{"product_id":"urban-ecosystem-ecology-hardback-9780891181750","title":"Urban Ecosystem Ecology (Hardback) 9780891181750","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eUrban Ecosystem Ecology\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJ. Aitkenhead-Peterson (Author), A. Volder (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780891181750, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 13 March 2020\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e496 pages\u003cbr\u003e1 x 1 x 1 cm, 0.454 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIf 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.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eForeword ix \u003cp\u003ePreface xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContributors xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConversion Factors for SI and Non-SI Units xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Urbanization: Impacts on Clouds, Precipitation, and Lightning 1\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJ.M. Shepherd, J.A. Stallins, M.L. Jin, T.L. Mote\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 The Urban Physical Environment: Temperature and Urban Heat Islands 29\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGordon M. Heisler, Anthony J. Brazel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Urban Air Quality 57\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSri Juari Santosa\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Birds in Urban Ecosystems: Population Dynamics, Community Structure, Biodiversity, and Conservation 75\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eEyal Shochat, Susannah Lerman, Esteban Fernández-Juricic\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Urban Mammals 87\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRobert McCleery\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Habitat Function in Urban Riparian Zones 103\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJoan G. Ehrenfeld, Emilie K. Stander\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Chemical, Physical, and Biological Characteristics of Urban Soils 119\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRichard V. Pouyat, Katalin Szlavecz, Ian D. Yesilonis, Peter M. Groffman, Kirsten Schwarz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Lawn Ecology 153\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThomas W. Cook, Erik H. Ervin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Urban Plant Ecology 179\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAstrid Volder\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Urban Agriculture: A Comparative Review of Allotment and Community Gardens 199\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDavid L. Iaquinta, Axel W. Drescher\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Urban Forestry 227\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAstrid Volder, W. Todd Watson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Inside Out: Invasive Plants and Urban Environments 241\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSarah Hayden Reichard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Urban Riparian Function 253\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eEmilie K. Stander, Joan G. Ehrenfeld\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Urban Impacts on the Water Cycle and Potential Green Infrastructure Implications 277\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSteven J. Burian, Christine A. Pomeroy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Chemistry of Urban, Suburban, and Rural Surface Waters 297\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMeredith K Steele, William H. McDowell, Jacqueline A. Aitkenhead-Peterson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Urban Stream Ecology 341\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAllison H. Roy, Michael J. Paul, Seth J. Wenger\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Water Use in Urban Ecosystems: Complexity, Costs, and Services of Urban Ecohydrology 353\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eG. Darrel Jenerette, Karrin P. Alstad\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Services in Natural and Human Dominated Ecosystems 373\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJacqueline A. Aitkenhead-Peterson, Meredith K. Steele, Astrid Volder\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Green Roofs and Garden Roofs 391\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eD. Bradley Rowe, Kristin L. 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