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RECORD NUMBER: 5 OF 21Main Title | DISTURBANCE ECOLOGY AND BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY context, nature, and scale. [electronic resource] : | |||||
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Type | EBOOK | |||||
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Publisher | CRC Press, | |||||
Year Published | 2019 | |||||
Call Number | QH541 | |||||
ISBN | 9780429530494; 0429530498; 9780429095146; 0429095147; 9780429545191; 0429545193; 9781482298727; 1482298724 | |||||
Subjects | NATURE / Ecology ; SCIENCE / Life SCIENCEs / Zoology / General ; SCIENCE / Life SCIENCEs / General ; Ecological disturbances ; Biodiversity | |||||
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Collation | 1 online resource | |||||
Notes | OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record. Due to license restrictions, this resource is available to EPA employees and authorized contractors only |
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Contents Notes | 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. |