The Millennium Development Goals and Conservation
... ◆ The sequestration of carbon in biomass or soils; ◆ The provision of habitat for endangered species; ◆ The protection and maintenance of landscapes that people find attractive (such as cloud forest in Costa Rica, the veld in Southern Africa or the patchwork of hedgerows, cropland and woodland typic ...
... ◆ The sequestration of carbon in biomass or soils; ◆ The provision of habitat for endangered species; ◆ The protection and maintenance of landscapes that people find attractive (such as cloud forest in Costa Rica, the veld in Southern Africa or the patchwork of hedgerows, cropland and woodland typic ...
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... It is explained by Foster [2004] why it is necessary to approach economic analysis from a network, rather than a production and utility function perspective, when one deals with complex systems. It is argued that dynamic systems are able to adapt in and evolve with a changing environment. As outline ...
... It is explained by Foster [2004] why it is necessary to approach economic analysis from a network, rather than a production and utility function perspective, when one deals with complex systems. It is argued that dynamic systems are able to adapt in and evolve with a changing environment. As outline ...
Thesis Eleven - capacité d`affect
... proceed through hypotheses, laws, and corollaries. He sometimes mentions instincts and drives, but this has more do to with the presence of compelling, contingent forces in the social as well as in the conceptual field than with any principle that rules a comprehensive theory (like, for instance, Fr ...
... proceed through hypotheses, laws, and corollaries. He sometimes mentions instincts and drives, but this has more do to with the presence of compelling, contingent forces in the social as well as in the conceptual field than with any principle that rules a comprehensive theory (like, for instance, Fr ...
Scavenging: how carnivores and carrion structure communities
... exerting energy to chase or subdue its prey. Thus, scavenging represents a significant form of energy transfer between trophic levels distinct from the predation, parasitism and disease that are more commonly considered in theoretical and empirical studies. Here, we propose a new framework for impro ...
... exerting energy to chase or subdue its prey. Thus, scavenging represents a significant form of energy transfer between trophic levels distinct from the predation, parasitism and disease that are more commonly considered in theoretical and empirical studies. Here, we propose a new framework for impro ...
Criticism and a First Selectionist Metamodel for the Growth of
... validate knowledge? This other view, in which the source and the justification of knowledge do not constitute a relevant epistemological question, has been widely overlooked by scientists and philosophers of science in general. However, this is the epistemology of the most influential scientists of ...
... validate knowledge? This other view, in which the source and the justification of knowledge do not constitute a relevant epistemological question, has been widely overlooked by scientists and philosophers of science in general. However, this is the epistemology of the most influential scientists of ...
Consulta: subject:"Social-ecological" Registros recuperados: 221
... There is a growing consensus that environmental governance is a wicked problem that requires understanding of the many linkages and feedbacks between human and natural systems. Here, I propose an action cycle/structural context (AC/SC) framework that is based on the concept of responsive governance, ...
... There is a growing consensus that environmental governance is a wicked problem that requires understanding of the many linkages and feedbacks between human and natural systems. Here, I propose an action cycle/structural context (AC/SC) framework that is based on the concept of responsive governance, ...
Niche distribution and influence of environmental parameters
... co-occurring microorganisms to avoid competition by using different strategies to exploit the diversity of resources available at their environment (Macalady et al., 2008). Co-occurrence patterns between organisms can reveal ecological associations that take place between the members of a community. ...
... co-occurring microorganisms to avoid competition by using different strategies to exploit the diversity of resources available at their environment (Macalady et al., 2008). Co-occurrence patterns between organisms can reveal ecological associations that take place between the members of a community. ...
Annemarie Nagle
... ecologist Eugenius Warming, whose work in Brazil led him to publish one of the first papers describing ecological succession in 1896 (Laroca 2002). Indeed almost all of the early work done in successional ecology was done by European ecologists, but it was the American ecologists who ran with this c ...
... ecologist Eugenius Warming, whose work in Brazil led him to publish one of the first papers describing ecological succession in 1896 (Laroca 2002). Indeed almost all of the early work done in successional ecology was done by European ecologists, but it was the American ecologists who ran with this c ...
Notes on Heritage, Quetzil Castañeda
... which I return below, allows me to draw out some crucial characteristics of heritage that I believe are significant. These contrary and elusive attributes can help us make sense of the three distinct conceptualizations of heritage that are presented by the authors of the chapters in this section. Sm ...
... which I return below, allows me to draw out some crucial characteristics of heritage that I believe are significant. These contrary and elusive attributes can help us make sense of the three distinct conceptualizations of heritage that are presented by the authors of the chapters in this section. Sm ...
Scale - Geography at Berkeley
... velocity, and so forth; in geographical contexts, scale in this sense generally refers to size. Cartographic scale is the oldest kind of geographical scale, having emerged with the science of cartography during the eighteenth century. It refers to the mathematical relationship between a map and what ...
... velocity, and so forth; in geographical contexts, scale in this sense generally refers to size. Cartographic scale is the oldest kind of geographical scale, having emerged with the science of cartography during the eighteenth century. It refers to the mathematical relationship between a map and what ...
The biogeography of marine plankton traits
... shifts and their consequences, ecologists are increasingly investigating how the functional traits of plankton determine their relative fitness along environmental and biological gradients. Laboratory, field and modelling studies are adopting this trait-based approach to map the biogeography of plan ...
... shifts and their consequences, ecologists are increasingly investigating how the functional traits of plankton determine their relative fitness along environmental and biological gradients. Laboratory, field and modelling studies are adopting this trait-based approach to map the biogeography of plan ...
Collaborative Adaptive Management in Practice: Case
... responsibilities should be clearly defined including who is managing the process and how decisions will be made. Specific tools that will help create organizational structure need to be identified; this may include regular stakeholder meetings and a system for clear and consistent communication in b ...
... responsibilities should be clearly defined including who is managing the process and how decisions will be made. Specific tools that will help create organizational structure need to be identified; this may include regular stakeholder meetings and a system for clear and consistent communication in b ...
Final Report - European Commission
... Europe Research Institute (SERI), examines the links between macroeconomic perspectives and sustainable development. It considers how the links are represented in economic theory and asks if the macroeconomic modelling we use today is up to the task of evaluating policy from a sustainable developmen ...
... Europe Research Institute (SERI), examines the links between macroeconomic perspectives and sustainable development. It considers how the links are represented in economic theory and asks if the macroeconomic modelling we use today is up to the task of evaluating policy from a sustainable developmen ...
Are We Consuming Too Much?
... may be direct as, say, objects of natural beauty; or they may be indirect, as in the contributions of ecosystem services such as water purification, flood control, climate stabilization, pollination of crops, control of agricultural pests and the generation and maintenance of soil fertility (Daily, ...
... may be direct as, say, objects of natural beauty; or they may be indirect, as in the contributions of ecosystem services such as water purification, flood control, climate stabilization, pollination of crops, control of agricultural pests and the generation and maintenance of soil fertility (Daily, ...
carrying capacity literature reviews
... studies by several researchers rather than an individual study. The question of the article is ‘what is the carrying capacity for fish in the ocean?’, but focuses is on North Atlantic cod. Other questions (i.e. objectives) of the article are derived from the main question. These include: “(i) introd ...
... studies by several researchers rather than an individual study. The question of the article is ‘what is the carrying capacity for fish in the ocean?’, but focuses is on North Atlantic cod. Other questions (i.e. objectives) of the article are derived from the main question. These include: “(i) introd ...
NRDC: Fuzzy Math - Wildlife Services Should Improve Its Economic
... Similarly, most people do not drive the cheapest car on the market because the added benefits of a larger but more expensive car outweigh the added cost. Part of the purpose of benefit-cost analysis is finding that most efficient point where the difference between total benefits and total cost is th ...
... Similarly, most people do not drive the cheapest car on the market because the added benefits of a larger but more expensive car outweigh the added cost. Part of the purpose of benefit-cost analysis is finding that most efficient point where the difference between total benefits and total cost is th ...
Policy Studies Intentional Explanation of the State`s Actions
... Aims of enquiry: Accordingly, policy studies is scientific enquiry aims to provide causal explanation for the question why the state undertaking particular policy actions and not the otherwise. More specifically, it aims to analytically identify and verify the antecedent conditions that caused the ...
... Aims of enquiry: Accordingly, policy studies is scientific enquiry aims to provide causal explanation for the question why the state undertaking particular policy actions and not the otherwise. More specifically, it aims to analytically identify and verify the antecedent conditions that caused the ...
Discourse Theory: Achievements, Arguments, and Challenges
... We also find various forms of conversation anal)§is (Schegloff and Sacks, 1993; Sinclair and Coulthards, 1975;Atk~on and Heritage, 1984) that draw on the sociological method of ethnomethodology in their analysis of the organization of linguistic interaction, for instance, the rules governing initiat ...
... We also find various forms of conversation anal)§is (Schegloff and Sacks, 1993; Sinclair and Coulthards, 1975;Atk~on and Heritage, 1984) that draw on the sociological method of ethnomethodology in their analysis of the organization of linguistic interaction, for instance, the rules governing initiat ...
Technical Competencies Framework - English - V.00
... This requires expert knowledge to develop strategic vision and provide unique insight to the overall direction and success of the organization. This is formal responsibility for business areas and his / her actions and decisions have a high-level strategic impact. Competency Indicators: These descri ...
... This requires expert knowledge to develop strategic vision and provide unique insight to the overall direction and success of the organization. This is formal responsibility for business areas and his / her actions and decisions have a high-level strategic impact. Competency Indicators: These descri ...
Introduction - A New Development @ Chavoux.com
... Although we distinguish between them, it is obvious that the equilibrium density (K) of a population will in many cases be determined primarily by the environmental carrying capacity. K reflects the density around which a population stabilizes as mortality and growth tends to become equal for whatev ...
... Although we distinguish between them, it is obvious that the equilibrium density (K) of a population will in many cases be determined primarily by the environmental carrying capacity. K reflects the density around which a population stabilizes as mortality and growth tends to become equal for whatev ...
Integrative and Comparative Biology
... Experimental physiologists have borrowed the toxicological concept of determining the concentrations at which a physiological parameter produces effects on organismal functioning, behavior, health, or fitness (Peek et al. 2002; Romero et al. 2009; Costantini et al. 2010), hereafter designated as dos ...
... Experimental physiologists have borrowed the toxicological concept of determining the concentrations at which a physiological parameter produces effects on organismal functioning, behavior, health, or fitness (Peek et al. 2002; Romero et al. 2009; Costantini et al. 2010), hereafter designated as dos ...
- Lancaster EPrints
... It is often forgotten nowadays that French8 work on 'regulation' arose in part in opposition to neo-classical economists' obsession with the market-driven tendency towards general equilibrium - a process that allegedly flows from disembedded economic exchange among pre-constituted rational economic ...
... It is often forgotten nowadays that French8 work on 'regulation' arose in part in opposition to neo-classical economists' obsession with the market-driven tendency towards general equilibrium - a process that allegedly flows from disembedded economic exchange among pre-constituted rational economic ...
Aalborg Universitet Practices, The Built Environment and Sustainability
... This Thinking Note Collection has been produced by the newly established ‘Practices, the Built Environment and Sustainability’ (PBES) network. The purpose of the PBES network is to establish a community of early career researchers with an interest in theories of practice and the built environment, w ...
... This Thinking Note Collection has been produced by the newly established ‘Practices, the Built Environment and Sustainability’ (PBES) network. The purpose of the PBES network is to establish a community of early career researchers with an interest in theories of practice and the built environment, w ...
ecological community - Department of the Environment
... The TSSC would prefer that nominations are electronic to assist in processing. The nomination form is intended to be a stand-alone document, but attachments may be provided e.g. maps (and if maps cannot be supplied electronically, please indicate on the nomination form that it/they will be forwarded ...
... The TSSC would prefer that nominations are electronic to assist in processing. The nomination form is intended to be a stand-alone document, but attachments may be provided e.g. maps (and if maps cannot be supplied electronically, please indicate on the nomination form that it/they will be forwarded ...
Alternative Stable States Generated by Ontogenetic Niche
... turn, leads to an increase in the juvenile resource through a suppression of reproduction. This process results in positive feedback that leads to a situation in which the system converges to either a juvenile- or an adult-dominated state, depending on the initial conditions (see also a review by [1 ...
... turn, leads to an increase in the juvenile resource through a suppression of reproduction. This process results in positive feedback that leads to a situation in which the system converges to either a juvenile- or an adult-dominated state, depending on the initial conditions (see also a review by [1 ...