Lawrence. R Walker

Primary Succession and Ecosystem Rehabilitation

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This 2003 book examines ecological recovery following natural and human-induced disturbances.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 458
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Januar 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 658g
• ISBN-13: 9780521529549
• ISBN-10: 0521529549
• Artikelnr.: 20957823

Autorenporträt

Lawrence Walker is a Professor of Biology at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
1. Introduction
2. Denudation: the creation of a barren substrate
3. Successional theory
4. Soil development
5. Life histories of early colonists
6. Species interations
7. Successional patterns
8. Applications of theory for rehabilitation
9. Future directions
Glossary
References
Index.