Sustaining Life: How Human Health Depends on Biodiversity > 생명과학

Table of Contents
Foreword Edward O. Wilson Wilson, Edward O.

Prologue Kofi Annan Annan, Kofi

1 What Is Biodiversity? Stuart L. Pimm Pimm, Stuart L. Maria Alice S. Alves Alves, Maria Alice S. Eric Chivian Chivian, Eric Aaron Bernstein Bernstein, Aaron 3

2 How Is Biodiversity Threatened by Human Activity? Eric Chivian Chivian, Eric Aaron Bernstein Bernstein, Aaron 29

3 Ecosystem Services Jerry Melillo Melillo, Jerry Osvaldo Sala Sala, Osvaldo 75

4 Medicines from Nature David J. Newman Newman, David J. John Kilama Kilama, John Aaron Bernstein Bernstein, Aaron Eric Chivian Chivian, Eric 117

5 Biodiversity and Biomedical Research Eric Chivian Chivian, Eric Aaron Bernstein Bernstein, Aaron Joshua P. Rosenthal Rosenthal, Joshua P. 163

6 Threatened Groups of Organisms Valuable to Medicine Eric Chivian Chivian, Eric Aaron Bernstein Bernstein, Aaron 203

7 Ecosystem Disturbance, Biodiversity Loss, and Human Infectious Disease David H. Molyneux Molyneux, David H. Richard S. Ostfeld Ostfeld, Richard S. Aaron Bernstein Bernstein, Aaron Eric Chivian Chivian, Eric 287

8 Biodiversity and Food Production Daniel Hillel Hillel, Daniel Cynthia Rosenzweig Rosenzweig, Cynthia 325

9 Genetically Modified Foods and Organic Farming Eric Chivian Chivian, Eric Aaron Bernstein Bernstein, Aaron 383

10 What Individuals Can Do to Help Conserve Biodiversity Jeffrey A. McNeely McNeely, Jeffrey A. Eleanor Sterling Sterling, Eleanor Kalemani Jo Mulongoy Mulongoy, Kalemani Jo 407

Appendix A Co-sponsors of Sustaining Life: How Human Health Depends on Biodiversity 430

Appendix B Treaties, Conventions, and Intergovernmental Organizations for the Conservation of Biodiversity 432

Appendix C NongovernmentalOrganizations Working to Conserve Biodiversity 437

References 445

Chapter Authors 515

Contributing Authors 518

Reviewers 521

Index 527