Quantifying landscape pattern in the Ouachita National Forest : an ecological application of GIS-based spatial analysis and modeling /
Although these types of human activities are being
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| Format: | Thesis eBook |
| Language: | English |
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| Online Access: | Link to OAKTrust copy |
| Summary: | Although these types of human activities are being areas with varying levels of human disturbance based based upon the fundamental concepts of Landscape beginning to realize the need to develop ways to detect and quantify pattern in the landscape. The need disturbances involve major alterations in spatial ecological implications of anthropogenic disturbance ecological principles should be a crucial part of land Ecology, supplies qualitative and quantitative examining the causes and effects of human activities for quantifying landscape pattern in forested function. In turn, this understanding can provide land fundamental concepts of Landscape Ecology were has not been adequately analyzed or considered in land health and to provide for sustainable human use within human development and disturbance to changing the Human induced land use changes are contributing to raphics. in forested landscapes. This thesis research, which is landscapes is particularly relevant to the United landscapes. By quantifying landscape structures in looked upon with great concern, the contribution of management and planning within our National Forests. management and planning. Consideration of landscape managers and planners with more justifiable and measures of how human activities are impacting the of geographic information technology (G1S) and the often, anthropogenically-induced land-use changes and on landscape ecological principles, this study shows on the spatial structure of these landscapes. Quite our National Forests. The opportunities provided by past, present and future landscape structure and pattern. Because of the importance of effects of processes, many land and resource managers are serious ecological impacts in National Forests. Service, whose mission is to sustain the ecosystem spatial analysis tools can provide novel insight into spatial pattern and configuration on ecological States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest structure and function of these forested landscapes structure, function and processes of National Forest sustainable decision-making capabilities. that use of landscape ecological principles and the spatial analytical tools and modeling capabilities utilized in an investigation of the potential Yet, there is little attention directed towards |
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| Item Description: | "Major subject: Geography". Vita. |
| Physical Description: | ix, 106 leaves : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm. Also available online. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references: pages 71-75. |