Valuing Chaparral

Ecological, Socio-Economic, and Management Perspectives

Emma C. Underwood, Hugh D. Safford, Nicole A. Molinari, Jon E. Keeley (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

XXV, 467 Seiten

2018
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-319-68302-7 (ISBN)

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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.

Dr. Emma Underwood is a research scientist with the Department of Environmental Science and Policy at the University of California, Davis and is a visiting fellow with Southampton University in the UK. A central theme of her research is the application of geospatial tools and remote sensing techniques to address biodiversity and conservation issues and inform environmental decision-making. Her research interests include conservation assessments of biodiversity, estimating conservation return on investment, evaluating ecosystem services, and mapping and predicting the distribution of invasive plant species. During the past 15 years Emma's research has spanned a variety of ecosystems including tropical forests and a global conservation assessment of Mediterranean-type climate regions. Prior to UC Davis, she worked for the World Wildlife Fund-US and has since undertaken collaborative research with The Nature Conservancy, the US Geological Survey, and the US Forest Service. Emma received her Ph.D. in Ecology from the University of California.

California Chaparral and its Global Significance.- Drivers of Chaparral Plant Diversity.- Faunal Diversity in Chaparral Ecosystems.- Native Peoples' Relationship to the California Chaparral.- Essential Landscape: An Environmental History of Chaparral Ecosystems in California.- Biogeochemical Cycling of Carbon and Nitrogen in Chaparral Dominated Ecosystems.- Sediment Delivery, Flood Control, and Physical Ecosystem Services in Southern California Chaparral Landscapes.- Water Provision in Chaparral Landscapes - Water Quality and Water Quantity.- Mapping the Value of National Forest Landscapes for Ecosystem Service Provision.- Recreation Ecosystem Services from Chaparral Dominated Landscapes: A Baseline Assessment from National Forests in Southern California.- Connecting Californians with the Chaparral .- Chaparral Landscape Conversion in Southern California.- Chaparral Restoration.- Climate Change Trends for Chaparral.- Managing Chaparral Resources on Public Lands.- The Past, Present, andFuture of California Chaparral.

Erscheinungsdatum	16.03.2018
Reihe/Serie	Springer Series on Environmental Management
Zusatzinfo	XXV, 467 p. 85 illus., 66 illus. in color.
Verlagsort	Cham
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Gewicht	900 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Natur / Ökologie
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
	Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften
Schlagworte	biodiversity • biophysical valuation • carbon storage • Chapparral shrublands • conservation • Earth and Environmental Science • Ecological science, the Biosphere • Ecosystems • Ecosystem services • Environmental management, • Environmental Management • fire return interval • Flood control • habitat conversion • Mediterranean climate • Mediterranean-type climate regions • Native American use • natural resources • natural resources and energy economics • Recreation • Resource Management • sediment erosion retention • socio-economic valuation • The Environment • water quality • water quantity
ISBN-10	3-319-68302-0 / 3319683020
ISBN-13	978-3-319-68302-7 / 9783319683027
Zustand	Neuware