Landslide Ecology

Informationen zum Autor Lawrence R. Walker is a Professor of Plant Ecology at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. His research focuses on the mechanisms that drive plant succession, particularly primary succession on volcanoes, landslides, glacial moraines, floodplains, dunes, mine tailings and abandoned roads. His landslide research has involved field work in Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and New Zealand. Aaron B. Shiels is a postdoctoral research associate with the USDA National Wildlife Research Center in Hilo, Hawaii. His research is focused on understanding the local and large-scale impacts of disturbance and invasive species on plant communities and ecosystems. He has worked on landslides in China, Hawaii and Puerto Rico. Klappentext Landslides are dangerous, fascinating phenomena: understanding their biological and ecological aspects is essential for achieving slope stability and habitat restoration.Summarising the latest research on the ecological consequences of landslides, this book provides a framework for using ecological tools in predicting, stabilising and restoring landslides. It demonstrates how soils, plants and animals respond to landslide destruction, presenting ecological approaches as economical and resilient supplements to landslide management. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Spatial patterns; 3. Physical causes and consequences; 4. Biological consequences; 5. Biotic interactions and temporal patterns; 6. Living with landslides; 7. Large scales and future directions for landslide ecology; Glossary; References; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Aaron B. Shiels, Shiels Aaron B., Lawrence R. Walker, Lawrence R. (University of Nevada Walker, Lawrence R. Shiels Walker, Walker Lawrence R.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 06.12.2012
• EAN: 9780521178402
• ISBN: 978-0-521-17840-2
• No. of pages: 314
• Series: Ecology, Biodiversity and Conservation; Ecology, Biodiversity and Conservation; Ecology, Biodiversity and Cons
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; NATURE / Ecology, Applied ecology, The environment, Biodiversity, Conservation of wildlife & habitats, Environmental Management, Conservation of the environment, Ecological science, the Biosphere, Plant Ecology, Animal Ecology