ISBN:
0521537541
,
0521830532
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (xiv, 390 p)
,
ill
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25 cm
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2011 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Series Statement:
Cambridge studies in landscape ecology
Parallel Title:
Print version Issues and Perspectives in Landscape Ecology
DDC:
304.2
Keywords:
Landscape ecology
Abstract:
Through a series of personal essays by leading landscape ecologists, this book addresses a wide array of past, current, and future issues in landscape ecology. The essays are informative and entertaining and span multiple spectrums, addressing theory and practice, science and application, conservation and utilization, and aquatic and terrestrial systems
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Introductory perspectives; PART I Introductory perspectives; 1 When is a landscape perspective important?; What is landscape ecology?; What is landscape structure?; What is a landscape-scale study?; When is a landscape perspective necessary?; When is a landscape perspective not necessary?; Impediments to landscape-scale studies; Acknowledgments; References; 2 Incorporating geographical (biophysical) principles in studies of landscape systems; Space as the main subject of landscape ecology analysis
Description / Table of Contents:
The principle of the hierarchical ordering of geocomponentsThe principle of the relative discontinuity of the natural environment; The principle of the delimitation of partial geocomplexes; The principle of equivalence of the bottom-up and top-down approaches to spatial division; The principle of the compound and temporally variable potential of a geocomplex; The principle of the delimitation and bioindicative assessment of the geocomplex on the basis of the vegetation cover; The principle of the minimization of energy costs; Final remarks; References
Description / Table of Contents:
PART II Theory, experiments, and models in landscape ecology3 Theory in landscape ecology; Hierarchy theory and landscape scale; Percolation theory and hypothesis testing; Spatial population theory; Economic geography; Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; 4 Hierarchy theory and the landscape … level? or, Words do matter; References; 5 Equilibrium versus non-equilibrium landscapes; Conceptual considerations; Examples of different kinds of landscapes; Consequences; References; 6 Disturbances and landscapes: the little things count; Small landscape structures and their functions
Description / Table of Contents:
What scale really matters to these functions?Tales from two continents; Disturbances and continua of landscape function; Implications for landscape preservation and restoration; Acknowledgments; References; 7 Scale and an organism-centric focus for studying interspecific interactions in landscapes; Three kinds of problems; An organism-centric approach; A case study; Some provisos; Scoping: interspecific interactions; Extensions; Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; 8 The role of experiments in landscape ecology; Why should landscape ecologists conduct experiments?
Description / Table of Contents:
What kind of experiments should landscape ecologists conduct?Are landscape ecological experiments at all feasible?; Experiments on fundamental landscape ecological mechanisms; From small-scale experiments on mechanisms to inferences about landscape-level phenomena; Experimental model systems (EMS); Conclusion; References; 9 Spatial modeling in landscape ecology; Spatial models, expert knowledge, and data; Bringing together models and data yields more than the sum of both; Models are necessary for prediction; Correctly used, models are more powerful than crystal �balls or experts
Description / Table of Contents:
Strategic versus tactical models, or simple versus complex models
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
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Volltext
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URL:
Volltext
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URL:
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511614415
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