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Ecology and Ecosystem Conservation
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 179

Ecology and Ecosystem Conservation

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2013-03-19
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  • Publisher: Island Press

Meeting today’s environmental challenges requires a new way of thinking about the intricate dependencies between humans and nature. Ecology and Ecosystem Conservation provides students and other readers with a basic understanding of the fundamental principles of ecological science and their applications, offering an essential overview of the way ecology can be used to devise strategies to conserve the health and functioning of ecosystems. The book begins by exploring the need for ecological science in understanding current environmental issues and briefly discussing what ecology is and isn’t. Subsequent chapters address critical issues in conservation and show how ecological science can ...

Valuing Chaparral
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 483

Valuing Chaparral

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2018-04-09
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  • Publisher: Springer

Chaparral shrubland ecosystems are an iconic feature of the California landscape, and a highly biodiverse yet highly flammable backdrop to some of the fastest growing urban areas in the United States. Chaparral-type ecosystems are a common element of all of the world’s Mediterranean-type climate regions – of which California is one – yet there is little public appreciation of the intrinsic value and the ecosystem services that these landscapes provide. Valuing Chaparral is a compendium of contributions from experts in chaparral ecology and management, with a focus on the human relationship with chaparral ecosystems. Chapters cover a wide variety of subjects, ranging from biodiversity t...

Ecology of World Vegetation
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 520

Ecology of World Vegetation

The ecology of world vegetation is described in numer all of the drafting and photographic work. They have ous books and journals, but these are usually very spe spent many hours on this project and their care and skill cialized in their scope and treatment. This book provides is reflected in the consistently high quality of the illus a synthesis of this literature. A brief introductory chap trations throughout the book. Many friends and col ter outlines general ecological concepts and subsequent leagues have provided photographs. It has not been chapters examine the form and function of the major possible to include all of them, but the 'global' perspect biomes of the world. A similar organ...

Ecology
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 832

Ecology

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1998
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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Ecological Restoration: Wildfire Ecology Reference Manual
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 176

Ecological Restoration: Wildfire Ecology Reference Manual

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2016-10-10
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  • Publisher: Lulu.com

Fire ecology is a scientific discipline concerned with natural processes involving fire in an ecosystem and the ecological effects, the interactions between fire and the abiotic and biotic components of an ecosystem, and the role of fire as an ecosystem process.

Terrestrial Vegetation of California, 3rd Edition
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 732

Terrestrial Vegetation of California, 3rd Edition

"This completely new edition of Terrestrial Vegetation of California clearly documents the extraordinary complexity and richness of the plant communities and of the state and the forces that shape them. This volume is a storehouse of information of value to anyone concerned with meeting the challenge of understanding, managing or conserving these unique plant communities under the growing threats of climate change, biological invasions and development."—Harold Mooney, Professor of Environmental Biology, Stanford University "The plants of California are under threat like never before. Traditional pressures of development and invasive species have been joined by a newly-recognized threat: human-caused climate change. It is essential that we thoroughly understand current plant community dynamics in order to have a hope of conserving them. This book represents an important, well-timed advance in knowledge of the vegetation of this diverse state and is an essential resource for professionals, students, and the general public alike."—Brent Mishler, Director of the University & Jepson Herbaria and Professor of Integrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley

Ecology and Biogeography of Mediterranean Ecosystems in Chile, California, and Australia
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 468

Ecology and Biogeography of Mediterranean Ecosystems in Chile, California, and Australia

Mediterranean-type ecosystems have provided ecologists with some of the most scientifically-rewarding opportunities to formulate and evaluate hypotheses about large and small-scale ecological phenomena. Comparison of mediterranean-type climate ecosystems in different parts of the world has not only permitted a strong test for ecological convergence, but also critical understanding of key ecophysiological and population processes.

Fire and the Environment
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 448

Fire and the Environment

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1991
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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Phreatophytes
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 296

Phreatophytes

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1974
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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Ecology of North America
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 346

Ecology of North America

North America contains an incredibly diverse array of natural environments, each supporting unique systems of plant and animal life. These systems, the largest of which are biomes, form intricate webs of life that have taken millennia to evolve. This richly illustrated book introduces readers to this extraordinary array of natural communities and their subtle biological and geological interactions. Completely revised and updated throughout, the second edition of this successful text takes a qualitative, intuitive approach to the subject, beginning with an overview of essential ecological terms and concepts, such as competitive exclusion, taxa, niches, and succession. It then goes on to descr...