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Disturbance Ecology and Biological Diversity : Scale, Context, and Nature, EPUB eBook

Disturbance Ecology and Biological Diversity : Scale, Context, and Nature EPUB

Edited by Erik A. Beever, Suzanne Prange, Dominick A. DellaSala

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Description

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.