Plant Diversity In Biocultural Landscapes
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Plant Diversity in Biocultural Landscapes
Author | : Siva Ramamoorthy,Inocencio E Buot Jr.,C Rajasekaran |
Publsiher | : Springer Nature |
Total Pages | : 715 |
Release | : 2023-06-09 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9789811986499 |
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The edited book highlights comprehensive studies on plant diversity dynamics, ecosystem processes, and best conservation practices from the interdisciplinary perspectives such as the botanists, ecologists, conservation biologists, geneticists, cell biologists, molecular biotechnologists, and social scientists. The main focus of the book is to address biodiversity loss and ecosystem collapse amidst the escalating climate change problems, aggravated by anthropogenic activities in biocultural landscapes. The book describes the biocultural landscape of today, ecology of plant diversity, botany of keystone and other rare species of economic and pharmaceutical significance, ecosystem processes, conservation, and emerging frameworks to sustain biocultural landscapes in the Anthropocene. Biocultural landscapes are tracks of land in many parts of the world, shaped by unique human-nature interactions. Many of these landscapes are populated with indigenous peoples with a unique way of life including their interaction with plants and the environment. The relationship between humans and nature in biocultural landscapes used to be harmonious. However, as the human population surges, much pressure has been experienced by the landscape, hence, the loss of biodiversity and degradation of ecosystem services that cascade to agricultural systems. The book is of interest to teachers, professors, policymakers, researchers, and advocates in the fields of botany, ecology, taxonomy, biodiversity conservation, environmental science, molecular biology and genomics, molecular ecology, agriculture, and Agri-tourism, forestry, social science, and climate change professionals. Also, the book serves as a good reference and additional reading material for undergraduate and graduate students.
Biocultural Landscapes
Author | : Sun-Kee Hong,Jan Bogaert,Qingwen Min |
Publsiher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 218 |
Release | : 2014-07-31 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9789401789417 |
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This book is devoted to the cultural and biological dimensions and values of landscapes, linking the concepts of biodiversity, landscape and culture and presenting an essential approach for landscape analysis, interpretation and sustainable dynamics. Early chapters explore the concepts and values of biocultural landscapes, before addressing the methodology to identify the relationship between biological and cultural diversity. The volume continuous with a series of case studies and with an exploration of the key role of biocultural diversity in contemporary landscape ecology. Readers will learn the importance of landscapes for different fields of natural and human sciences and are confronted to the trans-disciplinary nature of the landscape concept itself. A hierarchical approach to landscapes, in which they are composed of interacting (eco)systems, is shown to be essential in recognizing their emergent properties. In this work, the biocultural values of landscapes are explored through their diversity in geographical scopes, methodological approaches and conceptual assumptions. Authors from Asia, Europe and North-America present diverse research experiences and views on biocultural landscapes, their pattern, conservation and management. Landscape ecologists will find this work particularly appealing, as well as anyone with an interest in sustainable landscape development, nature conservation or cultural heritage management. This volume is the outcome of a symposium on “Biodiversity in Cultural Landscapes”, organized in the framework of the 8th IALE World Congress, held in Beijing in 2011.
Biocultural Diversity in Europe
Author | : Mauro Agnoletti,Francesca Emanueli |
Publsiher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 537 |
Release | : 2016-02-29 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9783319263151 |
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The book collects a selection of the papers presented at the meeting held in the context of the Joint Programme on the Links between Biological and Cultural Diversity (JP-BiCuD). Recognizing the inextricable link between biological and cultural diversity, the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (SCBD) joined forces, and in 2010 launched the Joint Programme on the Links between Biological and Cultural Diversity (JP-BiCuD). The first meeting for the implementation of the JP-BiCuD was held in Florence (Italy) in April 2014 and produced the UNESCO-sCBD Florence Declaration, which highlights the concept of biocultural diversity. The European rural territory is predominantly a biocultural, multi-functional landscape, providing a crucial and effective space for integration of biological and cultural diversity, suggesting the need to revise some of the current strategies for the assessment and management of biodiversity.
Sacred Species and Sites
Author | : Gloria Pungetti,Gonzalo Oviedo,Della Hooke |
Publsiher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 501 |
Release | : 2012-07-19 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 9781139510127 |
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It is being increasingly recognised that cultural and biological diversity are deeply linked and that conservation programmes should take into account the ethical, cultural and spiritual values of nature. With contributions from a range of scholars, practitioners and spiritual leaders from around the world, this book provides new insights into biocultural diversity conservation. It explores sacred landscapes, sites, plants and animals from around the world to demonstrate the links between nature conservation and spiritual beliefs and traditions. Key conceptual topics are connected to case studies, as well as modern and ancient spiritual insights, guiding the reader through the various issues from fundamental theory and beliefs to practical applications. It looks forward to the biocultural agenda, providing guidelines for future research and practice and offering suggestions for improved integration of these values into policy, planning and management.
On Biocultural Diversity
Author | : Luisa Maffi |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 608 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : Biodiversity conservation |
ISBN | : UGA:32108032335468 |
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Landscape Disturbance and Biodiversity in Mediterranean Type Ecosystems
Author | : Philip W. Rundel,Gloria Montenegro,Fabian M. Jaksic |
Publsiher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | : 460 |
Release | : 2013-04-17 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9783662035436 |
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Human impact on natural landscapes through urbanization and agricultural expansion are becoming more and more dramatic and are the cause of serious environmental problems. This volume examines the effect of landscape disturbance on plant and animal diversity in the five mediterranean-climate regions of the world. It begins with three introductory chapters broadly reviewing the issues of landscape degradation. Further contributions describe regional land use conflicts in each of the five regions. Landscape disturbance and plant diversity, and landscape disturbance and animal diversity are treated in separate chapters. Four contributions deal with demography and ecophysiology in vegetation succession following disturbance. The volume closes with a consideration of the future addressing aspects of environmental politics.
Conserving Biocultural Landscapes in Malaysia and Indonesia for Sustainable Development
Author | : Saiful Arif Abdullah,Amin Setyo Leksono,Sun-Kee Hong |
Publsiher | : Springer Nature |
Total Pages | : 240 |
Release | : 2022-04-01 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9789811672439 |
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This book presents perspective on the importance of natural and cultural relationships for conserving bio-cultural landscapes. It explores the approaches and concepts used to conserve bio-cultural landscapes in Malaysia and Indonesia. The book highlights the importance of bio-cultural landscape in sustainable development framework and its link to sustainable development goals are also included. It fills the gap in literature with special focus on this region. The book is of interest to teachers, researchers, climate change scientists, conservationists, capacity builders and policymakers. Also it serves as additional reading material for undergraduate and graduate students of ecology, and environmental sciences. National and international environmental scientists, policy makers also find this to be a useful read.
Measuring Plant Diversity
Author | : Thomas J. Stohlgren |
Publsiher | : OUP USA |
Total Pages | : 408 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9780195172331 |
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Presenting sampling approaches, designs and field techniques for measuring plant diversity, this book lays out a range of methods for mapping and measuring species diversity.