Science for the Carpathians: Using Regional Capacity to Cope with Global Change
Emphasizing the global and regional importance of mountain ecosystem services and referring to the anticipated future environmental changes affecting the provision of these services, this chapter takes a closer look at the Carpathian Mountains. In additio
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Jacek Kozak Katarzyna Ostapowicz Andrzej Bytnerowicz Bartłomiej Wyżga Editors
The Carpathians: Integrating Nature and Society Towards Sustainability
Environmental Science and Engineering Environmental Science
Series Editors Rod Allan Ulrich Förstner Wim Salomons
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The Carpathians: Integrating Nature and Society Towards Sustainability
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Editors Jacek Kozak Katarzyna Ostapowicz Institute of Geography and Spatial Management Jagiellonian University Kraków Poland
Bartłomiej Wy_zga Institute of Nature Conservation Polish Academy of Sciences Kraków Poland
Andrzej Bytnerowicz USDA Forest Service Pacific Southwest Research Station Riverside USA
ISSN 1431-6250 ISBN 978-3-642-12724-3 DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-12725-0
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Preface
The Carpathian Mountains exhibit the same set of conditions that are typical of other mountain regions inhabited by humans for centuries: rich resources, high biodiversity, landscape values,
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