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UNINA9910299443203321 |
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Autore |
Holtmeier Friedrich-Karl |
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Animals' Influence on the Landscape and Ecological Importance : Natives, Newcomers, Homecomers / / by Friedrich-Karl Holtmeier |
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Dordrecht : , : Springer Netherlands : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015 |
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[1st ed. 2015.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (547 p.) |
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Ecology |
Physical geography |
Climatic changes |
Popular works |
Earth sciences |
Life sciences |
Environment, general |
Physical Geography |
Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts |
Popular Science, general |
Earth Sciences, general |
Life Sciences, general |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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1 Introduction -- 2 Animals’ Functional Role in the Landscape -- 3. Selected Landscapes under the Influence of Wild Herbivorous Mammals -- 4 Keystone Species -- 5 Introductions and Re-Introductions of Animals -- 6 Animals in Landscape Management and Nature Conservation -- 7 Potential Effects of Climate Change on Animal-Habitat Interactions -- 8 Epilogue -- 9 References -- 10 Index. |
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In its first English-language edition, this book introduces the many- |
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faceted interactions of animal populations with their habitats. From soil fauna, ants and termites to small and large herbivores, burrowing mammals and birds, the author presents a comprehensive analysis of animals and ecosystems that is as broad and varied as all nature. Chapter 2 addresses the functional role of animals in landscape ecosystems, emphasizing fluxes of energy and matter within and between ecosystems, and the effects of animals on qualitative and structural habitat change. Discussion includes chapters on the role of animal population density and the impacts of native herbivores on vegetation and habitats from the tropics to the polar regions. Cyclic mass outbreaks of species such as the larch bud moth in Switzerland, the mountain pine beetle and the African red-billed weaver bird are described and analyzed. Other chapters discuss Zoochory – the dispersal of seeds by ants, mammals and birds – and the influence of burrowing animals on soil development and geomorphology. Consideration extends to the impact of feral domestic animals. Chapter 5 focuses on problems resulting from introduction of alien animals and from re-introduction of animal species to their original habitats, discusses the effects on ecosystems of burrowing, digging and trampling by animals. The author also addresses keystone species such as kangaroo rats, termites and beavers. Chapter 6 addresses the role of animals in landscape management and nature conservation, with chapters on the impact of newcomer species such as animals introduced into Australia, New Zealand and Europe, and the consequences of reintroduction of species to original habitat. It also discusses the carrying capacity of natural habit, public attitudes toward conversation and more. The final section ponders the effects of climate on interactions between animals and their habitats. |
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UNINA9910409666803321 |
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Autore |
Mishra Mukunda |
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Titolo |
Contouring Human Development : Methods and Applications Using an Indian District as Case Study / / by Mukunda Mishra, Soumendu Chatterjee |
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Singapore : , : Springer Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2020 |
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[1st ed. 2020.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (387 pages) |
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Regional economics |
Space in economics |
Economic geography |
Development economics |
Economic development |
Applied sociology |
Regional/Spatial Science |
Economic Geography |
Development Economics |
Regional Development |
Social/Human Development Studies |
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Chapter 1. Does geography matter in human development? -- Chapter 2. On contouring human development -- Chapter 3. Briefing the area for case study -- Chapter 4. Mapping the components of human development -- Chapter 5. Mapping economic inequality -- Chapter 6. Drawing the contours of educational attainment -- Chapter 7. Mapping public health scenario -- Chapter 8. Strategy mapping with predictive modelers. |
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This book acquaints readers with a range of techniques to help them effectively identify, record, map, analyze and report on patterns in various dimensions of human development (HD) with spatial scales down to the village level. It is impossible to capture HD at the local and |
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global scale with only a single index, because differences in HD at the international scale are caused by ‘general’ factors, whereas local-scale differences are influenced by ‘specific’ factors. This book offers a variety of methods for scientifically mapping HD at any spatial scale. It covers how to rationally select variables; how to test the models; how to validate the results, and how to analyze them. For this purpose, it employs a case study on an Indian district. The socio-economic factors regulating the patterns of HD are now more complex than they were only a few decades ago, making it essential to incorporate newer models in order to successfully ‘replicate’ the real-world situation. Accordingly, the book offers essential methodological tools & techniques for mapping HD. It sheds new light on a handful of statistical multivariate analysis and machine learning algorithms that are rarely used in the social sciences when dealing with HD, yet have sound mathematical and statistical bases. These techniques can be successfully used for predictive analysis in the earth & natural sciences, decision sciences and management disciplines, and are equally effective in terms of capturing, predicting and projecting the composite HD ‘landscape.’ This book will especially benefit two groups of readers: firstly, HD practitioners who want to find out ‘why some areas are doing better than others’ by exploring the complex interactions of spatially linked variables with different HD parameters. And secondly, practitioners in other branches of the social sciences who are not concerned with HD but are looking for ‘hands-on training’ with techniques they can apply in their respective field of spatial investigations. . |
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