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UNINA9910760498903321 |
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Urban ecology : its nature and challenges / / edited by Pedro Barbosa |
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Wallingford, England ; ; Boston, Massachusetts : , : CAB International, , 2020 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xi, 236 pages) : illustrations |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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1: Urban Ecology: What is it and Why? -- 2: How Urban Forest Composition Shapes the Structure and Function of Arthropod Communities -- 3: Wildlife in the City: Human Drivers and Human Consequences -- 4: Urban Plant Ecophysiology -- 5: Urban Biodiversity: Between Elsewhere-Nature and the Post-Wild World -- 6: Protecting Pollinators in the Urban Environment -- 7: Urban Ecology as an Integrative Science and Practice -- 8: The Ecology of Urban Climates -- 9: The Green Cities Movement: Progress and Future Challenges -- 10: Light pollution: How Urban Conditions Influence Ecological Interactions -- 11: Citizen Science in Urban Habitats -- 12: Ecology of Insects and Other Arthropods in Urban Agroecosystems -- 13: Future Prospects and Challenges in Urban Ecology. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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"This book contains a series of essays designed for graduate students and researchers on crucial issues in the relatively new field of urban ecology"-- |
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