Biodiversity change and human health [electronic resource] : from ecosystem services to spread of disease / edited by Osvaldo E. Sala, Laura A. Meyerson, and Camille Parmesan.

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ISBN:

9781610911252

Title:

Biodiversity change and human health [electronic resource] : from ecosystem services to spread of disease / edited by Osvaldo E. Sala, Laura A. Meyerson, and Camille Parmesan.

Author:

Sala, Osvaldo E.

Publication Information:

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 303 pages) : illustrations.

Series:

SCOPE series ; 69

General Note:

"A project of SCOPE, the Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment, and DIVERSTAS, an international programme of biodiversity science, of the International Council for Science."

Contents:

Changes in biodiversity and their consequences for human health -- Biodiversity and human health : synergisms, trade-offs, and road maps for the future. Biodiversity, food provision, and human health ; The impact of anthropogenic stress at global and regional scales on biodiversity and human health ; Biodiversity and human health : the decision-making process ; Sustainable allocation of biodiversity to improve human health and well-being -- Biodiversity and quality of life : beyond physical health. Biodiversity, quality of life, and evolutionary psychology ; Quality of life, biodiversity, and health : observations and applications -- Decay of ecosystem services following biodiversity change, and consequent impacts on human health. Consequence of aquatic biodiversity for water quality and health ; The global nitrogen cycle, biodiversity, and human health ; Links between microbial diversity, stressors, and detoxification capacity -- Biodiversity change and the spread of infectious diseases. Microbial communities : patterns and processes ; Biodiversity and health : the place of parasitic and infectious diseases ; Biodiversity and disease ; Climate change, wildlife, and human health -- Biodiversity as a resource for medicine. Biodiversity and the search for new medicines ; Human health, biodiversity, and ecosystem services : the intertwined challenging future.

Local Note:

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Subject Term:

Biodiversity.

Environmental health.

Added Author:

Sala, Osvaldo E.

Meyerson, Laura A.

Parmesan, Camille, 1961-

Format:

Electronic Resources

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Publication Date:

2009

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Summary

Biodiversity Change and Human Health brings together leading experts from the natural science and social science realms as well as the medical community to explore the explicit linkages between human-driven alterations of biodiversity and documented impacts of those changes on human health. The book utilizes multidisciplinary approaches to explore and address the complex interplay between natural biodiversity and human health and well-being. The five parts examine

health trade-offs between competing uses of biodiversity (highlighting synergistic situations in which conservation of natural biodiversity actually promotes human health and well-being);
relationships between biodiversity and quality of life that have developed over ecological and evolutionary time;
the effects of changing biodiversity on provisioning of ecosystem services, and how they have affected human health; the role of biodiversity in the spread of infectious disease;
native biodiversity as a resource for traditional and modern medicine

Biodiversity Change and Human Health synthesizes our current understanding and identifies major gaps in knowledge as it places all aspects of biodiversity and health interactions within a common framework. Contributors explore potential points of crossover among disciplines (both in ways of thinking and of specific methodologies) that could ultimately expand opportunities for humans to both live sustainably and enjoy a desirable quality of life.

Author Notes

Osvaldo E. Sala is the Sloan Lindemann Distinguished Professor of Biology and director of the Environmental Change Initiative at Brown University. Laura A. Meyerson is an assistant professor at the University of Rhode Island, where she conducts research on biological invasions. Camille Parmesan is an associate professor in integrative biology at the University of Texas, Austin.