Ecology of cities and towns : a comparative approach / edited by Mark J. McDonnell, Amy K. Hahs, Jürgen H. Breuste.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Machine derived contents note: 1 Introduction: Scope of the book and need for developing -- a comparative approach to the ecological study of cities -- and towns 1 -- MARK J. MCDONNELL, JURGEN H. BREUSTE AND AMY K. HAHS -- Part I Opportunities and challenges of conducting -- comparative studies 7 -- 2 Comparative urban ecology: challenges and possibilities 9 -- JARI NIEMELA, D. JOHAN KOTZE AND VESA YLI-PELKONEN -- 3 Frameworks for urban ecosystem studies: gradients, patch dynamics -- and the human ecosystem in the New York metropolitan area and -- Baltimore, USA 25 -- STEWARD T. A. PICKETT, MARY L. CADENASSO, MARK J. MCDONNELL -- AND WILLIAM R. BURCH JR -- 4 Comparative effects of urbanisation in marine -- and terrestrial habitats 51 -- M.G. CHAPMAN AND A.J. UNDERWOOD -- 5 Comparative ecology of cities and towns: past, present -- and future 71 -- MARK J. MCDONNELL AND AMY K. HAHS -- 6 Comparative urban ecological research in developing countries 90 -- SAREL CILLIERS, HENK BOUWMAN AND ERNST DREWES -- 7 Using models to compare the ecology of cities 112 -- MICHAEL MCCARTHY -- Part II Ecological studies of cities and towns 127 -- 8 Responses of faunal assemblages to urbanisation: global -- research paradigms and an avian case study 129 -- CARLA P. CATTERALL -- 9 Effect of urban structures on diversity of marine species 156 -- M.G. CHAPMAN, DAVID BLOCKLEY, JULIE PEOPLE AND BRIANNA CLYNICK -- 10 Comparative studies of terrestrial vertebrates -- in urban areas 177 -- CHARLES NILON -- 11 The ecology of roads in urban and urbanising landscapes 185 -- RODNEY VAN DER REE -- 12 Spatial pattern and process in urban animal communities 197 -- YOSIHIRO NATUHARA AND HIROSHI HASHIMOTO -- 13 Invertebrate biodiversity in urban landscapes: assessing -- remnant habitat and its restoration 215 -- DIETER F. HOCHULI, FIONA J. CHRISTIE AND BORIS LOMOV -- 14 Arthropods in urban ecosystems: community patterns -- as functions of anthropogenic land use 233 -- NANCY E. MCINTYRE AND JESSAMY J. RANGO -- 15 Light pollution and the impact of artificial night lighting -- on insects 243 -- GERHARD EISENBEIS AND ANDREAS HANEL -- 16 A comparison of vegetation cover in Beijing and Shanghai: -- a remote sensing approach 264 -- JUN YANG AND ZHOU JINXING -- 17 Vegetation composition and structure of forest patches along -- urban-rural gradients 274 -- WAYNE C. ZIPPERER AND GLENN R. GUNTENSPERGEN -- 18 Environmental, social and spatial determinants of urban -- arboreal character in Auckland, New Zealand 287 -- COLIN D. MEURK, NADYA ZVYAGNA, RHYS O. GARDNER, -- GUY FORRESTER, MIKE WILCOX, GRAEME HALL, HEATHER NORTH, -- STELLA BELLISS, KATHRYN WHALEY, BILL SYKES, JERRY COOPER -- AND KATHRYN O'HALLORAN -- 19 Carbon and nitrogen cycling in soils of remnant forests -- along urban-rural gradients: case studies in the New York -- metropolitan area and Louisville, Kentucky 308 -- MARGARET M. CARREIRO, RICHARD V. POUYAT, CHRISTOPHER E. TRIPLER -- AND WEI-XING ZHU -- 20 Investigative approaches to urban biogeochemical cycles: -- New York metropolitan area and Baltimore as case studies 329 -- RICHARD V. POUYAT, MARGARET M. CARREIRO, PETER M. GROFFMAN -- AND MITCHELL A. PAVAO-ZUCKERMAN -- Part III Integrating science with management -- and planning 353 -- 21 Structural analysis of urban landscapes for landscape -- management in German cities 355 -- JURGEN H. BREUSTE -- 22 Preservation of original natural vegetation in urban areas: -- an overview 380 -- CLAS FLORGARD -- 23 Homogeneity of urban biotopes and similarity of landscape -- design language in former colonial cities 399 -- MARIA E. IGNATIEVA AND GLENN H. STEWART -- 24 Tools to assess human impact on biotope resilience -- and biodiversity in urban planning: examples from -- Stockholm, Sweden 422 -- KATARINA LOFVENHAFT -- 25 Landscape ecological analysis and assessment -- in an urbanising environment 439 -- ULLA MORTBERG -- 26 Applying landscape ecological principles to a fascinating -- landscape: the city 456 -- ROBBERT SNEP, WIM TIMMERMANS AND ROBERT KWAK -- 27 A trans-disciplinary research approach providing -- a platform for improved urban design, quality -- of life and biodiverse urban ecosystems 470 -- CHARLES T. EASON, JENNIFER E. DIXON AND MARJORIE R. VAN ROON -- 28 Pattern:process metaphors for metropolitan landscapes 484 -- LAURA R. MUSACCHIO -- 29 Valuing urban wetlands: modification, preservation -- and restoration 503 -- GLENN R. GUNTENSPERGEN, ANDREW H. BALDWIN, DIANNA M. HOGAN, -- HILARY A. NECKLES AND MARTHA G. NIELSEN -- Part IV Comments and synthesis 521 -- 30 What is the main object of urban ecology? -- Determining demarcation using the example -- of research into urban flora 523 -- RODIGER WITTIG -- 31 How to conduct comparative urban ecological research 530 -- SUSANNA LEHVAVIRTA AND D. JOHAN KOTZE -- 32 Ecological scientific knowledge in urban and land-use -- planning 549 -- KRISTINA L. NILSSON AND CLAS FLORGARD -- 33 Envisioning further steps in comparative urban ecology 557 -- ORIE LOUCKS -- 34 Towards a comparative ecology of cities and towns 567 -- KIRSTEN PARRIS.