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Environmental disasters, natural recovery and human responses/ Roger del Moral; Lawrence R Walker

By: Moral, Roger delContributor(s): Walker, Lawrence RMaterial type: Text

TextPublication details: New York: Cambridge University Press, 2007Description: x, 209 p. 23 cmISBN: 9780521677660Subject(s): Natural disasters -- Environmental aspects | Ecological disturbances | Restoration ecologyDDC classification: 363.64

Contents:

Preface and acknowledgements -- 1. Introduction : a crescendo of destruction -- 1.1. Disturbance and human interactions -- 1.2. Disturbance and recovery -- 1.3. The future is now, time is short -- 2. Natural disturbances : synergistic interactions with humans -- 2.1. Introduction -- 2.2. Disturbance types -- 2.3. Definitions -- 2.4. Gradients of severity -- 2.5. Infertile habitats -- 2.6. Fertile habitats -- 2.7. Disturbance interactions and linkages with humans -- 3. Infertile and unstable habitats -- 3.1. Introduction -- 3.2. Porous volcanic materials -- 3.3. Dunes -- 3.4. Glaciers -- 3.5. Lessons from infertile, unstable habitats -- 4. Infertile and stable habitats -- 4.1. Stable habitats develop slowly -- 4.2. Lava -- 4.3. Cliffs -- 4.4. Lessons from infertile, stable habitats. -- 5. Fertile and unstable habitats -- 5.1. Introduction -- 5.2. Landslides -- 5.3. River floodplains -- 5.4. Lakeshores -- 5.5. Salt marshes and mangroves -- 5.6. Lessons from fertile, unstable habitats -- 6. Fertile and stable habitats -- 6.1. Introduction -- 6.2. Fire -- 6.3. Hurricanes -- 6.4. Grazing -- 6.5. Lessons from fertile, stable habitats -- 7. The lessons learned -- 7.1. Introduction -- 7.2. Nature recovers -- 7.3. Humans intensify disturbances -- 7.4. How humanity alters the equation -- 7.5. Natural models provide lessons -- 7.6. But the rules have changed -- 7.7. Lessons we can apply -- 7.8. Guide to rehabilitation -- 7.9. A plea for biodiversity -- 7.10. The future.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
General Books	Central Library, Sikkim University General Book Section	363.64 MOR/E (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		P08569

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Preface and acknowledgements --
1. Introduction : a crescendo of destruction --
1.1. Disturbance and human interactions --
1.2. Disturbance and recovery --
1.3. The future is now, time is short --
2. Natural disturbances : synergistic interactions with humans --
2.1. Introduction --
2.2. Disturbance types --
2.3. Definitions --
2.4. Gradients of severity --
2.5. Infertile habitats --
2.6. Fertile habitats --
2.7. Disturbance interactions and linkages with humans --
3. Infertile and unstable habitats --
3.1. Introduction --
3.2. Porous volcanic materials --
3.3. Dunes --
3.4. Glaciers --
3.5. Lessons from infertile, unstable habitats --
4. Infertile and stable habitats --
4.1. Stable habitats develop slowly --
4.2. Lava --
4.3. Cliffs --
4.4. Lessons from infertile, stable habitats. --
5. Fertile and unstable habitats --
5.1. Introduction --
5.2. Landslides --
5.3. River floodplains --
5.4. Lakeshores --
5.5. Salt marshes and mangroves --
5.6. Lessons from fertile, unstable habitats --
6. Fertile and stable habitats --
6.1. Introduction --
6.2. Fire --
6.3. Hurricanes --
6.4. Grazing --
6.5. Lessons from fertile, stable habitats --
7. The lessons learned --
7.1. Introduction --
7.2. Nature recovers --
7.3. Humans intensify disturbances --
7.4. How humanity alters the equation --
7.5. Natural models provide lessons --
7.6. But the rules have changed --
7.7. Lessons we can apply --
7.8. Guide to rehabilitation --
7.9. A plea for biodiversity --
7.10. The future.

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