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It is clear that nature is undergoing rapid changes as a result of human activities such as industry, agriculture, travel, fisheries and urbanisation. What effects do these activities have? Are they disturbing equilibria in ecological populations and communities, thus upsetting the balance of nature, or are they enhancing naturally occurring disequilibria, perhaps with even worse consequences? It is often argued that large-scale fluctuations in climate and sea-levels have occurred over and over again in the geological past, long before human activities could possibly have had any impact, and that human effects are very small compared to those that occur naturally. Should we conclude that human activity cannot significantly affect the environment, or are these naturally occurring fluctuations actually being dangerously enhanced by humans? This book examines these questions, first by providing evidence for equilibrium and non-equilibrium conditions in relatively undisturbed ecosystems, and second by examining human-induced effects.
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Many, if not all, natural systems are deteriorating as a result of human activities. How are we to deal with these problems? This book describes many examples from well-studied plant and animal groups to show the severity of the problems, and suggests measures to combat them.
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Klaus Rohde is Professor Emeritus at the University of New England, Armidale, Australia. He is well known for his work on the ecology, biogeography and ultrastructure of parasites, particularly marine parasites, and on latitudinal gradients in biodiversity. He had published extensively on parasite ecology, nonequilibrium ecology and marine parasitology.
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- PublisherCambridge University Press
- Publication date2013
- ISBN 10 1107019613
- ISBN 13 9781107019614
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages426
- EditorRohde Klaus
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