Valuing chaparral ecological socio-economic and management perspectives
Chaparral shrubland ecosystems are an iconic feature of the California landscape, and a highly biodiverse yet highly flammable backdrop to some of the fastest growing urban areas in the United States. Chaparral-type ecosystems are a common element of all of the world's Mediterranean-type climat...
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2018
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| Ausgabe: | 1st edition 2018 |
| Schriftenreihe: | Springer series on environmental management
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | Chaparral shrubland ecosystems are an iconic feature of the California landscape, and a highly biodiverse yet highly flammable backdrop to some of the fastest growing urban areas in the United States. Chaparral-type ecosystems are a common element of all of the world's Mediterranean-type climate regions - of which California is one - yet there is little public appreciation of the intrinsic value and the ecosystem services that these landscapes provide. Valuing Chaparral is a compendium of contributions from experts in chaparral ecology and management, with a focus on the human relationship with chaparral ecosystems. Chapters cover a wide variety of subjects, ranging from biodiversity to ecosystem services like water provision, erosion control, carbon sequestration and recreation; from the history of human interactions with chaparral to current education and conservation efforts; and from chaparral restoration and management to scenarios of the future under changing climate, land use, and human population. Valuing Chaparral will be of interest to resource managers, the research community, policy makers, and the public who live and work in the chaparral dominated landscapes of California and other Mediterranean-type climate regions. |
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| Beschreibung: | Enthält 16 Beiträge "In the spring of 2013, the Pacific Southwest Region of the US Forest Service convened the first Southern California Chaparral Symposium in Arcadia, California. The event focused on ecological restoration of southern California shrublands, and over 200 people attended three days of presentations, discussions, and field trips. The success of this workshop and the desire for expanded opportunities to publicly discuss management and conservation of chaparral led to a second US Forest Service-sponsored symposium titled "Understanding the Ecological Value of Chaparral Landscapes" in June, 2015, again in Arcadia. The 2015 symposium - even better attended than the 2013 event - sought to highlight the importance of chaparral landscapes, and included presentations and discussions revolving around the physical and biotic environment, human history and land use, resource management, and ecosystem services. The momentum behind the 2013 and 2015 symposia was carried forward to the 2016 Natural Areas Conference at the University of California, Davis, where three wellattended oral sessions explored current management challenges, the future of chaparral ecosystems, and chaparral ecosystem services. This book is the fruit of these seminal events, and represents a synthesis of what we know today about California's chaparral shrublands, their ecology, their management, and their contributions to human well-being." Seite ix |
| Beschreibung: | xxv, 467 Seiten Illustrationen 23.5 cm x 15.5 cm |
| ISBN: | 9783319683027 978-3-319-68302-7 3319683020 3-319-68302-0 |