Biodiversity conservation and environmental change : using palaeoecology to manage dynamic landscapes in the Anthropocene

Biodiversity conservation and environmental change : using palaeoecology to manage dynamic landscapes in the Anthropocene / Lindsey Gillson.

This volume presents an optimistic vision for the conservation and management of dynamic landscapes through a perspective that embraces the continuum between past, present, and future, illustrating how palaeoecology and other long-term data can contribute to conserving biodiversity and maintaining e...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gillson, Lindsey (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2015.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Biodiversity conservation.
Environmental management.
Paleoecology.
environmental control.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Biological Diversity.
Biodiversity conservation
Environmental management
Paleoecology
Biologisk mångfald.
Ekosystemförvaltning.
Case studies
Case studies.
Études de cas.
Online Access:Click for online access
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Summary:This volume presents an optimistic vision for the conservation and management of dynamic landscapes through a perspective that embraces the continuum between past, present, and future, illustrating how palaeoecology and other long-term data can contribute to conserving biodiversity and maintaining ecological resilience, while at the same time promoting human well-being by fostering a sense of place and a re-engagement with nature.
Physical Description:1 online resource : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191022098
0191022098
9780191781421
0191781428
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Online resource; title from PDF title page (Ebsco, viewed April 8, 2015).

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