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Fragile Ecosystems - Evaluation of Research and Applications in the Neotropics (Paperback, 1974 ed.)
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Fragile Ecosystems - Evaluation of Research and Applications in the Neotropics (Paperback, 1974 ed.)
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The Institute of Ecology (TIE) was organized to provide a mech
anism for addressing ecological and environmental issues that were
beyond the special interests of ecology as a profession. One method
of evaluating such issues is the workshop, and this report
describes the results of the third TIE workshop on a major
environmental subject. The ecology of tropical regions is of
interest to all the inhabitants of the biosphere. The tropics
provide mankind with both the opportunity for and the challenge of
essential resources, land for settlement and development, and
waters for numerous uses. Moreover, they provide examples of misuse
of the landscape, fragility of ecological systems, and serious
environmental problems. Unfortunately, the study of the ecology of
the tropics has not kept pace with the ecology of other regions.
The purpose of this report, therefore, is to determine the research
approaches that will lead to advances in our theoretical un
derstanding of tropical systems and, more importantly, in the
applica tion of that knowledge to human problems. Although the
principal focus of the report is on the neotropics, it will be
useful to the full spectrum of persons concerned with the tropics
around the world government officials, sCientists, students of
ecology, and others. TIE is especially pleased to thank the
numerous scientists and ad ministrators who participated in the
workshop and who contributed to this report. Arthur D.
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