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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.
List of contents
Foreword ix Preface xi
Contributors xiii
Conversion Factors for SI and Non-SI Units xv
1 Urbanization: Impacts on Clouds, Precipitation, and Lightning 1
J.M. Shepherd, J.A. Stallins, M.L. Jin, T.L. Mote 2 The Urban Physical Environment: Temperature and Urban Heat Islands 29
Gordon M. Heisler, Anthony J. Brazel 3 Urban Air Quality 57
Sri Juari Santosa 4 Birds in Urban Ecosystems: Population Dynamics, Community Structure, Biodiversity, and Conservation 75
Eyal Shochat, Susannah Lerman, Esteban Fernández-Juricic 5 Urban Mammals 87
Robert McCleery 6 Habitat Function in Urban Riparian Zones 103
Joan G. Ehrenfeld, Emilie K. Stander 7 Chemical, Physical, and Biological Characteristics of Urban Soils 119
Richard V. Pouyat, Katalin Szlavecz, Ian D. Yesilonis, Peter M. Groffman, Kirsten Schwarz 8 Lawn Ecology 153
Thomas W. Cook, Erik H. Ervin 9 Urban Plant Ecology 179
Astrid Volder 10 Urban Agriculture: A Comparative Review of Allotment and Community Gardens 199
David L. Iaquinta, Axel W. Drescher 11 Urban Forestry 227
Astrid Volder, W. Todd Watson 12 Inside Out: Invasive Plants and Urban Environments 241
Sarah Hayden Reichard 13 Urban Riparian Function 253
Emilie K. Stander, Joan G. Ehrenfeld 14 Urban Impacts on the Water Cycle and Potential Green Infrastructure Implications 277
Steven J. Burian, Christine A. Pomeroy 15 Chemistry of Urban, Suburban, and Rural Surface Waters 297
Meredith K Steele, William H. McDowell, Jacqueline A. Aitkenhead-Peterson 16 Urban Stream Ecology 341
Allison H. Roy, Michael J. Paul, Seth J. Wenger 17 Water Use in Urban Ecosystems: Complexity, Costs, and Services of Urban Ecohydrology 353
G. Darrel Jenerette, Karrin P. Alstad 18 Services in Natural and Human Dominated Ecosystems 373
Jacqueline A. Aitkenhead-Peterson, Meredith K. Steele, Astrid Volder 19 Green Roofs and Garden Roofs 391
D. Bradley Rowe, Kristin L. Getter 20 Bioretention, Low Impact Development, and Stormwater Management 413
Ming-Han Li, Bruce Dvorak, Chan Yong Sung 21 Greenspaces, Green Structure, and Green Infrastructure Planning 431
Anne R. Beer Subject Index 449
About the author
Jacqueline Aitkenhead-Peterson is an Assistant Professor of Urban Water and Nutrient Management within the Soil and Crop Science department at Texas A&M University. Her research and teaching have focused on stream chemistry and the impact of land use/land cover management on soil and freshwater nutrient dynamics.
Astrid Volder is an Assistant Professor of Horticultural Landscape Ecology within the Horticultural Sciences department at Texas A&M University. Her research and teaching focus on plant stress response and belowground ecology as affected by climate change, urbanization and ecosystem management.
