03737nam a2200373 a 4500001001200000003000800012006001900020007001500039008004100054010001700095020001500112020001800127040002100145035002100166050002200187245037500209260005800584300002900642504004100671505045600712520141101168533015202579650003802731650006502769650004302834650007002877650004302947655002902990710010303019710007903122710001703201856012603218999001903344ebr10531106CaPaEBRm        u        cr cn|||||||||120301s2011    dcuad   sb    100 0 eng d  z  2011275693  z0309209013  z9780309209014  aCaPaEBRcCaPaEBR  a(OCoLC)77796118514aQH75b.T94 2011eb00aTwenty-first century ecosystemsh[electronic resource] :bmanaging the living world two centuries after Darwin : report of a symposium /cCommittee for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services: A Symposium, U.S. National Committee for DIVERSITAS, Board on International Scientific Organizations, Policy and Global Affairs, National Research Council of the National Academies.  aWashington, D.C. :bNational Academies Press,cc2011.  axiii, 75 p. :bcol. ill.  aIncludes bibliographical references.0 aEight themes for managing the living world. Learning what we have -- Learning how ecosystems are working and changing -- Saving what we can -- Managing ecosystems as complex adaptive systems -- Increasing capacity to inform policy through integrated science -- Increasing societal capacity to manage and adapt to environmental change -- Strengthening international institutions and U.S. engagement and leadership -- Accounting for the value of nature.  a"In honor of Darwin's birthday, the National Research Council appointed a committee under the auspices of the U.S. National Committee (USNC) for DIVERSITAS to plan a Symposium on Twenty-first Century Ecosystems. The purpose of the symposium was to capture some of the current excitement and recent progress in scientific understanding of ecosystems, from the microbial to the global level, while also highlighting how improved understanding can be applied to important policy issues that have broad biodiversity and ecosystem effects. The aim was to help inform new policy approaches that could satisfy human needs while also maintaining the integrity of the goods and services provided by biodiversity and ecosystems over both the short and the long terms. This report summarizes the views expressed by symposium participants; however, it does not provide a session-by-session summary of the presentations at the symposium. Instead, the symposium steering committee identified eight key themes that emerged from the lectures, which were addressed in different contexts by different speakers. The focus here is on general principles rather than specifics. These eight themes provide a sharp focus on a few concepts that enable scientists, environmental NGOs, and policy makers to engage more effectively around issues of central importance for biodiversity and ecosystem management"--Publisher description.  aElectronic reproduction.bPalo Alto, Calif. :cebrary,d2011.nAvailable via World Wide Web.nAccess may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. 0aEcosystem managementvCongresses. 0aEcosystem managementxInternational cooperationvCongresses. 0aBiodiversity conservationvCongresses. 0aBiodiversity conservationxInternational cooperationvCongresses. 0aInternational cooperationvCongresses. 7aElectronic books.2local2 aNational Research Council (U.S.).bCommittee for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services: A Symposium.2 aNational Research Council (U.S.).bU.S. National Committee for DIVERSITAS.2 aebrary, Inc.40uhttp://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10531106zAn electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view  c146840d146840