@article{442995,
      recid = {442995},
      title = {Twenty-first century ecosystems managing the living world  two centuries after Darwin : report of a symposium /  [electronic resource] :},
      publisher = {National Academies Press,},
      address = {Washington, D.C. :},
      pages = {1 online resource (xiii, 75 p.) :},
      year = {2011},
      abstract = {"In honor of Darwin's birthday, the National Research  Council appointed a committee under the auspices of the  U.S. National Committee (USNC) for DIVERSITAS to plan a  Symposium on Twenty-first Century Ecosystems. The purpose  of the symposium was to capture some of the current  excitement and recent progress in scientific understanding  of ecosystems, from the microbial to the global level,  while also highlighting how improved understanding can be  applied to important policy issues that have broad  biodiversity and ecosystem effects. The aim was to help  inform new policy approaches that could satisfy human needs  while also maintaining the integrity of the goods and  services provided by biodiversity and ecosystems over both  the short and the long terms. This report summarizes the  views expressed by symposium participants; however, it does  not provide a session-by-session summary of the  presentations at the symposium. Instead, the symposium  steering committee identified eight key themes that emerged  from the lectures, which were addressed in different  contexts by different speakers. The focus here is on  general principles rather than specifics. These eight  themes provide a sharp focus on a few concepts that enable  scientists, environmental NGOs, and policy makers to engage  more effectively around issues of central importance for  biodiversity and ecosystem management"--Publisher  description.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/442995},
}