DISTURBANCE ECOLOGY AND BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY [electronic resource] : context, nature, and scale.
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TextPublisher: [Place of publication not identified], CRC Press, 2019Description: 1 online resourceISBN: 9780429530494; 0429530498; 9780429095146; 0429095147; 9780429545191; 0429545193; 9781482298727; 1482298724Subject(s): NATURE / Ecology | SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Zoology / General | SCIENCE / Life Sciences / General | Ecological disturbances | BiodiversityDDC classification: 577.2 LOC classification: QH541Online resources: Taylor & Francis | OCLC metadata license agreement Summary: This book presents cascading effects of ecological disturbances on a multitude of ecosystem components. It includes agricultural development, large infrequent disturbances, forest harvesting, non-native grazing in deserts, ground transportation, powerline corridors, fires, urban ecology, disturbance in aquatic ecosystems, land-use dynamics on diversity, habitat fragmentation, sedimentation of wetlands, and contemporary climate change. The book facilitates users in understanding why disturbances are occurring while recommending mitigation and remediation strategies.
This book presents cascading effects of ecological disturbances on a multitude of ecosystem components. It includes agricultural development, large infrequent disturbances, forest harvesting, non-native grazing in deserts, ground transportation, powerline corridors, fires, urban ecology, disturbance in aquatic ecosystems, land-use dynamics on diversity, habitat fragmentation, sedimentation of wetlands, and contemporary climate change. The book facilitates users in understanding why disturbances are occurring while recommending mitigation and remediation strategies.
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