Nature in Fragments: The Legacy of Sprawl

Edited by Elizabeth A. Johnson and Michael W. Klemens

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Paper, 400 pages, 30 line, 25 h/t
ISBN: 978-0-231-12779-0
$50.00 / £34.50

September, 2005
Cloth, 400 pages, 30 line, 25 h/t
ISBN: 978-0-231-12778-3
$110.00 / £76.00

Preface

Acknowledgments

Contributors

Part I Biodiversity and the Genesis of Sprawl

1. The Context and Causes of Sprawl, by Barbara L. Lawrence

2. The Impacts of Sprawl on Biodiversity, by Elizabeth A. Johnson and Michael W. Klemens

Part II Sprawl, Ecosystems, and Processes

3. Freshwater Wetland Biodiversity in an Urbanizing World, by Nicholas A. Miller and Michael W. Klemens

4. Ecosystems, Disturbance, and the Impact of Sprawl, by Seth R. Reice

5. Bees, Pollination, and the Challenges of Sprawl, by James H. Cane

6. Effects of Urbanization on Decomposer Communities and Soil Processes in Forest Remnants, by Margaret M. Carreiro

7. Sprawl and Disease, by Fred W. Koontz and Peter Daszak

Part III Sprawl and Species

8. Sprawl and Species with Limited Dispersal Abilities, by Diane L. Byers and Joseph C. Mitchell

9. Sprawl and Highly Mobile or Wide-Ranging Species, by Justina C. Ray

10. Species that Benefit from Sprawl, by Stephen DeStefano and Elizabeth A. Johnson

Part IV Identifying and Meeting the Challenges of Sprawl

11. Maintaining Connectivity in Urbanizing Landscapes, by M. A. Sanjayan and Kevin R. Crooks

12. The Economics of Biodiversity in Urbanizing Ecosystems, by Stephen Farber

13. Conserving Biodiversity Through State and Regional Planning, by Jessica Wilkinson, Sara Vickerman, and Jeff Lerner

14. Integrating Conservation of Biodiversity into Local Planning, by Jayne Daly and Michael W. Klemens

15. Building Public Awareness About the Effects of Sprawl on Biodiversity, by Cynthia Coffin and Jane Elder

16. Creating a Framework for Change, by Michael W. Klemens and Elizabeth A. Johnson

Index

About the Author

Elizabeth A. Johnson is manager of the Metropolitan Biodiversity Program of the Center for Biodiversity and Conservation, American Museum of Natural History. Michael W. Klemens is a senior conservationist at the Wildlife Conservation Society and director of its Metropolitan Conservation Alliance.

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