The silver lining
Subtitle: the benefits of natural disasters
By: Seth R. Reice.
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Princeton, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 218
Subjects: Ecological disturbances; Natural disasters -- Environmental aspects
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: ch. 1. The; title: more things change, the more they stay the same -- -- ch. 2.; title: Disturbance, patchiness, and communities -- -- ch. 3.; title: Recolonization, or How do all those species fill up the gaps? -- -- ch. 4.; title: Disturbance ecology and fire management : "Let it burn!" -- -- ch. 5.; title: Disturbance ecology and flood control -- -- ch. 6.; title: Biodiversity, ecosystem services, and human needs -- -- ch. 7.; title: Human-caused disturbance : all disturbances are not created equal -- -- ch. 8.; title: Toward an ecological worldview.