Landscape ecological analysis : issues and applications /
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 reade...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
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1999.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | 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. |
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| Item Description: | Based on papers from a series of workshops held at the 11th and 12th annual meetings at the U.S. International Association of Landscape Ecology, Galveston, Tex., and Durham, N.C, 1996 and 1997. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xvii, 400 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781461205296 1461205298 1461268044 9781461268048 |