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Key topics in landscape ecology /
Landscape ecology is a relatively new area of study, which aims to understand the pattern of interaction of biological and cultural communities within a landscape. This book brings together leading figures from the field to provide an up-to-date survey of recent advances, identify key research probl...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2007.
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| Colección: | Cambridge studies in landscape ecology.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Preface; PART I Introduction; 1 Perspectives and prospects of landscape ecology; PART II Key topics and perspectives; 2 Adequate data of known accuracy are critical to advancing the field of landscape ecology; 3 Landscape pattern analysis: key issues and challenges; 4 Spatial heterogeneity and ecosystem processes; 5 Landscape heterogeneity and metapopulation dynamics; 6 Determining pattern-process relationships in heterogeneous landscapes; 7 Scale and scaling: a cross-disciplinary perspective
- 8 Optimization of landscape pattern9 Advances in detecting landscape changes atmultiple scales: examples from northern Australia; 10 The preoccupation of landscape research with land use and land cover; 11 Applying landscape-ecological principles to regional conservation: the WildCountry Project in Australia; 12 Using landscape ecology to make sense of Australia's last frontier; 13 Transferring ecological knowledge to landscape planning: a design method for robust corridors; 14 Integrative landscape research: facts and challenges; PART III Synthesis