Disturbance Ecology / edited by Thomas Wohlgemuth, Anke Jentsch, Rupert Seidl.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Jentsch, Anke, editor.

Wohlgemuth, Thomas, editor.

Seidl, Rupert, editor.

Series:

Landscape Series, 1875-1210 ; 32

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ecology.

Landscape ecology.

Plant ecology.

Landscape Ecology.

Plant Ecology.

Terrestial Ecology.

Local Subjects:

Ecology.

Landscape Ecology.

Plant Ecology.

Terrestial Ecology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (432 pages)

Edition:

1st ed. 2022.

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2022.

Summary:

This edited work presents a multi-faceted view on the causes and consequences of disturbance in ecosystems. Vegetation can be affected by a variety of different disturbances such as wind, floods, fire, and insect attack, leading to an abrupt change in live biomass. Disturbance is a motor of vegetation dynamics, but also sensitive to climate change and poses a challenge for ecosystem management. Readers will discover the global distribution of disturbance regimes and learn about the importance of disturbances for biodiversity and the evolution of plant and animal life. The book provides a Central European perspective on disturbance ecology, and addresses important disturbance agents such as fire, wind, avalanches, tree diseases, insect defoliators, bark beetles and large herbivores in dedicated chapters. It furthermore includes chapters on anthropogenic disturbances in forests and grasslands. The impact of climate change on disturbance regimes and approaches to address disturbance risks in ecosystem management are discussed in concluding chapters. Within the 18 chapters 14 textboxes highlight current topics of disturbance ecology and provide deeper methodological insights into the field. Disturbances strongly shape our landscapes and maintain our biodiversity. A better understanding of their ecology is thus fundamental for contextualizing the dynamic changes in our environment. This book is a valuable resource for students and practitioners interested in disturbances and their management.

Contents:

Chap 1: Disturbance ecology: a guideline

Chap 2: Definitions and quantifications

Chap 3: Concepts

Chap 4: Abiotic disturbances

Chap 5: Biotic disturbances

Chap 6: Anthropogenic disturbances

Chap 7: Disturbances in global change

Chap 8: Disturbances and management.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Print version: Wohlgemuth, Thomas Disturbance Ecology

ISBN:

3-030-98756-6

OCLC:

1351842726