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... Ecosystems : Loss of Tropical Rain Forest and Woodland 50 35 30 25 20 15 10 % of 1700 value 201 10- Species Extinctions ( thousand ) Terrestrial Ecosystems : Amount of 50- 25- % of Total Land Area O Domesticated Land k 1750 1800 1850 ...
... Ecosystems : Loss of Tropical Rain Forest and Woodland 50 35 30 25 20 15 10 % of 1700 value 201 10- Species Extinctions ( thousand ) Terrestrial Ecosystems : Amount of 50- 25- % of Total Land Area O Domesticated Land k 1750 1800 1850 ...
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... ecosystem properties . Vulnerability assessment , in contrast , selects a particular group or unit of concern ( e.g. landless farmers , boreal forest ecosystems , coastal communities ) and seeks to determine the risk of specific adverse ...
... ecosystem properties . Vulnerability assessment , in contrast , selects a particular group or unit of concern ( e.g. landless farmers , boreal forest ecosystems , coastal communities ) and seeks to determine the risk of specific adverse ...
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... ecosystem goods and services that in turn depend on the continued functioning of terrestrial , marine and coastal ecosystems . The impacts of global change on pests and diseases are a good example of the ways in which ecosystem goods ...
... ecosystem goods and services that in turn depend on the continued functioning of terrestrial , marine and coastal ecosystems . The impacts of global change on pests and diseases are a good example of the ways in which ecosystem goods ...
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Planetary Machinery | 9 |
Reverberations of Change | 19 |
Towards Earth System Science and Global Sustainability | 32 |
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