Disturbance ecology / Thomas Wohlgemuth, Anke Jentsch, Rupert Seidl, editors.
Wohlgemuth, Thomas, editor.; Jentsch, Anke, editor.; Seidl, Rupert, editor.
2022
QH77.E85
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Title Disturbance ecology / Thomas Wohlgemuth, Anke Jentsch, Rupert Seidl, editors.
ISBN 9783030987565 (electronic bk.)
3030987566 (electronic bk.)
9783030987558
3030987558
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-98756-5
Published Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2022]
Language English
Description 1 online resource (1 volume) : illustrations (black and white, and colour).
Other Standard Identifiers 10.1007/978-3-030-98756-5 doi
Call Number QH77.E85
Dewey Decimal Classification 577.2
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.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Added Author Wohlgemuth, Thomas, editor.
Jentsch, Anke, editor.
Seidl, Rupert, editor.
Series Landscape series (Springer (Firm)) ; v. 32.
Available in Other Form Disturbance ecology.
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Disturbance Ecology: A Guideline / Thomas Wohlgemuth Anke Jentsch Rupert Seidl
Part I: Definitions and Assessments. Disturbances and Disturbance Regimes / Anke Jentsch Rupert Seidl Thomas Wohlgemuth
Disturbance Regimes and Climate Extremes of the Earth's Vegetation Zones / Anke Jentsch Andreas von Heßberg
Part II: Concepts. Disturbance and Biodiversity / Rupert Seidl Jörg Müller Thomas Wohlgemuth
Disturbance Resilience / Rupert Seidl Anke Jentsch Thomas Wohlgemuth
Adaptation to Disturbance / Georg Gratzer Anke Jentsch
Part III: Abiotic Disturbances. Fire in Forest Ecosystems: Processes and Management Strategies / Daniel Kraus Thomas Wohlgemuth Marc Castellnou Marco Conedera
Wind Disturbances / Thomas Wohlgemuth Marc Hanewinkel Rupert Seidl
Avalanches and Other Snow Movements / Peter Bebi Perry Bartelt Christian Rixen
Part IV: Biotic Disturbances. Tree Diseases / Marco Pautasso
Insect Defoliators / Christa Schafellner Katrin Möller
Bark Beetles / Beat Wermelinger Oliver Jakoby
Large Herbivores / Josef Senn
Part V: Anthropogenic Disturbances. Forest Management / Peter Meyer Christian Ammer
Grasslands / Michael Bahn Johannes Ingrisch Anke Jentsch
Part VI: Disturbances and Global Change. Impacts of Climate Change on Disturbances / Rupert Seidl Markus Kautz
Part VII: Disturbances and Management. Managing Disturbance Risks / Rupert Seidl Sigrid Netherer Thomas Thaler
Disturbances and Ecosystem Services / Dominik Thom Anke Jentsch Rupert Seidl.

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