Animals' Influence on the Landscape and Ecological Importance Natives, Newcomers, Homecomers /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Holtmeier, Friedrich-Karl (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Θέματα: Environment.; Climate change.; Earth sciences.; Physical geography.; Life sciences.; Popular works.; Environment, general.; Physical Geography.; Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts.; Popular Science, general.; Earth Sciences, general.; Life Sciences, general.

In its first English-language edition, this book introduces the many-faceted interactions of animal populations with their habitats. From soil fauna, ants and termites to small and large herbivores, burrowing mammals and birds, the author presents a comprehensive analysis of animals and ecosystems t...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 1 Introduction
• 2 Animals’ Functional Role in the Landscape
• 3. Selected Landscapes under the Influence of Wild Herbivorous Mammals
• 4 Keystone Species
• 5 Introductions and Re-Introductions of Animals
• 6 Animals in Landscape Management and Nature Conservation
• 7 Potential Effects of Climate Change on Animal-Habitat Interactions
• 8 Epilogue
• 9 References
• 10 Index.