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Existe un acuerdo general en la necesidad de consolidar un desarrollo sostenible para remediar diversos problemas relacionados con nuestro medio ambiente, sin embargo, se exige una mayor amplitud de este concepto que se refleje en diferentes herramientas, que nos permitan tomar decisiones y dar seguimiento del desarrollo. Los indicadores de sustentabilidad permiten el acceso a informacion util y el uso de esta en la elaboracion de estrategias de planificacion y monitoreo. En este libro se pretende retomar el termino desarrollo sostenible, perdurable o sustentable que se aplica al desarrollo socioeconomico. El ambito de accion del desarrollo sostenible puede dividirse conceptualmente en tres partes: ambiental, economica y social. Hoy mas que nunca el desarrollo sustentable se hace necesario, considerando la enorme sobreexplotacion y contaminacion a la que estan siendo sometidos los recursos naturales y que dañan la calidad de vida de la poblacion.

This accessible and timely book provides a comprehensive overview of how to measure biodiversity. The book highlights new developments, including innovative approaches to measuring taxonomic distinctness and estimating species richness, and evaluates these alongside traditional methods such as species abundance distributions, and diversity and evenness statistics. It helps the reader quantify and interpret patterns of ecological diversity, focusing on the measurement and estimation of species richness and abundance.It explores the concept of ecological diversity, bringing new perspectives to a field beset by contradictory views and advice. The discussion spans issues, such as the meaning of community in the context of ecological diversity, scales of diversity and distribution of diversity among taxa. It highlights advances in measurement paying particular attention to new techniques such as species richness estimation, application of measures of diversity to conservation and environmental management and addressing sampling issues. It includes worked examples of key methods in helping people to understand the techniques and use available computer packages more effectively.

Ciencia

This pioneering encyclopedia illuminates a topic at the forefront of global ecologybiological invasions, or organisms that come to live in the wrong place. Written by leading scientists from around the world, Encyclopedia of Biological Invasions addresses all aspects of this subject at a global levelincluding invasions by animals, plants, fungi, and bacteriain succinct, alphabetically arranged articles. Scientifically uncompromising, yet clearly written and free of jargon, the volume encompasses fields of study including biology, demography, geography, ecology, evolution, sociology, and natural history. Featuring many cross-references, suggestions for further reading, illustrations, an appendix of the worlds worst 100 invasive species, a glossary, and more, this is an essential reference for anyone who needs up-to-date information on this important topic.Encyclopedia of Biological Invasions features articles on: Well-known invasive species such the zebra mussel, chestnut blight, cheatgrass, gypsy moth, Nile perch, giant African snail, and Norway rat Regions with especially large numbers of introduced species including the Great Lakes, Mediterranean Sea, Hawaiian Islands, Australia, and New Zealand. Conservation, ecological, economic, and human and animal health impacts of invasions around the world The processes and pathways involved in invasion Management of introduced species