Changing Landscapes An Ecological Perspective

Author : Izaak S. Zonneveld,Richard T.T. Forman
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781461233046

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Changing Landscapes: An Ecological Perspective by Izaak S. Zonneveld,Richard T.T. Forman Pdf

Landscape Ecology is an emerging science of gaining momentum over the past few decades in the scientific as well as in the planning-management worlds. Although the field is rooted in biology and geography, the approaches to understanding the ecology of a landscape are highly divers. This hybrid vigor provides power to the field. One can no longer view a local ecosystem or land use in isolation from global areas and time frames. The surrounding landscape mosaic and the flows and movements in a landscape must be considered, especially the linkage between humans requiring resources provided by nature, the constraints on their use as well as the responding landscape.

Author : Isaak Samuel Zonneveld
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1990-01-01
Category : Ecology
ISBN : 3540971025

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Changing Landscapes by Isaak Samuel Zonneveld Pdf

Author : David B. Lindenmayer,Joern Fischer
Publisher : Island Press
Page : 349 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2013-02-22
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781597266062

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Habitat Fragmentation and Landscape Change by David B. Lindenmayer,Joern Fischer Pdf

Habitat loss and degradation that comes as a result of human activity is the single biggest threat to biodiversity in the world today. Habitat Fragmentation and Landscape Change is a groundbreaking work that brings together a wealth of information from a wide range of sources to define the ecological problems caused by landscape change and to highlight the relationships among landscape change, habitat fragmentation, and biodiversity conservation. The book: synthesizes a large body of information from the scientific literature considers key theoretical principles for examining and predicting effects examines the range of effects that can arise explores ways of mitigating impacts reviews approaches to studying the problem discusses knowledge gaps and future areas for research and management Habitat Fragmentation and Landscape Change offers a unique mix of theoretical and practical information, outlining general principles and approaches and illustrating those principles with case studies from around the world. It represents a definitive overview and synthesis on the full range of topics that fall under the widely used but often vaguely defined term "habitat fragmentation."

Author : L. Hansson,L. Fahrig,G. Merriam
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789401107174

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Mosaic Landscapes and Ecological Processes by L. Hansson,L. Fahrig,G. Merriam Pdf

This series presents studies that have used the paradigm of landscape ecology. Other approaches, both to landscape and landscape ecology are common, but in the last decade landscape ecology has become distinct from its predecessors and its contemporaries. Landscape ecology addresses the relationships among spatial patterns, temporal patterns and ecological processes. The effect of spatial configurations on ecological processes is fundamental. When human activity is an important variable affecting those relationships, landscape ecology includes it. Spatial and temporal scales are as large as needed for comprehension of system processes and the mosaic included may be very heterogeneous. Intellec tual utility and applicability of results are valued equally. The Inter national Association for Landscape Ecology sponsors this series of studies in order to introduce and disseminate some of the new knowledge that is being produced by this exciting new environmental science. Gray Merriam Ottawa, Canada Foreword This is a book about real nature, or as close to real as we know - a nature of heterogeneous landscapes, wild and humanized, fine-grained and coarse-grained, wet and dry, hilly and flat, temperate and not so temper ate. Real nature is never uniform. At whatever spatial scale we examine nature, we encounter patchiness. If we were to look down from high above at a landscape of millions of hectares, using a zoom lens to move in and out from broad overview to detailed inspection of a square meter we would see that patterns visible at different scales overlay one another.

Author : László Miklós,Anna Špinerová
Publisher : Springer
Page : 215 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2018-07-20
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319940212

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Landscape-ecological Planning LANDEP by László Miklós,Anna Špinerová Pdf

This book provides a comprehensive description of the landscape-ecological planning system LANDEP, and introduces the methodical procedure. LANDEP was developed at the Institute of Landscape Ecology of Slovak Academy of Sciences in Bratislava and has been applied in various planning processes at home and abroad. Despite the fact that the LANDEP methodology was defined in 1979, the methodological content, sequence of procedures and the application of concept in practice are still valid. The first two steps – analyses and syntheses – have the nature of fundamental research and result in the design and characteristics of complex landscape-ecological-spatial units. The final two steps – evaluations and proposals – address the needs of planning practice. The intermediate step – interpretations – has the character of applied research and forms the arguments and criteria for the assessment of landscape for its utilisation by humans.

Author : Monica G. Turner,Robert H. Gardner,Robert V. O'Neill
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 476 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2007-05-08
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780387216942

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Landscape Ecology in Theory and Practice by Monica G. Turner,Robert H. Gardner,Robert V. O'Neill Pdf

An ideal text for students taking a course in landscape ecology. The book has been written by very well-known practitioners and pioneers in the new field of ecological analysis. Landscape ecology has emerged during the past two decades as a new and exciting level of ecological study. Environmental problems such as global climate change, land use change, habitat fragmentation and loss of biodiversity have required ecologists to expand their traditional spatial and temporal scales and the widespread availability of remote imagery, geographic information systems, and desk top computing has permitted the development of spatially explicit analyses. In this new text book this new field of landscape ecology is given the first fully integrated treatment suitable for the student. Throughout, the theoretical developments, modeling approaches and results, and empirical data are merged together, so as not to introduce barriers to the synthesis of the various approaches that constitute an effective ecological synthesis. The book also emphasizes selected topic areas in which landscape ecology has made the most contributions to our understanding of ecological processes, as well as identifying areas where its contributions have been limited. Each chapter features questions for discussion as well as recommended reading.

Author : Sarah E. Gergel,Monica G. Turner
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2006-04-18
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780387216133

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Learning Landscape Ecology by Sarah E. Gergel,Monica G. Turner Pdf

Filled with numerous exercises this practical guide provides a real hands-on approach to learning the essential concepts and techniques of landscape ecology. The knowledge gained enables students to usefully address landscape- level ecological and management issues. A variety of approaches are presented, including: group discussion, thought problems, written exercises, and modelling. Each exercise is categorised as to whether it is for individual, small group, or whole class study.

Author : Carole L. Crumley
Publisher : James Currey Publishers
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : History
ISBN : 0933452853

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Historical Ecology by Carole L. Crumley Pdf

Environmental change is one of the most pressing problems facing the world community. In this volume, the authors take a critical step toward establishing a new environmental science by deconstructing the traditional culture/nature dichotomy and placing human/environmental interaction at the center of any new attempts to deal with global environmental change. Topics include the theorization of ecology, evolutionary theory, evaluating the nature/culture binary in practice, global climate and regional diversity, historical transformations in the landscapes of eastern Africa, extinction in Greenland, ecology in ancient Egypt, ecological aspects of encounters between agropastoral and agricultural peoples, archaeology and environmentalism, and the role of history in ecological research.

Author : John A. Wiens,Michael R. Moss
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2005-04-14
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0521537541

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Issues and Perspectives in Landscape Ecology by John A. Wiens,Michael R. Moss Pdf

This book addresses a wide array of past, current, and future issues in landscape ecology to provide an overview of the varied viewpoints and perspectives that make landscape ecology a focused as well as a frustratingly diverse discipline. Essays by leading landscape ecologists span multiple spectrums, addressing scientific theory as well as applied practice, conservation as well as utilization, and aquatic as well as terrestrial systems.

Author : Lawrence A. Kapustka,Wayne G. Landis
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 431 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2010-07-15
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780470593011

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Environmental Risk Assessment and Management from a Landscape Perspective by Lawrence A. Kapustka,Wayne G. Landis Pdf

An important guide to assessing and managing the environment from a landscape perspective Ecological relationships are nested within the landscape. Identifying the relevant spatial and temporal scales is critical for an effective understanding of ecological functions that human societies depend upon. Moreover, human encroachment into natural areas, or changes in climate, can alter spatial relationships, which in turn can negatively affect vital plant and wildlife patterns—and weaken economic structures needed to sustain human societies. This book is the first to combine multiple disciplines into one cohesive strategy to study these crucial connections, and looks toward building a social paradigm that embraces the dynamics of ecological systems. This book: Integrates landscape ecology, environmental risk assessment, valuation of ecological goods and services, and environmental management decision processes into one single source Includes chapters on quantitative measures, Bayesian modeling,¿economic analysis, and sustainable landscapes Covers marine, forest, agricultural, and pharmaceutical risk assessment Has a chapter on predicting climate change risk to ecosystems Has a companion ftp site with color graphics, animations, and risk assessment tools With material that is accessible across all knowledge levels, Environmental Risk Assessment and Management from a Landscape Perspective moves beyond looking solely at chemical contaminants to diagnose environmental threats, and aims to accomplish practical risk assessment in a manner that supports long-term sustainable management.

Author : Bojie Fu,Bruce Jones K
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2013-03-26
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789400765306

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Landscape Ecology for Sustainable Environment and Culture by Bojie Fu,Bruce Jones K Pdf

Climate change and the pressures of escalating human demands on the environment have had increasing impacts on landscapes across the world. In this book, world-class scholars discuss current and pressing issues regarding the landscape, landscape ecology, social and economic development, and adaptive management. Topics include the interaction between landscapes and ecological processes, landscape modeling, the application of landscape ecology in understanding cultural landscapes, biodiversity, climate change, landscape services, landscape planning, and adaptive management to provide a comprehensive view that allows readers to form their own opinions. Professor Bojie Fu is an Academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences and Chair of scientific committee at the Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China. Professor K. Bruce Jones is the Executive Director for Earth and Ecosystem Sciences Division at Desert Research Institute, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, USA.

Author : O. Bastian,Uta Steinhardt
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 534 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781402009198

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Development and Perspectives of Landscape Ecology by O. Bastian,Uta Steinhardt Pdf

The book gives a fundamental representation of landscape ecology, which proves to be a young, but an interesting and very important trans-disciplinary science for the solution of environmental problems. Both the theoretical basis and practical application of landscape ecology are considered. Great value is attached to describe approaches and experiences from Germany and Central Europe, and to discuss them in an international context. The book is addressed to landscape planners, managers, conservationists and architects, to biologists and geographers, to colleges, universities, authorities, and to the general public being interested in ecological issues. Among the themes are e. g. the roots and the position of landscape ecology, problems of scale and dimension, landscape analysis, diagnosis, potentials, evaluation, change, prognosis, tools like remote sensing and information systems, spatial planning and nature conservation.

Author : Monica G. Turner,Robert H. Gardner
Publisher : Springer
Page : 482 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2015-10-29
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781493927944

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Landscape Ecology in Theory and Practice by Monica G. Turner,Robert H. Gardner Pdf

This work provides in-depth analysis of the origins of landscape ecology and its close alignment with the understanding of scale, the causes of landscape pattern, and the interactions of spatial pattern with a variety of ecological processes. The text covers the quantitative approaches that are applied widely in landscape studies, with emphasis on their appropriate use and interpretation. The field of landscape ecology has grown rapidly during this period, its concepts and methods have matured, and the published literature has increased exponentially. Landscape research has enhanced understanding of the causes and consequences of spatial heterogeneity and how these vary with scale, and they have influenced the management of natural and human-dominated landscapes. Landscape ecology is now considered mainstream, and the approaches are widely used in many branches of ecology and are applied not only in terrestrial settings but also in aquatic and marine systems. In response to these rapid developments, an updated edition of Landscape Ecology in Theory and Practice provides a synthetic overview of landscape ecology, including its development, the methods and techniques that are employed, the major questions addressed, and the insights that have been gained.”

Author : David G. Green,Nicholas I. Klomp,Glyn Rimmington,Suzanne Sadedin
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2020-07-02
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783030467739

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Complexity in Landscape Ecology by David G. Green,Nicholas I. Klomp,Glyn Rimmington,Suzanne Sadedin Pdf

This book examines key concepts and analytical approaches in complexity theory as it applies to landscape ecology, including complex networks, connectivity, criticality, feedback, and self-organisation. It then reviews the ways that these ideas have led to new insights into the nature of ecosystems and the role of processes in landscapes. The updated edition explores innovations in ecotechnology, including automated monitoring, big data, simulation and machine learning, and shows how they are revolutionizing ecology by making it possible to deal more effectively with complexity. Addressing the topic in a progression of ideas from small to large, and from simple to sophisticated, the book examines the implications of complexity for major environmental issues of our time, particularly the urgencies of climate change and loss of biodiversity. Understanding ecological complexity is crucial in today’s globalized and interconnected world. Successful management of the world’s ecosystems must combine models of ecosystem complexity with biodiversity, environmental, geographic, and socioeconomic data. The book examines the impact of humans on landscapes and ecosystems, as well as efforts to embed sustainability, commerce and industrial development in the larger context of ecosystem services and ecological economics. Well-established as researchers in the field, the authors provide a new perspective on current and future understanding of complexity in landscape ecology. The new edition offers a non-technical account of the topic, so it is both accessible and informative for general readers. For students of ecology, it provides a fresh approach to classical ideas.

Author : O. Bastian,Uta Steinhardt
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 523 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2013-03-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789401712378

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Development and Perspectives of Landscape Ecology by O. Bastian,Uta Steinhardt Pdf

Development and status of landscape ecology - subject of this book During the last decades, landscape ecology has developed tremendously. It concerns both the theoretical basis and practical application. The roots of landscape ecology are geography and biology. The term "landscape ecology" was first coined by the German scientist Carl Troll in 1939. ünce, the devel opment center of landscape ecology was in Central Europe. Recently, also other parts of the world became powernd centers of landscape ecology, es pecially Northern America. American approaches partly differ essentially from the European, because they are focused esp. on biogeography and population dynamics. In Europe, however, the geographical roots of land scape ecology playamajor role. Landscape is defined as a complex of abiotic, biotic and human components. Mainly due to linguistic barriers, the international discussion does not take notice of approaches and experiences from non-anglophone countries in a sufficient manner. Therefore this book considers more the German and European views on landscape ecology than the books which were published before. It tries to bridge the gaps between theory and practice of landscape ecology, as well between the Ger manlEuropean and American approach es. The book gives a fundamental representation of landscape ecology, which proves to be a young, but an interesting and very important transdisci plinary science for the solution of environmental problems. Both the theo retical basis and practical application of landscape ecology are considered.