书目名称 | Ecological Indicators | 副标题 | Volume 1 | 编辑 | Daniel H. McKenzie,D. Eric Hyatt,V. Janet McDonald | 视频video | | 图书封面 |  | 描述 | Today environmental problems of unprecedented magnitude confront planet earth. The sobering fact is that a whole range of human activities is affecting our global environment as profoundly as the billions of years of evolution that preceded our tenure on Earth. The pressure on vital natural resources in the developing world and elsewhere is intense, and the destruction of tropical forests, wildlife habitat, and other irreplaceable resources, is alarming. Climate change, ozone depletion, loss of genetic diversity, and marine pollution are critical global environmental concerns. Their cumulative impact threatens to destroy the planet‘s natural resources. The need to address this situation is urgent. More than at any previous moment in history, nature and ecological systems are in human hands, dependent on human efforts. The earth is an interconnected and interdependent global ecosystem, and change in one part of the system often causes unexpected change in other parts. Atmospheric, oceanic, wetland, terrestrial and other ecological systems have a finite capacity to absorb the environmental degradation caused by human behavior. The need for an environmentally sound, sustainable econom | 出版日期 | Book 1992 | 关键词 | agriculture; climate; climate change; ecology; ecosystem; environment; evolution; forest; natural resources; | 版次 | 1 | doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-4659-7 | isbn_softcover | 978-1-4613-7108-3 | isbn_ebook | 978-1-4615-4659-7 | copyright | Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 1992 |
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