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Urban Ecosystem Ecology
J. Aitkenhead-Peterson (Author), A. Volder (Edited by)
9780891181750, Wiley
Hardback, published 13 March 2020
496 pages
1 x 1 x 1 cm, 0.454 kg
If more than half of the Earth’s people live in cities and the amount of paved surfaces in the United States is equivalent to the area of Ohio, shouldn’t our sciences thrive in the city? Urban Ecosystem Ecology takes on the important task of reconciling environmental sciences with the world’s growing urbanization. From wildlife to water, from urban agriculture to low-impact development, we need a better understanding of the urban ecosystem.
Foreword ix Preface xi Contributors xiii Conversion Factors for SI and Non-SI Units xv 1 Urbanization: Impacts on Clouds, Precipitation, and Lightning 1 2 The Urban Physical Environment: Temperature and Urban Heat Islands 29 3 Urban Air Quality 57 4 Birds in Urban Ecosystems: Population Dynamics, Community Structure, Biodiversity, and Conservation 75 5 Urban Mammals 87 6 Habitat Function in Urban Riparian Zones 103 7 Chemical, Physical, and Biological Characteristics of Urban Soils 119 8 Lawn Ecology 153 9 Urban Plant Ecology 179 10 Urban Agriculture: A Comparative Review of Allotment and Community Gardens 199 11 Urban Forestry 227 12 Inside Out: Invasive Plants and Urban Environments 241 13 Urban Riparian Function 253 14 Urban Impacts on the Water Cycle and Potential Green Infrastructure Implications 277 15 Chemistry of Urban, Suburban, and Rural Surface Waters 297 16 Urban Stream Ecology 341 17 Water Use in Urban Ecosystems: Complexity, Costs, and Services of Urban Ecohydrology 353 18 Services in Natural and Human Dominated Ecosystems 373 19 Green Roofs and Garden Roofs 391 20 Bioretention, Low Impact Development, and Stormwater Management 413 21 Greenspaces, Green Structure, and Green Infrastructure Planning 431 Subject Index 449
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