Biodiversity in Drylands: Toward a Unified Framework

ISBN-13: 9780195139853 / Angielski / Twarda / 2004 / 368 str.

Moshe Shachak; James R. Gosz; Stewart T. A. Pickett

Opis

Biodiversity in Drylands, the first internationally based synthesis volume in the Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) Network Series, unifies the concepts of species and landscape diversity with respect to deserts. Within this framework, the book treats several emerging themes, among them:

- how animal biodiversity can be supported in deserts
- diversity's relation to habitat structure, environmental variability, and species interactions
- the relation between spatial scale and diversity
- how to use a landscape simulation model to understand diversity
- microbial contributions to biodiversity in deserts
- species diversity and ecosystem processes
- resource partitioning and biodiversity in fractal environments
- effects of grazing on biodiversity
- reconciliation ecology and the future of conservation management

In the face of global change, integration is crucial for dealing with the problem of sustaining biodiversity. This book promises to be a vital resource for students, researchers, and managers interested in integrative species, resource, and landscape diversities.