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Écologie générale et biodiversité

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"This biodiversity atlas of West Africa presents research results in a language understood by a broader public. Scientific data were collected over nine years by more than 470 participants of the BIOTA programme belonging to 13 countries, and by national experts. The Atlas covers Benin (Vol. I), Burkina Faso (Vol. II), and Côte d'Ivoire (Vol. III). Each volume gives an overview on biodiversity at the scale of West Africa, and, for the respective country, detailed information on particular species, places, and national conservation issues."--Publisher's description.

Biodiversity --- Biodiversity conservation --- Natural history --- Biodiversité --- Sciences naturelles --- Maps. --- Cartes --- Conservation --- Biodiversité

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Biologie --- Biodiversité --- Animaux --- Biodiversity --- Biology --- Animals --- Classification --- Classification --- Classification --- Classification

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La gestion des biens communs par divers groupes, pour des usages différents, et dans des cas complexes d’interactions entre des systèmes écologiques et sociaux, reste peu étudiée. Les analyses portant sur des groupes d’individus homogènes gouvernant une ressource commune dédiée à un seul usage sont les plus fréquentes. Cet ouvrage offre au contraire une analyse de la complexité des biens communs dans le « monde réel » , en étudiant à de multiples niveaux les processus de conception et de gestion de ces biens, ici les ressources génétiques en tant que biodiversité construite. Issu d’un travail de recherche-intervention de trois ans auprès des acteurs de la gestion de trois races locales de brebis des Pyrénées-Atlantiques (éleveurs, gestionnaires, scientifiques), ce livre propose une analyse fi ne des rapports science-société autour de la biodiversité domestique et des pistes managériales concrètes pour le pilotage des dispositifs de gestion et de production de ces ressources.

Earth & Environmental Sciences --- Ecology --- agriculture --- biodiversité --- biens communs --- sélection génétique --- gestion des biens communs

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Life on earth is characterized by three striking phenomena that demand explanation: adaptation—the marvelous fit between organism and environment; diversity—the great variety of organisms; and complexity—the enormous intricacy of their internal structure. Natural selection explains adaptation. But what explains diversity and complexity? Daniel W. McShea and Robert N. Brandon argue that there exists in evolution a spontaneous tendency toward increased diversity and complexity, one that acts whether natural selection is present or not. They call this tendency a biological law—the Zero-Force Evolutionary Law, or ZFEL. This law unifies the principles and data of biology under a single framework and invites a reconceptualization of the field of the same sort that Newton’s First Law brought to physics. Biology’s First Law shows how the ZFEL can be applied to the study of diversity and complexity and examines its wider implications for biology. Intended for evolutionary biologists, paleontologists, and other scientists studying complex systems, and written in a concise and engaging format that speaks to students and interdisciplinary practitioners alike, this book will also find an appreciative audience in the philosophy of science.

Evolution (Biology) --- Biodiversity --- Biocomplexity --- Philosophy --- Biology --- Biodiversity. --- Biocomplexity. --- Evolution (Biologie) --- Biodiversité --- Biocomplexité --- Philosophy. --- Philosophie --- Evolution (Biology) - Philosophy