Disturbance ecology and biological diversity : scale, context, and nature /
Erik A. Beever, Suzanne Prange, Dominick A. DellaSala.
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- Boca Raton: Taylor and Francis Group, 2020
- 191p.
"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"--