TY  - BOOK
AU  - Moral, Roger del 
AU  - Walker, Lawrence R 
TI  - Environmental disasters, natural recovery and human responses
SN  - 9780521677660
U1  - 363.64 
PY  - 2007///
CY  - New York
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - Natural disasters -- Environmental aspects.
KW  - Ecological disturbances.
KW  - Restoration ecology
N1  - 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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