Title: Nature all around us : a guide to urban ecology /
Authors: Beisner, Beatrix E.; Messier, Christian C.; Giraldeau, Luc-Alain, 1955-
Year: 2013
Subjects: Urban ecology (Sociology)
Contents: Introduction: what is ecology? -- Around the house and garden -- Apple at my core -- Arboreal aqueducts -- Lawn lions -- Praise for lazy gardeners -- The evolution of food -- Hey, taxi! -- Social life -- Bathroom drama -- Winter warmth -- In the neighborhood -- The secret life of ponds -- A life of extremes -- Prowling predator -- Pigeontown -- Animal intelligentsia -- Squirrelly neighbors -- From the chimney tops -- Long lifelines -- The metropolis -- Canary in the city -- Wing beats -- Enough already! -- Darwin's sweet tooth? -- A breath of fresh air -- Successful little birds -- Opportunistic gulls -- Urban roots.