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Urban ecosystems : ecological principles for the built environment / Frederick R. Adler (Department of Mathematics and Department of Biology, University of Utah), Colby J. Tanner (Department of Ecology and Evolution, University of Lausanne)

By: Contributor(s): Resource type: Ressourcentyp: Buch (Online)Book (Online)Language: English Publisher: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2013Description: 1 Online resource (ix, 345 pages)ISBN:
  • 9780511981050
  • 9781107239791
  • 9781107240926
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: 9780521746137. | 9780521769846. | Erscheint auch als: Urban ecosystems. Druck-Ausgabe Cambridge; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2013. IX, 345 SeitenDDC classification:
  • 307.76 23
RVK: RVK: ZH 9150 | RB 10844Local classification: Lokale Notation: geog 1.30LOC classification:
  • HT241
DOI: DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511981050Online resources: Summary: As humans have come to dominate the earth, the ideal of studying and teaching ecology in pristine ecosystems has become impossible to achieve. Our planet is now a mosaic of ecosystems ranging from the relatively undisturbed to the completely built, with the majority of people living in urban environments. This accessible introduction to the principles of urban ecology provides students with the tools they need to understand these increasingly important urban ecosystems. It builds upon the themes of habitat modification and resource use to demonstrate how multiple ecological processes interact in cities and how human activity initiates chains of unpredictable unintended ecological consequences. Broad principles are supported throughout by detailed examples from around the world and a comprehensive list of readings from the primary literature. Questions, exercises and laboratories at the end of each chapter encourage discussion, hands-on study, active learning, and engagement with the world outside the classroom windowPPN: PPN: 875083269Package identifier: Produktsigel: ZDB-20-CTM | ZDB-20-CBO
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