- Unique synthesis of ideas on recombinant and hybrid ecologies and communities
- Case studies and examples of ecological fusion and processes
- Predictive models of future ecologies with nature conservation applications
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- About this book
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This is a challenging new approach to understanding ecological systems especially in urban and urbanised areas. Synthesising current ideas and approaches the book develops an historic context to ecological fusion and recombinant or hybrid ecosystems. With massive climate change and other environmental fluxes, this volume provides insight into consequences for future ecologies. Invasive and non-native or alien species are spreading, often aggressively around the globe. However, much current thinking in ecology and nature conservation fails to accommodate the consequences of changing environmental conditions and fusion of both species and ecological communities. Whether or not conservationists accept ecological change, factors such as urbanisation and globalisation combine with climate and other changes to trigger new hybrid communities and ecologies. Embedding this approach into current ecological thinking this book presents an overview of ideas set in the exemplar case study area of the British Isles. However, the approaches, ideas and conclusions presented here will find application in ecosystem studies and in nature conservation around the world.
- Table of contents (6 chapters)
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An Introduction to the Concept of Recombinant Ecology
Pages 1-34
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An Historical Perspective of Ecological Hybridisation
Pages 35-43
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The Impacts of Urbanisation
Pages 45-54
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The Impacts of Globalisation and Cultural Severance
Pages 55-62
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Climate Change and Ecological Hybridisation
Pages 63-66
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Table of contents (6 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Recombinant Ecology - A Hybrid Future?
- Authors
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- Ian D. Rotherham
- Series Title
- SpringerBriefs in Ecology
- Copyright
- 2017
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing
- Copyright Holder
- The Author(s)
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-319-49797-6
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-319-49797-6
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-3-319-49796-9
- Series ISSN
- 2192-4759
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XIX, 85
- Number of Illustrations
- 8 b/w illustrations, 8 illustrations in colour
- Topics
