Foreword / by Jeffrey A. Gordon -- Preface -- Chapter 1. Bird ecosystem services : economic ornithology for the 21st century / Christopher J. Whelan, Cʹagan H. Sʹekercioglu, and Daniel G. Wenny -- Chapter 2. Why birds matter economically : values, markets, and policies / Matthew D. Johnson and Steven C. Hackett -- Chapter 3. Trophic interaction networks and ecosystem services / Christopher J. Whelan, Diana F. Tomback, Dave Kelly, and Matthew D. Johnson -- Chapter 4. Pollination by birds : a functional evaluation / Sandra H. Anderson, Dave Kelly, Alastair W. Robertson, and Jenny J. Ladley -- Chapter 5. Seed dispersal by fruit-eating birds / Daniel G. Wenny, Cʹagan H. Sʹekercioglu, Norbert J. Cordeiro, Haldre S. Rogers, and Dave Kelly -- Chapter 6. Dispersal of plants by waterbirds / Andy J. Green, Merel Soons, Anne-Laure Brochet, and Erik Kleyheeg -- Chapter 7. Seed dispersal by corvids : birds that build forests / Diana F. Tomback -- Chapter 8. Ecosystem services provided by avian scavengers / Travis L. DeVault, James C. Beasley, Zachary H. Olson, Marcos Moleon, Martina Carrete, Antoni Margalida, and Jose Antonio Sanchez-Zapata -- Chapter 9. Nutrient dynamics and nutrient cycling by birds / Motoko Fujita and Kayoko O. Kameda -- Chapter 10. Avian ecosystem engineers : birds that excavate cavities / Chris Floyd and Kathy Martin -- Chapter 11. Avian ecological functions and ecosystem services in the tropics / Cʹagan H. Sʹekercioglu and Evan R. Buechley -- Chapter 12. Why birds matter : bird ecosystem services that promote biodiversity and support human well-being / Cʹagan H. Sʹekercioglu, Daniel G. Wenny, Christopher J. Whelan, and Chris Floyd -- Contributors -- Index.
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