Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Foreword vii
4. Preface ix
5. Chapter 1. Bird Ecosystem Services: Economic Ornithology for the 21st Century 1
6. Chapter 2. Why Birds Matter Economically: Values, Markets, and Policies 27
7. Chapter 3. Trophic Interaction Networks and Ecosystem Services 49
8. Chapter 4. Pollination by Birds: A Functional Evaluation 73
9. Chapter 5. Seed Dispersal by Fruit-Eating Birds 107
10. Chapter 6. Dispersal of Plants by Waterbirds 147
11. Chapter 7. Seed Dispersal by Corvids: Birds That Build Forests 196
12. Chapter 8. Ecosystem Services Provided by Avian Scavengers 235
13. Chapter 9. Nutrient Dynamics and Nutrient Cycling by Birds 271
14. Chapter 10. Avian Ecosystem Engineers: Birds That Excavate Cavities 298
15. Chapter 11. Avian Ecological Functions and Ecosystem Services in the Tropics 321
16. Chapter 12. Why Birds Matter: Bird Ecosystem Services That Promote Biodiversity and Support Human Well-Being 341
17. Contributors 365
18. Index 367