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TitleSustaining life : how human health depends on biodiversity / edited by Eric Chivian and Aaron Bernstein ; foreword by Edward O. Wilson ; prologue by Kofi Annan.PublishedNew York : Oxford University Press, 2008.FormatBook
Descriptionxxiii, 542 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 29 cm.

LinkTable of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0718/2007020609.html
Gen. note"Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity; United Nations Development Programme; United Nations Environment Programme; IUCN--The World Conservation Union."
NotesIncludes bibliographical references (p. 445-514) and index.
Contents1. What is biodiversity? / Stuart L. Pimm, Maria Alice S. Alves, Eric Chivian, Aaron Bernstein -- Determining rates of species extinction -- Secondary extinctions -- The loss of populations and genes -- Conclusion -- Suggested readings -- 2. How is biodiversity threatened by human activity? / Eric Chivian, Aaron Bernstein -- Habitat loss : on land -- Habitat loss : in the oceans -- Habitat loss : fresh water -- Overexploitation -- Introduced species -- Infectious diseases -- Pollution -- Ultraviolet radiation -- War and conflict -- Global climate change -- Suggested readings -- 3. Ecosystem services / Jerry Melillo, Osvaldo Sala -- The character of ecosystem services -- The economic value of ecosystem services -- Threats to ecosystem services -- Conclusion -- Suggested readings -- 4. Medicines from nature / David J. Newman, John Kilama, Aaron Bernstein, Eric Chivian -- Why natural medicines? -- The history of natural products as medicines -- The role of traditional medicine in drug discovery -- South American indigenous medicines -- A review of some medicines derived from nature -- Herbal medicines in industrialized countries -- Potential medicines in food -- Natural products as insecticides and fungicides -- Conclusion -- Suggested readings -- 5. Biodiversity and biomedical research / Eric Chivian, Aaron Bernstein, Joshua P. Rosenthal -- A brief history of biomedical research -- The role of animals and microbes in biomedical research -- Conclusion -- Suggested readings -- 6. Threatened groups of organisms valuable to medicine / Eric Chivian, Aaron Bernstein -- Amphibians -- Bears -- Primates -- Gymnosperms -- Cone snails -- Sharks -- Horseshoe crabs -- Conclusion -- Suggested readings -- 7. Ecosystem disturbance, biodiversity loss, and human infectious disease / David H. Molyneux, Richard S. Ostfeld, Aaron Bernstein, Eric Chivian -- Ecosystem disturbances and their effects on infectious diseases --
Vector, pathogen, and host diversity and human infectious disease -- Biological controls -- Species exploitation and the consumption of bushmeat -- Climate change and its effects on infectious diseases -- Conclusion -- Suggested readings -- 8. Biodiversity and food production / Daniel Hillel, Cynthia Rosenzweig -- Historical background -- Agriculture -- Livestock production -- Food from aquatic systems -- Conclusion -- Suggested readings -- 9. Genetically modified foods and organic farming / Eric Chivian, Aaron Bernstein -- Genetically modified foods -- Organic farming -- Integrated farming -- Conclusion -- Suggested readings -- 10. What individuals can do to help conserve biodiversity / Jeffrey A. McNeely, Eleanor Sterling, Kalemani Jo Mulongoy -- What are we doing to our planet? -- Why do we consume so much? -- How can we conserve biodiversity? -- Some collective actions that have made a difference -- Individuals who have made a difference -- Ten things we all can do that can help conserve biodiversity -- Suggested readings -- Appendix A. Co-sponsors of sustaining life : how human health depends on biodiversity -- Appendix B. Treaties, conventions, and intergovernmental organizations for the conservation of biodiversity -- Appendix C. Nongovernmental organizations working to conserve biodiversity.
ISBN9780195175097 (cloth : alk. paper)0195175093 (cloth : alk. paper)SubjectBiodiversity.
Environmental health.
Add.EntryChivian, Eric.
Bernstein, Aaron, 1976-
Add.EntrySecretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity.
United Nations Development Programme.
United Nations Environment Programme.
International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources.

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