Urban ecology: patterns, processes, and applications
Brings together an international team of leading scientists to discuss our current understanding of all aspects of urban environments, from the biology of the organisms that inhabit them to the diversity of ecosystem services and human social issues encountered within urban landscapes.
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- Full title :Urban ecology : patterns, processes, and applications / editor-in-chief, Jari Niemelä ... [et al.]
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Brings together an international team of leading scientists to discuss our current understanding of all aspects of urban environments, from the biology of the organisms that inhabit them to the diversity of ecosystem services and human social issues encountered within urban landscapes.
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- Publication Date:2011
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- Publisher(s):Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication:Oxford
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2011
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Introduction. The history of urban ecology : an ecologists's perspective. Ecology in cities : man-made physical conditions. Ecology in cities : patterns of urban biodiversity. Ecology in cities : processes affecting urban biodiversity. Ecosystems, ecosystem services, and social systems in urban landscapes. Urban design, planning, and management : lessons from ecology
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- Description:xiii, 374 s. : : illustrations, maps ; : 26 cm
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9780199563562, 019956356X, 9780199643950, 0199643954
- oclc:ocn768101495
- LC Classification:HT241
- Dewey Decimal:307.76
Table of Contents
Introduction; The History of Urban Ecology; SECTION 1 -- ECOLOGY IN CITIES: MAN-MADE PHYSICAL CONDITIONS; Introduction to Section 1; 1.1 Land Use and Surface Cover as Urban Ecological Indicators; 1.2 Urban Climate; 1.3 Urban Soils -- Characterization, Pollution and Relevance in Urban Ecosystems; 1.4 Hydrology of Urban Environments; Summary of Section 1; SECTION 2 -- ECOLOGY IN CITIES: PATTERNS OF URBAN BIODIVERSITY; Introduction to Section 2; 2.1 Plant Communities of Urban Wetlands: Patterns and Controlling Processes; 2.2 Potemkin Gardens: Biodiversity in Small Designed Landscapes; 2.3 Vegetation of Urban Hard Surfaces; 2.4 Composition and Diversity of Urban Vegetation; 2.5 Anthropogenic Ecosystems: The Influence of People on Urban Wildlife Populations; Summary of Section 2; SECTION 3 -- ECOLOGY IN CITIES: PROCESSES AFFECTING URBAN BIODIVERSITY; Introduction to Section 3; 3.1 Coupled Relationships between Humans and other Organisms in Urban Areas; 3.2 Urban Flora and Vegetation: Patterns and Processes; 3.3 Effects of Urbanisation on the Ecology and Evolution of Arthropods; 3.4 Effects of Urbanisation on the Ecology and Evolution of Reptiles and Amphibians; 3.5 Biodiversity and Com…
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