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Animals' Influence on the Landscape and Ecological Importance - Natives, Newcomers, Homecomers (Hardcover, 2015 ed.)
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Animals' Influence on the Landscape and Ecological Importance - Natives, Newcomers, Homecomers (Hardcover, 2015 ed.)
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In its first English-language edition, this book introduces the
many-faceted interactions of animal populations with their
habitats. From soil fauna, ants and termites to small and large
herbivores, burrowing mammals and birds, the author presents a
comprehensive analysis of animals and ecosystems that is as broad
and varied as all nature. Chapter 2 addresses the functional role
of animals in landscape ecosystems, emphasizing fluxes of energy
and matter within and between ecosystems, and the effects of
animals on qualitative and structural habitat change. Discussion
includes chapters on the role of animal population density and the
impacts of native herbivores on vegetation and habitats from the
tropics to the polar regions. Cyclic mass outbreaks of species such
as the larch bud moth in Switzerland, the mountain pine beetle and
the African red-billed weaver bird are described and analyzed.
Other chapters discuss Zoochory - the dispersal of seeds by ants,
mammals and birds - and the influence of burrowing animals on soil
development and geomorphology. Consideration extends to the impact
of feral domestic animals. Chapter 5 focuses on problems resulting
from introduction of alien animals and from re-introduction of
animal species to their original habitats, discusses the effects on
ecosystems of burrowing, digging and trampling by animals. The
author also addresses keystone species such as kangaroo rats,
termites and beavers. Chapter 6 addresses the role of animals in
landscape management and nature conservation, with chapters on the
impact of newcomer species such as animals introduced into
Australia, New Zealand and Europe, and the consequences of
reintroduction of species to original habitat. It also discusses
the carrying capacity of natural habit, public attitudes toward
conversation and more. The final section ponders the effects of
climate on interactions between animals and their habitats.
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