| Description |
1 online resource (1 volume) : illustrations (black and white, and colour) |
| Series |
Landscape series, 1875-1210 ; volume 32 |
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Landscape series (Springer (Firm)) ; v. 32.
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| Contents |
Disturbance Ecology: A Guideline / Thomas Wohlgemuth Anke Jentsch Rupert Seidl -- Part I: Definitions and Assessments. Disturbances and Disturbance Regimes / Anke Jentsch Rupert Seidl Thomas Wohlgemuth -- Disturbance Regimes and Climate Extremes of the Earth's Vegetation Zones / Anke Jentsch Andreas von Heßberg -- Part II: Concepts. Disturbance and Biodiversity / Rupert Seidl Jörg Müller Thomas Wohlgemuth -- Disturbance Resilience / Rupert Seidl Anke Jentsch Thomas Wohlgemuth -- Adaptation to Disturbance / Georg Gratzer Anke Jentsch -- Part III: Abiotic Disturbances. Fire in Forest Ecosystems: Processes and Management Strategies / Daniel Kraus Thomas Wohlgemuth Marc Castellnou Marco Conedera -- Wind Disturbances / Thomas Wohlgemuth Marc Hanewinkel Rupert Seidl -- Avalanches and Other Snow Movements / Peter Bebi Perry Bartelt Christian Rixen -- Part IV: Biotic Disturbances. Tree Diseases / Marco Pautasso -- Insect Defoliators / Christa Schafellner Katrin Möller -- Bark Beetles / Beat Wermelinger Oliver Jakoby -- Large Herbivores / Josef Senn -- Part V: Anthropogenic Disturbances. Forest Management / Peter Meyer Christian Ammer -- Grasslands / Michael Bahn Johannes Ingrisch Anke Jentsch -- Part VI: Disturbances and Global Change. Impacts of Climate Change on Disturbances / Rupert Seidl Markus Kautz -- Part VII: Disturbances and Management. Managing Disturbance Risks / Rupert Seidl Sigrid Netherer Thomas Thaler -- Disturbances and Ecosystem Services / Dominik Thom Anke Jentsch Rupert Seidl |
| Summary |
This edited work presents a multi-faceted view on the causes and consequences of disturbance in ecosystems. Vegetation can be affected by a variety of different disturbances such as wind, floods, fire, and insect attack, leading to an abrupt change in live biomass. Disturbance is a motor of vegetation dynamics, but also sensitive to climate change and poses a challenge for ecosystem management. Readers will discover the global distribution of disturbance regimes and learn about the importance of disturbances for biodiversity and the evolution of plant and animal life. The book provides a Central European perspective on disturbance ecology, and addresses important disturbance agents such as fire, wind, avalanches, tree diseases, insect defoliators, bark beetles and large herbivores in dedicated chapters. It furthermore includes chapters on anthropogenic disturbances in forests and grasslands. The impact of climate change on disturbance regimes and approaches to address disturbance risks in ecosystem management are discussed in concluding chapters. Within the 18 chapters 14 textboxes highlight current topics of disturbance ecology and provide deeper methodological insights into the field. Disturbances strongly shape our landscapes and maintain our biodiversity. A better understanding of their ecology is thus fundamental for contextualizing the dynamic changes in our environment. This book is a valuable resource for students and practitioners interested in disturbances and their management |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Ecological disturbances -- Europe, Central
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Conservation biology -- Europe, Central
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Conservation biology
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Ecological disturbances
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Catàstrofes ecològiques.
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Ecologia.
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Central Europe
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Europa central.
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| Genre/Form |
Llibres electrònics.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Wohlgemuth, Thomas, editor
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Jentsch, Anke, editor.
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Seidl, Rupert, editor
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| ISBN |
9783030987565 |
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3030987566 |
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