Urban Ecosystems: Ecological Principles for the Built Environment

by Colby Tanner, Fred Adler, Colby J. Tanner, et al.

Book Overview

As humans have come to dominate the earth, the ideal of studying and teaching ecology in pristine ecosystems has become impossible to achieve. Our planet is now a mosaic of ecosystems ranging from the relatively undisturbed to the completely built, with the majority of people living in urban environments. This accessible introduction to the principles of urban ecology provides students with the tools they need to understand these increasingly important...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521746132
• ISBN13: 9780521746137
• Release Date: June 2013
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 353 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.6" x 9.5"