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Zusatztext Not only will the next generation of ecology students benefit from reading this volume! but one could also do a favor for non-ecologist colleagues with a professional interest in cities by letting them know of this book and what urban ecology is now about. Informationen zum Autor The Editor-in-Chief, Jari Niemelä, is professor of urban ecology at the University of Helsinki, Finland. His research interests include urban ecology, biodiversity, interactions between ecological and social systems, and the application of ecological knowledge in decision-making.; The section editors Jürgen H. Breuste, Thomas Elmqvist, Glenn R. Guntenspergen, Philip James, and Nancy E. McIntyre are leading researchers in this field. Klappentext Brings together an international team of leading scientists to discuss our current understanding of all aspects of urban environments, from the biology of the organisms that inhabit them to the diversity of ecosystem services and human social issues encountered within urban landscapes. Zusammenfassung Brings together an international team of leading scientists to discuss our current understanding of all aspects of urban environments, from the biology of the organisms that inhabit them to the diversity of ecosystem services and human social issues encountered within urban landscapes. Inhaltsverzeichnis Jari Niemelä: Introduction; Mark McDonnell: The History of Urban Ecology; Section 1 - Ecology in Cities: Man-Made Physical Conditions; Jürgen H. Breuste: Introduction to Section 1; 1.1: Stephan Pauleit and Jürgen H. Breuste: Land Use and Surface Cover as Urban Ecological Indicators; 1.2: Eberhard Parlow: Urban Climate; 1.3: Martin Sauerwein: Urban Soils - Characterization, Pollution and Relevance in Urban Ecosystems; 1.4: Marc Illgen: Hydrology of Urban Environments; Jürgen H. Breuste: Summary of Section 1; Section 2 - Ecology in Cities: Patterns of Urban Biodiversity; Glenn R. Guntenspergen: Introduction to Section 2; 2.1: Andrew H. Baldwin: Plant Communities of Urban Wetlands: Patterns and Controlling Processes; 2.2: Martin F. Quigley: Potemkin Gardens: Biodiversity in Small Designed Landscapes; 2.3: Jeremy Lundholm: Vegetation of Urban Hard Surfaces; 2.4: Christopher P. Dunn and Liam Heneghan: Composition and Diversity of Urban Vegetation; 2.5: Clark E. Adams and Kieran J. Lindsey: Anthropogenic Ecosystems: The Influence of People on Urban Wildlife Populations; Glenn R. Guntenspergen: Summary of Section 2; Section 3 - Ecology in Cities: Processes Affecting Urban Biodiversity; Nancy E. MacIntyre: Introduction to Section 3; 3.1: Barbara Clucas and John M. Marzluff: Coupled Relationships between Humans and other Organisms in Urban Areas; 3.2: S.S. Cilliers & S.J. Siebert: Urban Flora and Vegetation: Patterns and Processes; 3.3: Johan Kotze, Stephen Venn, Jari Niemelä, and John Spence: Effects of Urbanisation on the Ecology and Evolution of Arthropods; 3.4: Bruce W. Grant, George Middendorf, Michael J. Colgan, Haseeb Ahmad, and Michael B. Vogel: Effects of Urbanisation on the Ecology and Evolution of Reptiles and Amphibians; 3.5: Christopher M. Swan, Steward T. A. Pickett, Katalin Szlavecz, Paige Warren, and K. Tara Willey: Biodiversity and Community Composition in Urban Ecosystems: Coupled Human, Spatial, and Metacommunity Processes; Nancy E. MacIntyre: Summary of Section 3; Section 4 - Ecosystems, Ecosystem Services, and Social Systems in Urban Landscapes; Thomas Elmqvist: Introduction to Section 4; 4.1: Robert McDonald and Peter Marcotullio: Global Effects of Urbanization on Ecosystem Services; 4.2: Charles L. Redman: Social-Ecological Transformations in Urban Landscapes - A Historical Perspective; 4.3: Christine Alfsen, Ashley Duval, and Thomas Elmqvist: The Urban Landscape as a Social - Ecological System for Governance of Ecosystem Services; 4.4: Peter Bridgewater: Water Services in Urban Landscapes; 4.5: Johan Colding: The Role of Ecosystem ...
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