ABSTRACT

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.

section One|2 pages

Introduction

chapter One|36 pages

Introduction

Defining and Interpreting Ecological Disturbances

section Three|2 pages

Emerging Disturbances Amidst Global Change

section Four|2 pages

Land-use Disturbance

chapter Six|26 pages

Microbes to Bobcats

Biological Refugia of Appalachian Reclaimed Coal Mines

chapter Seven|18 pages

Toward a Theory of Connectivity among Depressional Wetlands of the Great Plains

Resiliency to Natural and Anthropogenic Disturbance within a Wetland Network