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Models for planning wildlife conservation in large landscapes /

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A single-resource volume of information on the most current and effective techniques of wildlife modeling, Models for Planning Wildlife Conservation in Large Landscapes is appropriate for students and researchers alike. The unique blend of conceptual, methodological, and application chapters discuss...

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Main Author: Millspaugh, Joshua J.
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors: Thompson, Frank R. (Frank Richard)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier / Academic Press, ©2009.
Subjects:
Wildlife conservation > Simulation methods.
Habitat conservation > Simulation methods.
Landscape ecology > Simulation methods.
Faune > Protection > Méthodes de simulation.
Habitat (Écologie) > Conservation > Méthodes de simulation.
Écologie du paysage > Méthodes de simulation.
wildlife.
nature conservation.
wildlife management.
models.
NATURE > Environmental Conservation & Protection.
Landscape ecology > Simulation methods
Artenschutz
Landschaftsschutz
Ökologie
Animaux > Protection > Simulation, Méthodes de.
Écosystèmes > Conservation > Simulation, Méthodes de.
Djurskydd.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction; Section I: Concepts;Review of Approaches to Assessing Habitat Quality; Importance of a Landscape Perspective; Methods for Population Viability Analysis; Factors Driving Landscape Change; Forest Planning on Federal Lands; Forest Planning for Private Industrial Lands; Human Dimensions of Landscape Change and Conservation Planning; Economic Principles of Conservation Planning; Multi-Species Conservation Planning; Section II: Methods; Analyzing Landscapes in GIS; Simulating Landscape Change Using LANDIS; Simluating Landscape Change Using LMS; Modeling Understory Vegetation; Determining Population viability; Landscape Visualization; Spatial and Temporal Optimization; Predicting Species Occurrence; Validation of a Landscape Simulation Model; Large Landscape HSI Models and Software; Section III: Applications; Hoosier and Mark Twain National Forest Planning; Habitat Networks for Terrestrial Wildlife in the Colubmia Basin; Habitat Conservation Plans for Spotted Owls; Partners in Flight and NABCI; Fire Application; Assessment of Wildlife Habitat; Section IV: Summary; Summary and Future Directions of Planning Wildlife Conservation in Large Landscapes; Appendix: Software for Planning Wildlife Conservation in Large Landscapes.