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Revealed biodiversity : an economic history of the human impact / by Jones, E. L. (Eric Lionel)

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Promoting biodiversity in food systems /

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Sparing nature the conflict between human population growth and earth's biodiversity / by McKee, Jeffrey Kevin

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Agroecological economics sustainability and biodiversity / by Wojtkowski, Paul A. (Paul Anthony), 1947-

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Southeast Asian water environment.

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The green leap a primer for conserving biodiversity in subdivision development / by Hostetler, Mark E.

Table of Contents: “…Key principles and players -- Why build biodiverse communities? -- Urban decision makers -- The devil is in the details -- Tree protection and natural area preservation strategies -- Improving community engagement and understanding -- Landscaping and individual lots -- Trails, sidewalks, and common areas -- Irrigation and stormwater treatment -- Wildlife-friendly transportation systems -- Environmental covenants, conditions, and restrictions -- Certifying green communities.…”
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Nature in fragments the legacy of sprawl /

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Introduction to ecology the science about the relationship between living things and their environment /

Table of Contents: “…Contents: The science of ecology -- Saving Mono Lake: an example of ecology to solve an environmental problem -- The basic concepts of ecology -- Predators and prey: saving the wolves and moose of Isle Royale National Parks -- Biodiversity and its advantages: examples from the African Serengeti.…”
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Introduction to ecology the science about the relationship between living things and their environment /

Table of Contents: “…Contents: The science of ecology -- Saving Mono Lake: an example of ecology to solve an environmental problem -- The basic concepts of ecology -- Predators and prey: saving the wolves and moose of Isle Royale National Parks -- Biodiversity and its advantages: examples from the African Serengeti.…”
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Invasive species management a handbook of principles and techniques /

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Applied studies in climate adaptation /

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The effects of climate change on agriculture, land resources, water resources, and biodiversity in the United States

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Footprints in the jungle natural resource industries, infrastructure, and biodiversity conservation /

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Africa's Mineral Fortune : The Science and Politics of Mining and Sustainable Development /

Table of Contents: “…Chapter 11: --Africas mineral and biodiversity wealth: Approaches to reduce conflict between extractive development and environmental conservation -- --Mahlette Betre, Marielle Canter Weikel, Romy Chevallier, Janet Edmond, Rosimeiry Portela, Zachary Wells, and Jennifer Blaha --…”
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Aquaculture : resource use, and the environment / by Boyd, Claude E., McNevin, Aaron

Table of Contents: “…An overview of aquaculture -- World population -- World food production -- Assessing resource use and environmental impacts -- Land use -- Water use by aquaculture systems -- Energy use and atmospheric emissions -- Protein conversion and the fish meal and oil issue -- Chemicals in aquaculture -- Water pollution -- Biodiversity -- Governmental regulations -- Best management practices -- Eco-label certification -- Some final thoughts.…”
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Climate change, ecology and systematics

Table of Contents: “…Biogeography, Migration and Ecological Niche Modelling: 10. Biodiversity informatics for climate change studies A. …”
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Race for sustainability : energy, economy, environment and ethics / by Hickson, Ken

Table of Contents: “…Air pollution, deforestation and biodiversity -- section 8. Resourceful management of waste -- section 9. …”
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The role of the state and individual in sustainable land management

Table of Contents: “…Land ownership and personal empowerment : a review of some aspects of current land reforms in the light of the lessons of modern social history -- Changes in land use and their implications upon coastal regions : the case of Grange-Over-Sands, northwest England -- Land management, cadastral reform and biodiversity : a New Zealand study -- The contested territories of Costa Rica : sustainable land management challenges in the neotropics -- Flood defence and estuary management : a case study of the Blackwater Estuary, Essex, England -- Characteristics of land-related administrative institutions : what is needed to support equitable and productive land development? …”
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Agricultural investment and productivity : building sustainability in East Africa /

Table of Contents: “…/ Fitsum Hagos and Stein Holden -- Crop biodiversity and the management of production risk on degraded lands : some evidence from the highlands of Ethiopia / Salvatore di Falco and Jean-Paul Chavas -- Returns to sustainable land management investments -- Where does investment on sustainable land management technology work? …”

Saving a million species extinction risk from climate change /

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