Landscape Ecological Analysis: Issues and ApplicationsJeffrey M. Klopatek, Robert H. Gardner Studies in landscape ecology focus on the effect of heterogeneity on ecosystem structure and function. Vigorous growth in the field has included the development of methods and results that can be applied to an impressive range of environmental issues. The purpose of this book is to provide the reader with a current perspective on this rapidly developing science. This book features contributions by internationally renowned experts in the field that address a broad spectrum of political, theoretical and applied aspects of the subject. Chapters describe a number of methods and models that are used at landscape and regional scales within the context of ecosystem management, to assess changes in biodiversity, and to evaluate sustainable landscape planning for cultural as well as natural settings. Also included are instructional models to assist in teaching. |
Contents
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Where Is the Phone Booth | 11 |
CrossBoundary Issues to Manage for Healthy | 24 |
Horizontal Processes Roads Suburbs Societal Objectives | 35 |
A Knowledge System Environment | 57 |
A Multiscale Ecological Model for Allocation of Training | 80 |
Simulating Management Alternatives | 109 |
Concepts Methodological Implications | 202 |
Department of Entomology Texas AM University College Station | 235 |
Spatial Statistics in Landscape Ecology | 253 |
Map Generation and a Spatial Analysis Program | 280 |
Instructional Software for Fractal Pattern Generation | 304 |
Effective Exercises in Teaching Landscape Ecology | 335 |
The Science and Practice of Landscape Ecology | 371 |
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A Hierarchical Framework for Conserving Biodiversity | 127 |
Conserving Biological Diversity with Scarce Resources | 154 |
Other editions - View all
Landscape Ecological Analysis: Issues and Applications Jeffrey M. Klopatek,Robert H. Gardner No preview available - 2012 |
Landscape Ecological Analysis: Issues and Applications Jeffrey M. Klopatek,Robert H. Gardner No preview available - 1999 |
Landscape Ecological Analysis: Issues and Applications Jeffrey M. Klopatek,Robert H. Gardner No preview available - 2011 |
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