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James Brendan Heffernan

Associate Professor of Ecosystem Ecology and Ecohydrology
Environmental Natural Science
90328, Durham, NC 27708
9 Circuit Drive, Box 90328, Durham, NC 27708

Scholarly Works - Book sections


Sustainability and Biodiversity

Book section · January 1, 2024 Extraordinary rates of biodiversity loss, coupled with rising human population and consumption rates, threaten the sustainability of Earth's life support systems. An inclusive wealth framework that considers the current and future stocks and flows of human ... Full text Cite

Landscape and Regional Stream Ecology

Book section · July 21, 2016 Due to the directional flow of water, the study of streams is an inherently spatial undertaking. Since early in its emergence, stream research has emphasized the connection between the ecology of channels and the valleys they drain, as well as the connecti ... Full text Cite

Designer Ecosystems: Incorporating Design Approaches into Applied Ecology

Book section · November 4, 2015 To satisfy a growing population, much of Earth's surface has been designed to suit humanity's needs. Although these ecosystem designs have improved human welfare, they have also produced significant negative environmental impacts, which applied ecology as ... Full text Cite

Sustainability and Biodiversity

Book section · January 1, 2013 Extraordinary rates of biodiversity loss, coupled with rising human population and consumption rates, threaten the sustainability of Earth's life support systems. An inclusive wealth framework that considers the current and future stocks and flows of human ... Full text Cite

Effects of urbanization on nutrient biogeochemistry of aridland streams

Book section · January 1, 2004 Land-use and land-cover change affect the biogeochemistry of stream ecosystems in numerous ways, both direct and indirect. Changes result from hydrologic modifications, including direct alterations of flow regimes and hydrologic flowpaths and indirect chan ... Full text Cite