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

• Éditeur: CRC Press
• Année: 2019
• ISBN:
  9780429530494
• Édition: 1
• Sujet: Sciences biologiques
• Sous-sujet: Écologie

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.

Index

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, 169–86

Amphibians, 153–4, 177–8

animals

large mammals, 130

predators, 156–9, 158

small mammals, 99–100, 123, 124, 129–30, 159

anthropogenic disturbance, 7–8, 14, 18–19, 23–4, 25, 42, 115, 122, 128, 144, 170, 172, 181, 182

Appalachia see coal mine reclamation as refugia

aspen communities and abiotic conditions, 20, 41–64

age ranges, 49, 58

aspen disturbance ecology, 45–7

aspen diversity and biodiversity conservation, 55–7

avian communities, 54, 55, 56, 57

characteristics of aspen in Michigan on different habitat types, 47–9

distribution and characteristics of aspen, 43–5, 44

importance of, 41–2

managing aspen-elk and white-tailed deer herbivory, 51–5, 52, 53, 54, 59

managing aspen for diversity at mu...