Amur-Heilong River Basin Reader

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February 2008. Амурская хрестоматия. Полное описание фауны и флоры бассейна реки АмурOne: Natural Setting of the Amur-Heilong River BasinGeneral DescriptionClimate and WeatherHydrologySoilsBiodiversity and biogeographic zonesBoreal Zone EcoregionsTemperate Zone Forest EcoregionsGlobal Daurian SteppeGlobal 200 Russian Far East Rivers and Wetlands EcoregionTwo: Socio-Economics and Natural ResourcesLand Resources and Land Use PatternsSocio-Economic Conditions in the Southern Russian Far EastSocio-Economic Conditions in Northeast ChinaSocio-Economic Conditions in Eastern MongoliaTrade, International Investment and TourismCase Study: Russia-China Cooperation in ForestryCase Study: China-Russia Cooperation in EnergyConclusion— Amur-Heilong River Basin ReaderThree: Threats to BiodiversityThis Review and Previous Threats AnalysesWater use and Water InfrastructureWater PollutionTransport InfrastructureConversion of Wildlands to FarmlandsLogging and FiresGlobal Climate ChangeExploitation and Trade in Biological ResourcesConclusionFour: Options for the FutureEssay Number One: Future economic development and nature conservationn the transboundary ecoregionEssay Number Two: International Nature Conservation and River Basin ManagementEssay Number Three: Amur-Heilong River Pollution: A Downstream Perspectivefor Understanding and Managing Environmental RisksEssay Number Four: An Ecological Network Approach to Biodiversity ConservationCase Study Number One: Hinggan Gorge International Conservation Area –High potential yet to be realizedCase Study Number Two: Dauria International Protected Area (DIPA)AppendicesAppendix One: AbbreviationsAppendix Two: ReferencesAppendix Three: GlossaryAppendix Four: Map ReferencesAppendix Five: Administrative Jurisdictions