Browsing Book Chapters by Subject "Biodiversity"

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Biodiversity

Author: Scholes, RJ ; Kuper, W ; Biggs, R Date: 2006 Biodiversity offers multiple opportunities for development and improving human well-being. It is the basis for essential environmental services upon which life on Earth depends. Thus, its conservation and sustainable use are of critical ... Read more
Causes and perspectives of land-cover change through expanding cultivation in Kavango

Author: Pröpper, M ; Gröngröft, A ; Falk, T ; Eschenbach, A ; Fox, T ; Gessner, U ; Hecht, J ; Hinz, MO ; Huettich, C Date: 2010 With this interdisciplinary case-study we deliver an integrated analysis concerning the problem of expansive cultivation impacting on biodiversity in the dry Woodland Savanna of the Kavango Region of Namibia. We quantify and visualise the ... Read more
Coloniality of birds in the Kalahari – spatial distribution of trees and nests of the Sociable Weaver (Philetairus socius)

Author: Rösner, S ; Giesselmann, UC ; Meyer, J ; Schwager, M ; Wiegand, T ; Lück-Vogel, Melanie ; Brandl, R Date: 2010 The spatial distribution of suitable nest sites is a limiting resource for many colonial breeding animals. Therefore, we investigated and mapped the spatial distribution of nests of Sociable Weaver (Philetairus socius) to evaluate whether the ... Read more
Impacts of landuse and climate change on the dynamics and biodiversity in the Thornbush Savanna Biome

Author: Jeltsch, F ; Blaum, N ; Classen, N ; Eschenbach, A ; Grohmann, C ; Gröngröft, A ; Joubert, DF ; Horn, A ; Linsenmair, KE ; Lück-Vogel, Melanie ; Medinski, TV ; Meyfarth, S ; Mills, A ; Petersen, A ; Popp, A ; Poschlod, P ; Reisch, C ; Rossmanith, E ; Rubilar, H ; Schütze, S ; Lohmann, D ; Seymour, C ; Simmons, R ; Smit, GN ; Strohbach, M ; Tews, J ; Tietjen, B ; Wesuls, D ; Wichmann, M ; Wieczorek, M ; Zimmermann, I Date: 2010 In this chapter we summarise results of the long-term interdisciplinary BIOTA study investigating the impacts of landuse and climate change on the dynamics and sustainable use of biodiversity in the Thornbush Savanna Biome of southern Africa. ... Read more
Monitoring changes in genetic diversity

Author: Bruford, MW ; Davies, N ; Dulloo, ME ; Faith, DP ; Walters, Michele Date: 2018 DNA is the most elemental level of biodiversity, drives the process of speciation, and underpins other levels of biodiversity, including functional traits, species and ecosystems. Until recently biodiversity indicators have largely overlooked ... Read more
Options for governance and decision-making across scales and sectors

Author: Stringer, LC ; Osman-Elasha, B ; DeClerck, F ; Ayuke, FO ; Gebremikaal, MB ; Barau, AS ; Denboba, MA ; Diallo, MA ; Molua, EL ; Sitas, Nadia E Date: Nov 2018 African populations share a close relationship with, and are highly dependent on, biodiversity and ecosystem services. A major challenge lies in managing and governing this human-environment relationship for Africa’s transformation towards ... Read more
Poverty, livelihoods and the conservation of nature in biodiversity hotspots around the world

Author: Bouma, J ; Joy, KJ ; Steyn, Maronel Date: 2013 The high incidence of poverty in biodiversity hotspots around the world has given rise to a debate about the potential of integrated development-conservation approaches to help alleviate poverty and protect biodiversity at the same time. ... Read more
Setting the scene

Author: Diaw, MC ; Tito de Morais, L ; Harhash, KA ; Andriamaro, L ; Archer, Emma RM ; Batisani, N ; Bornman, T ; Fuashi, NA ; Golden, C ; Hamed, Y Date: 2018 Africa's extraordinary richness in biodiversity and ecosystem services, and wealth of indigenous and local knowledge, comprises a strategic asset for sustainable development in the region (well-established). Africa is the last place on Earth ... Read more
Terrestrial ecosystems and biodiversity

Author: Davis-Reddy, Claire Date: Oct 2017 Southern Africa has a rich diversity of plants and animals and its high levels of endemism are critical to cultural heritage and support livelihoods and economic development (e.g. ecotourism). Six of the 34 internationally identified biodiversity ... Read more
Working in networks to make biodiversity data more available

Author: Scholes, RJ ; Gill, MJ ; Costello, MJ ; Sarantakos, G ; Walters, Michele Date: 2017 It became apparent a few decades ago that biodiversity is declining worldwide at nearly unprecedented rates. This poses ethical and self-interested challenges to people, and has triggered renewed efforts to understand the status and trends ... Read more

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Browsing Book Chapters by Subject "Biodiversity"

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