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Climate Change, Biodiversity, and Sustainability In the americas:Impacts and adaptations
[Paperback - 2015]
francisco dallmeier
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Category: Science
Additional Category: Life Sciences
Publisher: Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press | ISBN: 9781935623724 | Pages: 190
Shipping Weight: .39 | Dimensions: 7.03 x .47 x 9.98 inches

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This book compiles the latest research on the effects of climate change on biodiversity in the Americas and the sustainability efforts being made to preserve the ecological integrity of these regions. Scientists working in Canada, Puerto Rico, Argentina, the USA, Mexico, Panama, and Costa Rica contribute their findings in such varied areas as avian populations, the impacts of climate extremes on biodiversity, carbon storage in tree plantations, and the relationship between precipitation and vegetation. The changing climate and human activity are affecting ecosystems throughout the Americas. Governments, NGOs, industries, and communities need to learn about these changes in order to adapt their planning, infrastructure, and operations to mitigate the loss of biodiversity.

About the Author

Francisco Dallmeier is director of the Center for Conservation and Sustainability of the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute. He holds a PhD and an MS in Wildlife Biology from Colorado State University, and a BS in Biology from the Central University of Venezuela. His areas of expertise include conservation and planning of sustainable infrastructures, protected-area management, and best practices for impact mitigation of development projects on biodiversity and ecosystem services. Francisco has more than thirty years of global experience with focus in Latin America and Africa, and has been an advisor for international organizations, governments, NGOs and financial organizations, among others.
 
Adriana Bravo is a Peruvian biologist interested in tropical ecology, conservation biology, and education. She holds a PhD in Biological Sciences from Louisiana State University and a BS in Sciences from the University Agraria La Molina in Peru. She has worked for the Organization for Tropical Studies in Costa Rica, the Center for Biodiversity and Conservation at the American Museum of Natural History in New York, and the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute in Peru, where she was the managing director for the Amarakaeri biodiversity project in Madre de Dios, Peru. Adriana has conducted extensive field research in the tropics, including the study of mineral lick visitation by frugivorous bats in the Peruvian Amazon and the biogeography of sodium in wild figs.
 
Michael Tweddle is a wildlife and conservation photographer. He studied Audiovisual Communications in Lima, Peru. In his work, he uses his creativity to combine commercial images with his passion for nature, culture, and action sports. He has explored remote areas throughout Peru and around the world. His work has been published worldwide and recognized with awards in exhibitions and art fairs. His work was part of the Peruvian Postal Service commemorative to the Primates of Peru and was featured in National Geographic Channel’s Wild Case Files.

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