TY - BOOK AU - Beever,Erik A. AU - Prange,Suzanne AU - DellaSala,Dominick A. TI - Disturbance ecology and biological diversity: scale, context, and nature SN - 9781482298710 PY - 2019/// CY - Boca Raton PB - CRC Press KW - Ecological disturbances KW - Biodiversity N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - 'This book presents cascading effects of ecological disturbances on a multitude of ecosystem components. It includes agricultural development, large infrequent disturbances, forest harvesting, non-native grazing in deserts, ground transportation, powerline corridors, fires, urban ecology, disturbance in aquatic ecosystems, land-use dynamics on diversity, habitat fragmentation, sedimentation of wetlands, and contemporary climate change. The book facilitates users in understanding why disturbances are occurring while recommending mitigation and remediation strategies'-- ER -