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Disturbance Ecology and Biological Diversity
Context, Nature, and Scale
Erik A. Beever, Inger Suzanne Prange, Dominick A. DellaSala, Erik A. Beever, Inger Suzanne Prange, Dominick A. DellaSala
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Disturbance Ecology and Biological Diversity
Context, Nature, and Scale
Erik A. Beever, Inger Suzanne Prange, Dominick A. DellaSala, Erik A. Beever, Inger Suzanne Prange, Dominick A. DellaSala
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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.
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Page numbers in bold refer to tables and those in italic refer to figures.
A
abiotic disturbances and conditions, 5, 6, 14, 17, 19, 20, 42
wildlife responses to see aspen communities and abiotic conditions
Albanese, Gene, 169ā86
Amphibians, 153ā4, 177ā8
animals
large mammals, 130
predators, 156ā9, 158
small mammals, 99ā100, 123, 124, 129ā30, 159
anthropogenic disturbance, 7ā8, 14, 18ā19, 23ā4, 25, 42, 115, 122, 128, 144, 170, 172, 181, 182
Appalachia see coal mine reclamation as refugia
aspen communities and abiotic conditions, 20, 41ā64
age ranges, 49, 58
aspen disturbance ecology, 45ā7
aspen diversity and biodiversity conservation, 55ā7
avian communities, 54, 55, 56, 57
characteristics of aspen in Michigan on different habitat types, 47ā9
distribution and characteristics of aspen, 43ā5, 44
importance of, 41ā2
managing aspen-elk and white-tailed deer herbivory, 51ā5, 52, 53, 54, 59
managing aspen for diversity at mu...