| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 191 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) |
| Contents |
Introduction: Defining and interpreting ecological disturbances -- Forest Disturbances: Scale-dependence, Natural vs. Anthropogenic Disturbance, Length of Recovery or Succession. Wildlife responses to abiotic conditions, herbivory, and management of Aspen communities ; Fire-mediated biological legacies in dry forested ecosystems of the Pacific Northwest USA -- Emerging Disturbances Amidst Global Change: Non-native Species, Disease, and Synergies with Other Disturbances. Context-dependent effects of livestock grazing in deserts of Western North America ; Response of tick-borne disease to fire and timber harvesting mechanisms and case studies across scales -- Land-use Disturbance: Landscape Pattern, Resilience, and Recovery. Microbes to bobcats: biological refugia of Appalachian reclaimed coal mines ; Toward a theory of connectivity among depressional wetlands of the Great Plains: resiliency to natural and anthropogenic disturbance within a wetland network |
| 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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Dr. Erik Beever received his BS in Biological Sciences from the University of California, Davis, in 1993 and his PhD in Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation Biology from the University of Nevada, Reno, in December 1999. He has published over 50 articles in diverse scientific journals and in numerous subdisciplines of biology. He has performed field research on plants, soils, amphibians, birds, reptiles, fishes, and insects, as well as small, medium, and large mammals. He is a member of the IUCN Protected Areas Specialist Group, the IUCN Lagomorph Specialist Group, as well as The Wildlife Society, the Society for Conservation Biology, American Society of Mammalogists, Sigma Xi, and the Union of Concerned Scientists |
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Ecological disturbances.
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Biodiversity.
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Biodiversity
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NATURE -- Ecology.
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Zoology -- General.
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- General.
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Biodiversity
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Ecological disturbances
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Beever, Erik A. (Erik Alan), editor.
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Prange, Suzanne, editor.
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DellaSala, Dominick A., 1956- editor.
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| ISBN |
9780429530494 |
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0429530498 |
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9780429095146 |
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0429095147 |
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9780429545191 |
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0429545193 |
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9781482298727 |
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1482298724 |
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