DISTURBANCE ECOLOGY AND BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY [electronic resource] : context, nature, and scale.
Material type: TextPublication details: [Place of publication not identified], CRC Press, 2019.Description: 1 online resourceISBN:- 9780429530494
- 0429530498
- 9780429095146
- 0429095147
- 9780429545191
- 0429545193
- 9781482298727
- 1482298724
- 577.2 23
- QH541
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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