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.

Contributor(s): Sala, Osvaldo E | Meyerson, Laura A | Parmesan, Camille, 1961- | ProQuest (Firm)Material type: TextTextSeries: SCOPE report ; 69.Publication details: Washington, D.C. : Island Press, c2009Description: xiii, 303 p. : illISBN: 9781610911252 (electronic bk.)Subject(s): Biodiversity | Environmental healthGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 304.2 LOC classification: QH541.15.B56 | B572 2009Online resources: Click to View
Contents:
pt. 1. Biodiversity and human health : synergisms, trade-offs, and road maps for the future -- pt. 2. Biodiversity and quality of life : beyond physical health -- pt. 3. Decay of ecosystem services following biodiversity change, and consequent impacts on human health -- pt. 4. Biodiversity change and the spread of infectious diseases -- pt. 5. Biodiversity as a resource for medicine.
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"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."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

pt. 1. Biodiversity and human health : synergisms, trade-offs, and road maps for the future -- pt. 2. Biodiversity and quality of life : beyond physical health -- pt. 3. Decay of ecosystem services following biodiversity change, and consequent impacts on human health -- pt. 4. Biodiversity change and the spread of infectious diseases -- pt. 5. Biodiversity as a resource for medicine.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

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