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Published by University of Chicago Press, 2016
ISBN 10: 022627893XISBN 13: 9780226278933
Seller: Palimpsest Scholarly Books & Services, Brooktondale, NY, U.S.A.
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Soft cover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. Large-format softcover volume, measuring approximately 8.75" x 11.25", is new, still in shrinkwrap. xxi/775 pages. "The first book to deal in an integrated manner the full range of terrestrial, freshwater, and marine ecosystems that occur in Costa Rica, Costa Rican Ecosystems provides an overview of Costa Rica's main ecosystems by compiling information about their physical settings, biogeography, species diversity, and much more. Rather than follow a technical or clinical approach with a hierarchical categorization of ecosystems, Costa Rica's dense ecology is explored in a "journey-wise" sequence that provides familiarity and understanding of the country's full, varied range of intergrading seascapes and landscapes. The book begins with three introductory chapters focusing on Costa Rica's climate, geology, and soils to provide an understanding of the medium in which its ecology has developed, and then proceeds with a presentation of each of the country's ecosystems. These chapters review the research to provide a detailed description of each ecosystem, from its location, extent, and general function, to its characteristic species and the ways in which these species interact. The authors provide a summary of the effects that humans have had on the environment in each case, as well as the history, challenges, and successes of the relevant conservation efforts. This book, a culmination of decades of scientific achievement and experience, provides an intellectual template upon which sustainability can be built for Costa Rica and a model for an ecosystems overview that all nations should aspire to and emulate.".
Published by Editorial INBio, 2005
ISBN 10: 9968927090ISBN 13: 9789968927093
Seller: Masalai Press, Oakland, CA, U.S.A.
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Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 768 pp., illustrations, diagrams, maps, bibliography. In Spanish. Este libro ha reunido a más de 35 autores científicos, que contribuyen con 36 de capítulos a la historia de las exploraciones científicas, los aspectos físicos del ambiente, los glaciares cuaternarios, la historia del clima, la biogeografía, la diversidad de hongos, líquenes, flora y fauna, los ecosistemas y sus comunidades y la conservación y el desarrollo sostenible. Actualmente, estos páramos se ven expuestos con frecuencia a la acción del fuego, irracionalmente inducido por el ser humano. Su recuperación es lenta, por lo que un manejo sostenible es de suma importancia para garantizar la conservación de su vulnerable biodiversidad endémica, el mantenimiento de sus frágiles recursos edáficos e hídricos, de importancia económica, así como los valores escénico y espiritual que enriquecen la vida humana en el páramo.
Published by Univ of Chicago Pr, 2016
ISBN 10: 022627893XISBN 13: 9780226278933
Seller: Revaluation Books, Exeter, United Kingdom
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Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 775 pages. 11.00x9.00x1.50 inches. In Stock.
Published by Univ of Chicago Pr, 2016
ISBN 10: 022612150XISBN 13: 9780226121505
Seller: Revaluation Books, Exeter, United Kingdom
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Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 775 pages. 11.00x8.50x1.50 inches. In Stock.
Published by Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2006
ISBN 10: 364206695XISBN 13: 9783642066955
Seller: Revaluation Books, Exeter, United Kingdom
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Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 516 pages. 9.00x6.00x1.19 inches. In Stock.