Biodiversity change and human health [electronic resource] : from ecosystem services to spread of disease / edited by Osvaldo E. Sala, Laura A. Meyerson, and Camille Parmesan.
Series: SCOPE report ; 69.Publication details: Washington, D.C. : Island Press, c2009.Description: xiii, 303 p. : illSubject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:- 304.2 22
- QH541.15.B56 B572 2009eb
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"A project of SCOPE, the Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment, and DIVERSTAS, an international programme of biodiversity science, of the International Council for Science."
Includes bibliographical references and index.
pt. 1. Biodiversity and human health : synergisms, trade-offs, and road maps for the future -- pt. 2. Biodiversity and quality of life : beyond physical health -- pt. 3. Decay of ecosystem services following biodiversity change, and consequent impacts on human health -- pt. 4. Biodiversity change and the spread of infectious diseases -- pt. 5. Biodiversity as a resource for medicine.
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