Nature in Fragments : : The Legacy of Sprawl / / ed. by Michael Klemens, Elizabeth Johnson.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Columbia University Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013
• MitwirkendeR: Byers, Diane L.,; Cane, James H.,; Carreiro, Margaret M.,; Coffin, Cynthia,; Crooks, Kevin R.,; Daly, Jayne,; Daszak, Peter,; DeStefano, Stephen,; Elder, Jane,; Farber, Stephen,; Johnson, Elizabeth A.,; Klemens, Michael W.,; Koontz, Fred W.,; Lawrence, Barbara L.,; Lerner, Jeff,; Miller, Nicholas A.,; Mitchell, Joseph C.,; Ray, Justina C.,; Reice, Seth R.,; Sanjayan, M. A.,; Vickerman, Sara,; Wilkinson, Jessica,
• HerausgeberIn: Johnson, Elizabeth,; Klemens, Michael,
• Place / Publishing House: New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [2005]; ©2005
• Year of Publication: 2005
• Language: English
• Series: American Museum of Natural History, Center for Biodiversity Conservation, Series
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (400 p.) :; 30 line, 25 h/t
• Other title: Frontmatter --; CONTENTS --; PREFACE --; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS --; CONTRIBUTORS --; PART I. BIODIVERSITY AND THE GENESIS OF SPRAWL --; 1. The Context and Causes of Sprawl --; 2. The Impacts of Sprawl on Biodiversity --; PART II. SPRAWL, ECOSYSTEMS, AND PROCESSES --; 3. Freshwater Wetland Biodiversity in an Urbanizing World --; 4. Ecosystems, Disturbance, and the Impact of Sprawl --; 5. Bees, Pollination, and the Challenges of Sprawl --; 6. Effects of Urbanization on Decomposer Communities and Soil Processes in Forest Remnants --; 7. Sprawl and Disease --; PART III. SPRAWL AND SPECIES --; 8. Sprawl and Species with Limited Dispersal Abilities --; 9. Sprawl and Highly Mobile or Wide-Ranging Species --; 10. Species that Benefit from Sprawl --; PART IV. IDENTIFYING AND MEETING THE CHALLENGES OF SPRAWL --; 11. Maintaining Connectivity in Urbanizing Landscapes --; 12. The Economics of Biodiversity in Urbanizing Ecosystems --; 13. Conserving Biodiversity Through State and Regional Planning --; 14. Integrating Conservation of Biodiversity into Local Planning --; 15. Building Public Awareness About the Effects of Sprawl on Biodiversity --; 16. Creating a Framework for Change --; INDEX
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780231502061; 9783110442472
• DOI: 10.7312/john12778
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: ed. by Michael Klemens, Elizabeth Johnson.

This new collection focuses on the impact of sprawl on biodiversity and the measures that can be taken to alleviate it. Leading biological and social scientists, conservationists, and land-use professionals examine how sprawl affects species and alters natural communities, ecosystems, and natural processes. The contributors integrate biodiversity issues, concerns, and needs into the growing number of anti-sprawl initiatives, including the "smart growth" and "new urbanist" movements.