Ciencias ecologicas. 1983-2013

This volume provides a comprehensive overview of current researches on science in the Muslim-Arab world. The papers deal with the religious and institutional context, mathematics, optics, astronomy, mechanics, natural philosophy, and pharamacology.The present volume also includes a general author index of the 21 volumes that make up the proceedings of the XXth International Congress of History of Science.

In August of 2005, scientists conducted a rapid inventory in Sierra del Divisor, a mountain range that rises up dramatically from the lowlands of central Amazonian Peru. This assessment, presented here in English and Spanish, collects their research on the plants and animals of the region as well as the social and cultural assets of local villages and their use and management of natural resources. The report includes recommendations for conservation and management, including steps to safeguard the voluntarily isolated indigenous people living in the region. Corine Vriesendorp is a...

“Parecía merecer la pena probar hasta qué punto el principio de la evolución vertía luz en algunos de los problemas más complejos de la historia natural del hombre. [...] La principal conclusión a la que se llega en este libro [es] que el hombre desciende de alguna forma de organización inferior...” (Charles Darwin: ‘El origen del hombre’, 1871). Con motivo del 150 aniversario de “El origen del hombre y la selección en relación al sexo”, obra en la que Darwin aborda de manera explícita el origen natural de nuestra especie, se presentan una serie de perspectivas actuales...

The book emphasizes environmental problems like contamination, deforestation, the extinction of animal species, and climate change, providing the student with an environmental awareness. It helps instill an attitude of participation on the part of the student, by which he can make a positive contribution in the community. It has an attractive format and includes diverse activities.