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Book Synopsis The Biological Diversity of Trinidad and Tobago by : J. S. Kenny
Download or read book The Biological Diversity of Trinidad and Tobago written by J. S. Kenny and published by Prospect Press/MEP. This book was released on 2008 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Written for students at sixth form and undergraduate levels, and for 'the interested adult reader who might want to get a general feel for the subject', this is a systematic introduction to the rich diversity of Trinidad and Tobago's natural history, illustrated with maps and the author's own field photography. To manage a country's natural heritage effectively, the author argues, its organisms and ecosystems must be understood. Chronicling its degradation is not enough."--Publisher's description.
Book Synopsis Views from the Ridge by : J. S. Kenny
Download or read book Views from the Ridge written by J. S. Kenny and published by Prospect Press/MEP. This book was released on 2000 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: " A concise but comprehensive account of the country's ecosystems accompanied by over 100 colour photographs of its plants and animals"-- Book cover.
Book Synopsis Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan for Trinidad and Tobago by :
Download or read book Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan for Trinidad and Tobago written by and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Trinidad and Tobago ratified the Convention on Biological Diversity on August 1, 1996. and in accordance with Article 6 engaged in a national project for the conservation and sustainable use of the country's biodiversity resources. This document, the National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP) for Trinidad and Tobago represents the culmination of the first phase of planning, and resulted from a year long project characterized by workshops, consultations, public meetings and sensitization sessions for selected groups.
Book Synopsis Conserving Biological Diversity in Managed Tropical Forests by : Jill M. Blockhus
Download or read book Conserving Biological Diversity in Managed Tropical Forests written by Jill M. Blockhus and published by IUCN. This book was released on 1992 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the meeting of the International Tropical Timber Organization held in Bali in 1990, ITTO adopted the target of ensuring that all tropical timber marketed internationally should, by the year 2000, come from forests that are managed sustainably. This study is an attempt to determine whether the member countries of the ITTO have a legal and administrative basis for managing their production forests in ways which will allow these forests to contribute to biological diversity conservation. It also attempts to assess the extent to which such management is already applied on the ground through member country studies. A set of guidelines on ways in which management of production forests could be improved is included.
Book Synopsis Measuring Biological Diversity by : Anne E. Magurran
Download or read book Measuring Biological Diversity written by Anne E. Magurran and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2013-04-18 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This accessible and timely book provides a comprehensive overviewof how to measure biodiversity. The book highlights newdevelopments, including innovative approaches to measuringtaxonomic distinctness and estimating species richness, andevaluates these alongside traditional methods such as speciesabundance distributions, and diversity and evenness statistics. Helps the reader quantify and interpret patterns of ecologicaldiversity, focusing on the measurement and estimation of speciesrichness and abundance. Explores the concept of ecological diversity, bringing newperspectives to a field beset by contradictory views andadvice. Discussion spans issues such as the meaning of community in thecontext of ecological diversity, scales of diversity anddistribution of diversity among taxa Highlights advances in measurement paying particular attentionto new techniques such as species richness estimation, applicationof measures of diversity to conservation and environmentalmanagement and addressing sampling issues Includes worked examples of key methods in helping people tounderstand the techniques and use available computer packages moreeffectively
Book Synopsis Biological Diversity by : Anne E. Magurran
Download or read book Biological Diversity written by Anne E. Magurran and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides an up to date review of the methods of measuring and assessing biological diversity, together with their application.
Book Synopsis Biodiversity in the Caribbean by : A. M. Ainsworth
Download or read book Biodiversity in the Caribbean written by A. M. Ainsworth and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author :Commonwealth Science Council Publisher :Commonwealth Secretariat ISBN 13 :9780850924688 Total Pages :28 pages Book Rating :4.9/5 (246 download)
Book Synopsis Biodiversity in Small Island States by : Commonwealth Science Council
Download or read book Biodiversity in Small Island States written by Commonwealth Science Council and published by Commonwealth Secretariat. This book was released on 1996 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Small island developing states (SIDS) are renowned for the rich biodiversity of their marine and terrestrial ecosystems. However, it is also well known that because of their isolation, fragility, and extreme vulnerability to environmental deterioration, their biodiversity is among the most threatened in the world. Identifying and monitoring all the components of biological diversity is a formidable task. This publication therefore proposes to identify those components of biodiversity that are a resource for humanity, primarily focusing upon the biological resources used by people, whether they are floral and faunal species and their genetic variations, or whole ecosystems. It outlines systems for rapid assessment to monitor the status of crucial resources that are in current use or have potential for future use so that those under threat of depletion can be quickly identified. This will in turn facilitate taking informed policy decisions for biodiversity conservation strategies, generate public awareness of important biodiversity issues and build regional and local scientific capacity in this field.
Book Synopsis Bioassay Methods in Natural Product Research and Drug Development by : Lars Bohlin
Download or read book Bioassay Methods in Natural Product Research and Drug Development written by Lars Bohlin and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bioassay Methods in Natural Product Research and Drug Development contains the proceedings from the Phytochemical Society of Europe's very successful symposium on this topic, held August 24-27, 1997 in Uppsala, Sweden. In this volume, leading academic and industrial scientists discuss novel methods for assaying natural products to find new structure-activity relationships. Of key importance in this process is the availability and reliability of specific bioassay methods, but chapters also discuss chemical and biological diversity and how to dereplicate natural product extracts to increase efficiency in lead discovery. Anti-tumor, HIV-inhibitory, antiprotozoal, anti-infective and immunomodulatory natural products are discussed. Various industrial projects are presented for the first time. This volume bridges the gap between academic and industrial research and scientists, and should be required reading in drug companies and faculties of pharmacy, as well as serving scientists in pharmacognosy, pharmacology, phytochemistry, natural products and drug discovery.
Book Synopsis Conservation of Caribbean Island Herpetofaunas Volume 1: Conservation Biology and the Wider Caribbean by : Adrian Hailey
Download or read book Conservation of Caribbean Island Herpetofaunas Volume 1: Conservation Biology and the Wider Caribbean written by Adrian Hailey and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2011-04-07 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most of the islands of the Caribbean have long histories of herpetological exploration and discovery, and even longer histories of human-mediated environmental degradation. Collectively, they constitute a major biodiversity hotspot – a region rich in endemic species that are threatened with extinction. This two-volume series documents the existing status of herpetofaunas (including sea turtles) of the Caribbean, and highlights conservation needs and efforts. Previous contributions to West Indian herpetology have focused on taxonomy, ecology and evolution, particularly of lizards. This series provides a unique and timely review of the status and conservation of all groups of amphibians and reptiles in the region. This volume introduces the issues particularly affecting Caribbean herpetofaunas, and gives an overview of evolutionary and taxonomic patterns influencing their conservation.
Book Synopsis Biodiversity of Freshwater Fishes of Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies by : Dawn Arlene Teresa Phillip
Download or read book Biodiversity of Freshwater Fishes of Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies written by Dawn Arlene Teresa Phillip and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Biodiversity Conservation by : C. A. Perrings
Download or read book Biodiversity Conservation written by C. A. Perrings and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume is one of a number of publications to carry the results of the first research programme of the Royal Swedish Academy of Science's Beijer Institute. The Institute was formed in 1991 in order to promote interdisciplinary research between natural and social scientists on the interdependency between economic and ecological systems. In its first research programme, the Biodiversity Programme, the Institute brought together a number of leading economists and ecologists to address the theoretical and policy issues associated with the current high rates of biodiversity loss in such systems - whether the result of direct depletion, the destruction of habitat, or specialisation in agriculture, forestry and fisheries. l This volume reports some of the more policy-oriented work carried out under the programme. The broad aim of the programme is to further our understanding of the causes and consequences of biodiversity loss, and to identify the options for addressing the problem. The results have turned out to be surprising to those who see biodiversity loss primarily in terms of the erosion of the genetic library. In various ways the work carried out under the programme has already begun to alter our perception of where the problem in biodiversity loss lies and what policy options are available to deal with it. Indeed, the programme has provided a powerful set of arguments for reappraising not just the economic and ecological implications of biodiversity loss, but the whole case for development based on specialisation of resource use.
Book Synopsis A Birdwatcher's Guide to Trinidad & Tobago by : W. L. Murphy
Download or read book A Birdwatcher's Guide to Trinidad & Tobago written by W. L. Murphy and published by Trinidad Birding. This book was released on 2004 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes various sites that have been visited, verified and been given revised text. This book provides bar graphs of seasonal distribution and sections on selected species of birds. It has a brief summary of the islands' biota, lists of mammals, amphibians and reptiles. It has travel advice and information on local contacts and societies.
Book Synopsis Biological Diversity and Genetic Resources by : Biological Diversity & Genetic Resources Project
Download or read book Biological Diversity and Genetic Resources written by Biological Diversity & Genetic Resources Project and published by Commonwealth Secretariat. This book was released on 1992 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Conservation of biodiversity and the sustainable use of genetic resources have been priority issues for a number of countries and international organisations over the past decade. We have begun to realise that the rapid rate of development at all costs has generated forces that are threatening to destroy the very substratum of life on Earth.Biological diversity is the building block of the myriad life forms on our planet and our defence against global climate changes. Wider acceptance of this truth has given an impetus to the need for further work at political and scientific levels. However, little information is available on how to study, use and conserve our biological and genetic resources.The Commonwealth Science Council's programme on biological diversity and genetic resources attempts to redress this imbalance. Launched in 1986, this programme recognises that good policies for conservation of our genetic resources require not only public investment by a systematic approach for institutionalising the key process of such conservation. The programme supports the development of appropriate courses, documents and training materials for capacity building at the local level.This book discusses the programme and aims to contribute significantly towards establishing relevant mechanisms and developing practical action plans for conserving and sustainably using our rapidly vanishing biological diversity.
Book Synopsis Science, Society and Power by : James Fairhead
Download or read book Science, Society and Power written by James Fairhead and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2003-10-16 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, James Fairhead and Melissa Leach bring science to the heart of debates about globalisation, exploring transformations in global science and contrasting effects in Guinea, one of the world's poorest countries, and Trinidad, a more prosperous, industrialised and urbanised island. The book focuses on environment, forestry and conservation sciences that are central to these countries and involve resources that many depend upon for their livelihoods. It examines the relationships between policies, bureaucracies and particular types of scientific enquiry and explores how ordinary people, the media and educational practices engage with this. In particular it shows how science becomes part of struggles over power, resources and legitimacy. The authors take a unique ethnographic perspective, linking approaches in anthropology, development and science studies. They address critically prominent debates in each, and explore opportunities for new forms of participation, public engagement and transformation in the social relations of science.
Book Synopsis The First Global Integrated Marine Assessment by : United Nations
Download or read book The First Global Integrated Marine Assessment written by United Nations and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2017-04-17 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The World Ocean Assessment - or, to give its full title, The First Global Integrated Marine Assessment - is the outcome of the first cycle of the United Nations' Regular Process for Global Reporting and Assessment of the State of the Marine Environment, including Socioeconomic Aspects. The Assessment provides vital, scientifically-grounded bases for the consideration of ocean issues, including climate change, by governments, intergovernmental agencies, non-governmental agencies and all other stakeholders and policymakers involved in ocean affairs. Together with future assessments and related initiatives, it will support the implementation of the recently adopted 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, particularly its ocean-related goals. Moreover, it will also form an important reference text for marine science courses.
Book Synopsis World Seas: An Environmental Evaluation by : Charles Sheppard
Download or read book World Seas: An Environmental Evaluation written by Charles Sheppard and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2018-08-24 with total page 912 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: World Seas: An Environmental Evaluation, Second Edition, Volume One: Europe, The Americas and West Africa provides a comprehensive review of the environmental condition of the seas of Europe, the Americas and West Africa. Each chapter is written by experts in the field who provide historical overviews in environmental terms, current environmental status, major problems arising from human use, informed comments on major trends, problems and successes, and recommendations for the future. The book is an invaluable worldwide reference source for students and researchers who are concerned with marine environmental science, fisheries, oceanography and engineering and coastal zone development. Covers regional issues that help countries find solutions to environmental decline that may have already developed elsewhere Provides scientific reviews of regional issues, thus empowering managers and policymakers to make progress in under-resourced countries and regions Includes comprehensive maps and updated statistics in each region covered
