OBSERVATIONS ON THE TOPOGRAPHY, CLIMATE, AND PREVALENT DISEASES

By PAUL THOMAS

PART I: BIODIVERSITY AND HUMAN HEALTH: SYNERGISMS, TRADE-OFFS, AND ROAD MAPS FOR THE FUTURE 2 BIODIVERSITY, FOOD PROVISION, AND HUMAN HEALTH 5 SUSTAINABLE ALLOCATION OF BIODIVERSITY TO IMPROVE HUMAN HEALTH AND WELL-BEING PART II: BIODIVERSITY AND QUALITY OF LIFE: BEYOND PHYSICAL HEALTH 6 BIODIVERSITY, QUALITY OF LIFE, AND EVOLUTIONARY PSYCHOLOGY 7 QUALITY OF LIFE, BIODIVERSITY, AND HEALTH: OBSERVATIONS AND APPLICATIONS PART III: DECAY OF ECOSYSTEM SERVICES FOLLOWING BIODIVERSITY CHANGE, AND CONSEQUENT IMPACTS ON HUMAN HEALTH 8 CONSEQUENCES OF AQUATIC BIODIVERSITY FOR WATER QUALITY AND HEALTH 13 BIODIVERSITY AND DISEASE 14 CLIMATE CHANGE, WILDLIFE, AND HUMAN HEALTH PART V: BIODIVERSITY AS A RESOURCE FOR MEDICINE 15 BIODIVERSITY AND THE SEARCH FOR NEW MEDICINES 16 HUMAN HEALTH, BIODIVERSITY, AND ECOSYSTEM SERVICES: TH E INTERTWINED CHALLENGING FUTURE