Urban ecology
Saved in:
Group Author: | |
---|---|
Published: |
Cambridge University Press,
|
Publisher Address: | Cambridge New York |
Publication Dates: | 2010. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
Series: |
Ecological reviews |
Subjects: | |
Carrier Form: | ix, 318 p.: ill., map ; 26 cm. |
ISBN: |
9780521760973 (hardback) 0521760976 (hardback) 9780521743495 (pbk.) 0521743494 (pbk.) |
Index Number: | C912 |
CLC: | C912.81 |
Call Number: | C912.81/U723-1 |
Contents: |
Includss bibliographical references and index. 1. Urban ecology / Kevin J. Gaston -- 2. Urbanisation / Kevin J. Gaston -- 3. Urban environments and ecosystem functions / Kevin J. Gaston, Zoe G. Davies and Jill L. Edmondson -- 4. Individual species and urbanisation / Karl L. Evans -- 5. Species diver "This is the urban century in which, for the first time, the majority of people live in towns and cities. Understanding how people influence, and are influenced by, the 'green' component of these environments is therefore of enormous significance. Provi |