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The Importance of Biological Interactions in the Study of Biodiversity
Edited by Jordi Lopez Pujol, ISBN 978-953-307-751-2, Hard cover, 390 pages, Publisher: InTech, Published: September 22, 2011 under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 license, in subject Environmental Sciences
DOI: 10.5772/1831
The term biodiversity defines not only all the variety of life in the Earth but also their complex interactions. Under the current scenario of biodiversity loss, and in order to preserve it, it is essential to achieve a deep understanding on all the aspects related to the biological interactions, including their functioning and significance. This volume contains several contributions (nineteen in total) that illustrate the state of the art of the academic research in the field of biological interactions in its widest sense; that is, not only the interactions between living organisms are considered, but also those between living organisms and abiotic elements of the environment as well as those between living organisms and the humans.
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Book contents
- Chapter 1Bacterial Biodiversity in Natural Environments
- Chapter 2Host-Plant Specialisation and Diurnal Dynamics of the Arthropod Community Within Muhlenbergia robusta (Poaceae)
- Chapter 3Global Impact of Mosquito Biodiversity, Human Vector-Borne Diseases and Environmental Change
- Chapter 4Exotic Insects in Italy: An Overview on Their Environmental Impact
- Chapter 5Invasion, Evenness, and Species Diversity in Human-Dominated Ecosystems
- Chapter 6Change in Bacterial Diversity After Oil Spill in Argentina
- Chapter 7Human Impacts on Marine Biodiversity: Macrobenthos in Bahrain, Arabian Gulf
- Chapter 8People, Plants, and Pollinators: The Conservation of Beargrass Ecosystem Diversity in the Western United States
- Chapter 9Sown Wildflower Strips – A Strategy to Enhance Biodiversity and Amenity in Intensively Used Agricultural Areas
- Chapter 10Combining Historical and Ecological Knowledge to Optimise Biodiversity Conservation in Semi-Natural Grasslands
- Chapter 11Landowners’ Participation Behavior on the Payment for Environmental Service (PES)
- Chapter 12Impact of Charcoal Production on Biodiversity in Togo (West Africa)
- Chapter 13Infectious Diseases, Biodiversity and Global Changes: How the Biodiversity Sciences May Help
- Chapter 14Protected Areas: Conservation Cornerstones or Paradoxes? Insights from Human-Wildlife Conflicts in Africa and Southeastern Europe
- Chapter 15Human Wildlife Conflicts in Southern Africa: Riding the Whirl Wind in Mozambique and in Zimbabwe
- Chapter 16The Cultural Weight of Nature: The Intra and Inter-Institutional Conflicts About Biodiversity and Ethnicity in Chile and Mexico
- Chapter 17Biodiversity and the Human Factor – The Need to Overcome Humankind’s Addiction to Growth
- Chapter 18Mobilizing Community Capitals to Support Biodiversity
- Chapter 19Biodiversity on Stone Artifacts
