Deforestation rates and land-use changes related to environmental factors (slope angle and
soil type), in addition to some local population and economic attributes, were estimated from …

Human disturbance in mediterranean-type ecosystems continues to be a subject of serious
concern, and nowhere is such disturbance and degradation of natural ecological processes …

As part of the reform of its CAP, in 1992 the EU adopted a regulation of Accompanying
Measures aimed at supporting farmers in conserving the European environment. The …

This chapter talks about the properties of ecological systems; the functional responses of
species to certain environments; processes, mechanisms and functions in an ecosystem; …

ABSTRACT In 1987, the Brundtland Commission urged nations to improve present
conditions without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs …

In 1987, the Brundtland Commission urged nations to improve present conditions without
compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs. Against the background …

The Rio Summit 1992 (United Nations Conference on Environment and Development),
reflected the extent of global consensus that biodiversity, the environment, and the …

With global biodiversity estimated at around 10 million species (Kim & Weaver, 1994),
knowledge of the natural world will always be limited. Monitoring total species abundance is …

This book is essentially a primer and laboratory manual for scientists new to the field of DNA
fingerprinting, although it does contain detail that would be of interest to more experienced …

Abstract The Convention on Biological Diversity and its derivative literature call for increases
in public understanding and support as a condition for successful strategies to conserve …