Author: Nancy G. TilghmanPublisher:
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Category : Bird watching
Languages : en
Pages : 12
Book Description
Managing Urban Woodlands for a Variety of Birds
Author: Nancy G. TilghmanPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bird watching
Languages : en
Pages : 12
Book Description
Ecology and Conservation of Birds in Urban Environments
Author: Enrique MurguiPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319433148
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 520
Book Description
This book provides syntheses of ecological theories and overarching patterns of urban bird ecology that have only recently become available. The numerous habitats represented in this book ranges from rows of trees in wooded alleys, to wastelands and remnants of natural habitats encapsulated in the urban matrix. Authored by leading scientists in this emergent field, the chapters explore how the characteristics of the habitat in urban environments influence bird communities and populations at multiple levels of ecological organization and at different spatial and temporal scales, and how this information should be incorporated in urban planning to achieve an effective conservation of bird fauna in urban environments. Birds are among the most conspicuous and fascinating residents of urban neighborhoods and provide urban citizens with everyday wildlife contact all over the world. However, present urbanization trends are rapidly depleting their habitats, and thus knowledge of urban bird ecology is urgently needed if birds are to thrive in cities. The book is unique in its inclusion of examples from all continents (except Antarctica) in an effort to arrive at a more holistic perspective. Among other issues, the individual chapters address the censusing of birds in urban green spaces; the relationship between bird communities and the structure of urban green spaces; the role of exotic plant species as food sources for urban bird fauna; the influence of artificial light and pollutants on bird fauna; trends in long-term urban bird research, and transdisciplinary studies on bird sounds and their effects on humans. Several chapters investigate how our current knowledge of the ecology of urban bird fauna should be applied in order to achieve better management of urban habitats so as to achieve conservation of species or even increase species diversity. The book also provides a forward-looking summary on potential research directions. As such, it provides a valuable resource for urban ecologists, urban ecology students, landscape architects, city planners, decision makers and anyone with an interest in urban ornithology and bird conservation. Moreover, it provides a comprehensive overview for researchers in the fields of ecology and conservation of urban bird fauna.
Wild Urban Woodlands
Author: Ingo KowarikPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 3540268596
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
This book provides a first overview of the phemonemon of post-industrial urban wilderness: urban landscapes once shaped by heavy industry that are being re-colonized naturally by forests. These new types of urban woodlands are often overlooked by ecologists, foresters and planners. Individual chapters consider urban woodlands from the perspectives of ecology, environmental sociology, forestry, nature conservation and landscape architecture.
New Perspectives on Silvicultural Management of Northern Hardwoods
Author: C. Wayne MartinPublisher:
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Category : Forest management
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
Managing Deadwood in Forests and Woodlands
Author: Jonathan W. HumphreyPublisher:
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Category : Dead trees
Languages : en
Pages : 32
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Avian Urban Ecology
Author: Diego GilPublisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0199661588
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
This edited volume adopts an evolutionary framework to explore how pre-existing differences in life history, behaviour, and physiology of birds may determine the course of their adaptation to urban habitats.
Urban Forests and Trees
Author: Cecil C. KonijnendijkPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 354027684X
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 525
Book Description
This multidisciplinary book covers all aspects of planning, designing, establishing and managing forests and trees and forests in and near urban areas, with chapters by experts in forestry, horticulture, landscape ecology, landscape architecture and even plant pathology. Beginning with historical and conceptual basics, the coverage includes policy, design, implementation and management of forestry for urban populations.
General Technical Report WO.
Author: Publisher:
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Category : Forests and forestry
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
Habitat Management for Birds of Pennsylvania
Author: Stanley H. AndersonPublisher:
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Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 108
Book Description
An Annotated Bibliography on Planning and Management for Urban-suburban Wildlife
Author: Daniel L. LeedyPublisher:
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Category : City planning
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description