Table of Content
Chapter 1: Changes in Biodiversity and Their Consequences for Human HealthOsvaldo E. Sala, Laura A. Meyerson, and Camille ParmesanPart One: Biodiversity and human health: from tradeoffs to synergisms Chapter 2: Biodiversity, Food Provision and Human HealthAndrew Wilby, Charles Mitchell, Dana Blumenthal, Peter Daszak, Carolyn Friedman, Peter Jutro, Asit Mazumder, Anne-Helene Prieur-Richard, Marie-Laure Desprez-Loustau, Manju Sharma, and Matthew B. ThomasChapter 3: The Impact of Anthropogenic Stress at Global and Regional Scales on Biodiversity and Human HealthDavid J. Rapport, Peter Daszak, Alain Froment, Jean-Francois Guegan, Kevin D. Lafferty, Anne Larigauderie, Asit Mazumder, and Anne WindingCh. 4: Biodiversity and Human Health: The Decision Making ProcessCamille Parmesan, Suzanne M. Skevington, Jean-Francois Guegan, Peter Jutro, Stephen R. Kellert, Asit Mazumder, Marie Roue, Manju SharmaChapter 5: Sustainable Allocation of Biodiversity to Improve Human Health and Well-BeingLaura A. Meyerson, Osvaldo E. Sala, Alain Froment, Carolyn Friedman, Kerstin Hund-Rinke, Pim Martens, Asit Mazumder, Aditya N. Purohit, Matthew B. Thomas, and Andrew WilbyPart Two: Biodiversity effects on quality of life: beyond physical health Chapter 6: Biodiversity, Quality of Life, and Evolutionary PsychologyStephen R. KellertChapter 7: Quality of Life, Biodiversity and Health: Observations and ApplicationsSuzanne M. SkevingtonPart Three: Biodiversity effects on ecosystem services and their impacts on human healthChapter 8: Consequences of Aquatic Biodiversity for Water Quality and HealthAsit MazumderChapter 9: The Global Nitrogen Cycle, Biodiversity and Human HealthAlan R. Townsend, Luiz A. Martinelli, and Robert W. HowarthChapter 10: Links between Microbial Diversity, Stressors and Detoxification CapacityKerstin Hund-Rinke and Anne Winding Part Four: Biodiversity effects on the spread of infectious diseases Chapter 11: Microbial Communities: Patterns and ProcessesJean-Francois Guegan and Helene BroutinChapter 12: Biodiversity and Health: the Place of Parasitic and Infectious DiseasesAlain FromentChapter 13: Biodiversity and diseaseMatthew B. Thomas, Kevin D. Lafferty, and Carolyn S. FriedmanChapter 14: Climate Change, Wildlife and Human HealthCamille Parmesan and Pim MartensPart Five: Biodiversity as a resource for medicineChapter 15: Biodiversity and the Search for New MedicinesPaul Alan CoxChapter 16: Traditional Medicines and PracticesAditya N. Purohit
