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Models for planning wildlife conservation in large landscapes /

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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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Millspaugh, Joshua J.
Otros Autores: Thompson, Frank R. (Frank Richard)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier / Academic Press, �2009.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • 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.