Valuing Chaparral Ecological, Socio-Economic, and Management Perspectives /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Underwood, Emma C. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Safford, Hugh D. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Molinari, Nicole A. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Keeley, Jon E. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: Springer Series on Environmental Management,
• Subjects: Environmental management.; Ecosystems.; Natural resources.; Biodiversity.; Environmental Management.; Natural Resources.

Chaparral shrubland ecosystems are an iconic feature of the California landscape, and a highly biodiverse yet highly flammable backdrop to some of the fastest growing urban areas in the United States. Chaparral-type ecosystems are a common element of all of the world's Mediterranean-type climat...

Table of Contents:

• California Chaparral and its Global Significance
• Drivers of Chaparral Plant Diversity
• Faunal Diversity in Chaparral Ecosystems
• Native Peoples' Relationship to the California Chaparral
• Essential Landscape: An Environmental History of Chaparral Ecosystems in California
• Biogeochemical Cycling of Carbon and Nitrogen in Chaparral Dominated Ecosystems
• Sediment Delivery, Flood Control, and Physical Ecosystem Services in Southern California Chaparral Landscapes
• Water Provision in Chaparral Landscapes - Water Quality and Water Quantity
• Mapping the Value of National Forest Landscapes for Ecosystem Service Provision
• Recreation Ecosystem Services from Chaparral Dominated Landscapes: A Baseline Assessment from National Forests in Southern California
• Connecting Californians with the Chaparral
• Chaparral Landscape Conversion in Southern California
• Chaparral Restoration
• Climate Change Trends for Chaparral
• Managing Chaparral Resources on Public Lands
• The Past, Present, and Future of California Chaparral.