Valuing Chaparral
Ecological, Socio-Economic, and Management Perspectives
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Beschreibung
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.
Describes ecosystem services and other values provided by chaparral and similar shrubland ecosystems
Details challenges of fire, climate change, and land conversion for chaparral conservation and management
Provides practical information for managers and policy makers relating to conservation and restoration of chaparral
Describes ecosystem services and other values provided by chaparral and similar shrubland ecosystems Details challenges of fire, climate change, and land conversion for chaparral conservation and management Provides practical information for managers and policy makers relating to conservation and restoration of chaparral
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Emma C. Underwood
Themen in »Valuing Chaparral«
Chapparral shrublands ecosystem services biodiversity carbon storage sediment erosion retention water quantity water quality recreation flood control Native American use habitat conversion fire return interval Mediterranean-type climate regions conservation natural resources and energy economics