13. Conserving Biodiversity Through State and Regional Planning

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1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. PREFACE ix
4. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xiii
5. CONTRIBUTORS xv
6. PART I. BIODIVERSITY AND THE GENESIS OF SPRAWL
7. 1. The Context and Causes of Sprawl 3
8. 2. The Impacts of Sprawl on Biodiversity 18
9. PART II. SPRAWL, ECOSYSTEMS, AND PROCESSES
10. 3. Freshwater Wetland Biodiversity in an Urbanizing World 57
11. 4. Ecosystems, Disturbance, and the Impact of Sprawl 90
12. 5. Bees, Pollination, and the Challenges of Sprawl 109
13. 6. Effects of Urbanization on Decomposer Communities and Soil Processes in Forest Remnants 125
14. 7. Sprawl and Disease 144
15. PART III. SPRAWL AND SPECIES
16. 8. Sprawl and Species with Limited Dispersal Abilities 157
17. 9. Sprawl and Highly Mobile or Wide-Ranging Species 181
18. 10. Species that Benefit from Sprawl 206
19. PART IV. IDENTIFYING AND MEETING THE CHALLENGES OF SPRAWL
20. 11. Maintaining Connectivity in Urbanizing Landscapes 239
21. 12. The Economics of Biodiversity in Urbanizing Ecosystems 263
22. 13. Conserving Biodiversity Through State and Regional Planning 284
23. 14. Integrating Conservation of Biodiversity into Local Planning 313
24. 15. Building Public Awareness About the Effects of Sprawl on Biodiversity 335
25. 16. Creating a Framework for Change 349
26. INDEX 363