Perspectives for Biodiversity and Ecosystems

The book emphasizes the importance of perception, perspectives, and predictions by scientists who have a deep understanding of ecosystems and human demands. It seeks to bridge from empirical data and past knowledge to future performance possibilities. The book explores environmental processes within the context of ecosystems and human cultures, focusing on the future of the environment, ecosystem development, and effective nature conservation management. It interprets human nature and culture as a set of rules and aims to assess the significance of human influence on species composition and biodiversity while considering the potential for future action. The book acknowledges the challenges of predicting the impacts of anthropogenic activity on ecosystems and emphasizes the importance of maintaining scientific integrity and professionalism. It offers prognoses but recognizes that they may be false, aiming to be wrong on the right side.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 483 pages
Publication date: 06 February 2022
Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG

The book's novelty lies in its deep exploration of perception, perspectives, and predictions by scientists who possess a profound understanding of ecosystems' ecology or human demands and activities. The challenge at hand is to bridge the gap between empirical data and historical knowledge, and envision the possibilities for future performance. We believe that there is ample room for collaboration between the fields of ecology, practical philosophy, and other social sciences in organizing ecosystems and shaping the cultural future of humankind. Such collaboration deserves significant attention and priority.

This book delves into environmental processes within the context of ecosystems and human cultures. Its primary focus revolves around the future of the environment, the development of ecosystems, and effective nature conservation management. Human nature and culture, particularly their interactions, are interpreted as a set of rules and given. The objective is not only to assess the significance of human influence on species composition and biodiversity but also to evaluate the potential for future action.

In this book, we will analyze the problems independently, even if they are interconnected. While we acknowledge that prognoses have often proven false, we remain steadfast in our commitment to maintaining the highest degree of scientific integrity and professionalism. We recognize that predicting the precise evolution and ecosystems' changes under anthropogenic influence is challenging, if not impossible. However, this strengthens our resolve to strive for the utmost accuracy and transparency in our assessments.

Through this book, we aim to provide valuable insights and perspectives on the impacts of anthropogenic activity on ecosystems and species conservation. We hope to contribute to improving assessments of the environmental impacts of human activities and inspire further collaboration and action toward a sustainable and harmonious future for our planet.

Weight: 765g
Dimension: 235 x 155 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783030577124
Edition number: 1st ed. 2021