| Description |
1 online resource (xxvii, 518 pages) : illustrations, maps (some color) |
| Contents |
Central concepts and issues of landscape ecology / John A. Wiens -- Central concepts and issues of biological conservation / Richard L. Knight, Peter B. Landres -- Broad-scale ecological science and its application / Barry R. Noon, Virginia H. Dale -- Spatial factors affecting organism occurrence, movement, and conservation : introduction to Secton II / Kevin J. Gutzwiller -- Patch-, landscape-, and regional-scale effects on biota / Kathryn Freemark, Daniel Bert, Marc-André Villard -- Corridors and species dispersal / Claire C. Vos, Hans Baveco, Carla J. Grashof-Bokdam |
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Using percolation theory to assess landscape connectivity and effects of habitat fragmentation / Kimberly A. With -- Landscape connections and genetic diversity / Hugh B. Britten, Richard J. Baker -- Habitat networks and biological conservation / Richard J. Hobbs -- Landscape invasibility by exotic species / John L. Vankat, D. Graham Roy -- Conservation in human-altered landscapes : introduction to Section III / Kevin J. Gutzwiller -- Human conversion of terrestrial habitats / Peter August, Louis Iverson, Jarunee Nugranad |
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Impacts of landscape transformation by roads / Laurie W. Carr, Lenore Fahrig, Shealagh E. Pope -- Landscape pattern, timber extraction, and biological conservation / Eric J. Gustafson, Nancy Diaz -- Animal behavior in fragmented landscapes / Richard H. Yahner and Carolyn G. Mahan -- Effects of landscape change on the physical and chemical components of aquatic ecosystems / Carolyn T. Hunsaker, Robert M. Hughes -- Effects of landscape change on aquatic biodiversity and biointegrity / Robert M. Hughes, Carolyn T. Hunsaker |
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Time lags in metapopulation responses to landscape change / Kees (C.J.) Nagelkerke, Jana Verboom, Frank Van Den Bosch, Karen Van De Wolfshaar -- Using broad-scale ecological information in conservation planning : introduction to Section IV / Kevin J. Gutzwiller -- Landscape and regional planning for conservation : issues and practicalities / Robert J. Lambeck, Richard J. Hobbs -- Assessing the conservation potential of habitat networks / Paul Opdam -- Use of metapopulation models in conservation planning / David R. Breininger, Mark A. Burgman, H. Resit Akcakaya, Michael A. O'Connell |
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Prescribing habitat layouts : analysis of optimal placement for landscape planning / Curtis H. Flather, Michael Bevers, John Hof -- Aquatic conservation planning : using landscape maps to predict ecological reference conditions for specific waters / Paul W. Seelbach, Michael J. Wiley, Patricia A. Soranno, Mary T. Bremigan -- Applying landscape ecology in biological conservation : principles, constraints, and prospects / Kevin J. Gutzwiller |
| Summary |
Landscape ecology and conservation biology are rapidly developing disciplines, and a current synthesis of principles and applications in these two fields is needed under one cover. Many managers are not applying principles of landscape ecology in efforts to conserve biota, yet the loss of biological diversity could be reduced if broad-scale processes and patterns were consistently considered in management and conservation decisions. Bringing together insights from leaders in landscape ecology and conservation biology, this book explains how our knowledge about landscape ecology can help us understand, manage and maintain biodiversity. Beyond explaining pertinent concepts of landscape ecology and biological conservation and describing examples of their use in management, research and planning, this book also distills principles for applying landscape ecology in conservation, identifies gaps in current knowledge and provides research approaches to fill those voids. The book is divided into five parts: the first part introduces the book and discusses what landscape ecology is and why it is important to biological conservation. The second deals with multiple scales, connectivity and organism movement. The third part discusses landscape change and how this affects biodiversity, and the fourth part covers conservation planning. The final part presents a synthesis that identifies overarching principles, pervasive constraints and realistic prospects for applying landscape ecology in biological conservation. Conservationists, land-use planners, and ecologists will find this book to be an essential resource. Foreword by Richard T.T. Forman |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
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Print version record |
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Landscape ecology.
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Nature conservation.
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Landscape ecology |
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Natural resources conservation |
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Biodiversity |
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Land management |
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Landscape ecology
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Nature conservation
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Landschaftsökologie
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Naturschutz
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Landschaftsplanung
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Écologie du paysage.
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Environnement -- Protection.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Gutzwiller, Kevin J
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| ISBN |
9781461300595 |
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1461300592 |
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