Land abandonment is increasing as human influence on the globe intensifies and various ecological, social, and economic factors conspire to force the cessation of agriculture and other forms of land management. The "old fields" that result from abandonment have been the subject of much study, yet few attempts have been made to examine the larger questions raised by old field dynamics. Old Fields brings together leading experts from around the world to synthesize past and current work on old fields, providing an up-to-date perspective on the ecological dynamics of abandoned land. The book...
Land abandonment is increasing as human influence on the globe intensifies and various ecological, social, and economic factors conspire to force the ...
Nineteenth-century French short stories were devoured by their readers with an insatiable appetite. A reading public that was itself expanding rapidly, as education and leisure opportunities grew, created an unprecedented demand for short fiction. Writers quickly responded to this; it was a lucrative market, and at the same time it offered the intrinsic artistic challenge of brevity. From Romanticism to Naturalism and beyond, novelists such as Balzac and Zola explored the potential of the short story as an alternative form to the novel in depicting modern life. The...
Nineteenth-century French short stories were devoured by their readers with an insatiable appetite. A reading public that was itself expanding
The distinctive relationships between landscape change, habitat fragmentation, and biodiversity conservation are highlighted in this original and useful guide to the theory and practice of ecological landscape design. Using original, ecologically based landscape design principles, the text underscores current thinking in landscape management and conservation. It offers a blend of theoretical and practical information that is illustrated with case studies drawn from across the globe.
Key insights by some of the world's leading experts in landscape ecology and conservation biology make...
The distinctive relationships between landscape change, habitat fragmentation, and biodiversity conservation are highlighted in this original and usef...
