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Chapter 8 Opener Farmers and nursery workers plant tree seedlings on degraded land in Costa
Rica
Figure 8.1 For a range of land uses in West Africa, the average number of vertebrate native forest
species declines with increasing intensity of human impacts, and the number of open-habitat
species increases
Figure 8.2 Landscapes vary in the extent to which humans have altered the patterns of species
composition and natural vegetation through various activities; ecosystem processes also vary
Figure 8.3 Two types of coffee management systems: (A) Shade coffee is grown under a diverse
canopy of trees; (B) Sun coffee is grown as a monoculture
Figure 8.4 Ecosystem management involves bringing together all of the stakeholders who affect a
large ecosystem and receive benefits from it
Figure 8.5 (A) Many bird of paradise species are endemic to New Guinea; (B) Payakona and other
New Guinea tribesmen use bird of paradise feathers in ceremonial costumes
Figure 8.6 Large blocks of indigenous lands are important in the overall conservation strategy for
the Brazilian Amazon
Figure 8.7 Extractive reserves established in Brazil provide a reason to maintain forests; the trunks
of wild rubber trees are cut for their latex
Figure 8.8 Patterns of payments for 103 ecosystem services (PES) projects from 37 countries: (A)
Number of projects addressing different types of threat; (B) Funding sources for the projects
Figure 8.8 Patterns of payments for 103 ecosystem services (PES) projects from 37 countries: (A)
Number of projects addressing different types of threat
Figure 8.8 Patterns of payments for 103 ecosystem services (PES) projects from 37 countries: (B)
Funding sources for the projects
Figure 8.9 (A) Trout stream habitat that has been degraded by human activities; (B) Trout stream
habitat that has been restored
Figure 8.10 An experiment to test the effects of different treatments on restoration at the
Friendship Marsh in Tijuana Estuary, CA
Figure 8.11 Decisions must be made about whether the best course of action is to restore a
degraded site completely, partially restore it, replace the original species with different species, or
take no action
Figure 8.12 (A) In the late 1930s, members of the CCC participated in a U. of Wisconsin project to
restore the wild species of a midwestern prairie; (B) The prairie as it looks today
Figure 8.13 (A) The Freshkills landfill on Staten Island while active dumping was still occurring; (B)
The future planned restoration of the site, based on an artist’s viewpoint