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Zoogeomorphology : animals as geomorphic agents

Title
Zoogeomorphology : animals as geomorphic agents / David R. Butler.
Author
Butler, David R.
Publication
Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1995.

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viii, 231 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
Summary
  • Animals as geomorphic agents have primarily been considered "curiosities" in the literature of geomorphology, whose spatial and quantitative influences have been seen as both limited and minor. Zoogeomorphology: Animals as Geomorphic Agents examines the distinct geomorphic influences of invertebrates, ectothermic vertebrates, birds, and mammals, and demonstrates the importance of animals as landscape sculptors.
  • Specific processes associated with the diversity of animal influences in geomorphology are examined, including burrowing and denning, nesting, lithophagy and geophagy, wallowing and trampling, food caching, excavating for food, and dam building by beavers. Particular emphasis is placed on terrestrial animals, although aquatic animals are also discussed where appropriate.
  • . This book, which is the only one available wholly devoted to this topic, will interest graduate students and professional research workers in geomorphology, ecology, environmental science, physical geography, and geology.
Subject
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-219) and index.
Contents
1. Introduction -- 2. The geomorphic influences of invertebrates -- 3. The geomorphic accomplishments of ectothermic vertebrates -- 4. Birds as agents of erosion, transportation, and deposition -- 5. The geomorphic effects of digging for and caching food -- 6. Trampling, wallowing, and geophagy by mammals -- 7. The geomorphic effects of mammalian burrowing -- 8. The geomorphic influence of beavers -- 9. Concluding remarks.
ISBN
0521433436 (hc)
LCCN
94044726
OCLC
  • 31781542
  • ocm31781542
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Columbia University Libraries