2012-10-04 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the 1990s, the Ankarana region of northern Madagascar has developed a reputation among globe-trotting gemstone traders and tourists as a source of some of the world's most precious natural wonders. Although some might see Ankarana's sapphire and ecotourist trades as being at odds with each other, many local people understand these trades to be fundamentally connected, most obviously in how both serve foreign demand for what Madagascar has to offer the world. Walsh explores the tensions and speculations that have come with the parallel emergence of these two trades with sensitivity and a critical eye, allowing for insights into globalization, inequality, and the appeal of the "natural." For more information, and to read a hyperlinked version of the first chapter online, visit https://madeinmadagascar.wordpress.com.
Author :United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. Subcommittee on Natural Resources, Agriculture Research, and Environment Publisher : ISBN 13 : Total Pages :420 pages Book Rating :4.:/5 (319 download)
Book Synopsis The National Biological Diversity Conservation and Environmental Research Act by : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. Subcommittee on Natural Resources, Agriculture Research, and Environment
Download or read book The National Biological Diversity Conservation and Environmental Research Act written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. Subcommittee on Natural Resources, Agriculture Research, and Environment and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Thank You, Madagascar by : Alison Jolly
Download or read book Thank You, Madagascar written by Alison Jolly and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2015-03-12 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'An enchanting book...poignant and passionate.' Geographical 'A captivating and absorbing account.' Sir David Attenborough Madagascar is one of the world's natural jewels, with over ninety per cent of its wildlife found nowhere else on Earth. Few people knew it better than the pioneering primatologist and conservationist, Alison Jolly. Thank You, Madagascar is her eyewitness account of the extraordinary biodiversity of the island, and the environment of its people. At the book's heart is a conflict between three different views of nature. Is the extraordinary forest treasure-house of Madagascar a heritage for the entire world? Is it a legacy of the forest dwellers' ancestors, bequeathed to serve the needs of their living descendants? Or is it an economic resource to be pillaged for short-term gain and to be preserved only to deliver benefits for those with political power? Exploring and questioning these different views, this is a beautifully written diary and a tribute to Madagascar.
