Conservation in Highly Fragmented Landscapes

About this book

Explores the critical issues related to developing an integrated conservation programme within the context of severe habitat loss. Using the midwestern United States as a case study, it addresses theoretical issues related to conservation as well as practical applications of conservation-research information into reserve-system planning. It integrates science and policy in conservation; proposes conservation strategies for regions in which habitat loss precludes a comprehensive conservation of all native biodiversity; specifically addresses trade-offs in conservation actions; links basic research with practical applications; and targets issues underrepresented in the conservation literature.

Contents

Part I. The Context: The Chronically Fragmented Midwest Forest Communities of the Midwestern United States, J.E. Ebinger; Savanna and Open-Woodland Communities, J.B. Taft; The Tallgrass Prairie Mosaic, K.R. Robertson, R.C. Anderson and M.W. Schwartz; Wetlands in the Midwest with Special Reference to Illinois, S.P. Havera and L.B. Suloway. Part II. Special Problems and Case Studies. Conservation in the Context of Non-Indigenous Species, J.O. Luken; Native Pests: the Impact of Deer in Highly Fragmented Habitats, R.C. Anderson; Mammals the Midwest: Ecological and Conservation Issues for Human-Dominated Landscapes, P.C. Mankin and R.E. Warner; Effectiveness of Small Nature Preserves for Breeding Birds, S.K. Robinson, J.D. Brawn and J.K. Hoover; Impacts of Fragmentation on Midwestern Aquatic Organisms, L.M. Page, M. Pyron, and K.S. Cummings; Midwestern Fire Management: Prescribing a Natural Process in an Unnatural Landscape, M.W. Schwartz and S. Hermann; Community Succession, Diversity and Disturbance in the Central Hardwood Forest, J.S. Fralish; The Biogeography of and Habitat Loss on Hill Prairies, M.W. Schwartz, K.R. Robertson, B.K. Dunphy, J.W. Olson, A.M. Trame; Fragmentation and the Role of Seed Banks in Promoting Persistence in Isolated Populations of Collinsia verna, S. Kalisz, L. Horth, and M. A. McPeek; Effects of Livestock Grazing on Forest Habitats, A. Dennis. Part III. Conservation Strategies in Action. Terrestial Nature Reserve Design at the Urban/Rural Interface, C.L. Shafer; The Value of Small Preserves, Natural Areas and the Conservation of Endangered and Threatened Species in Illinois, J.R. Herkert; An Aid to Conservation Strategy in Illinois: the Critical Trends Assessment Project, T. Heavisides and B. Lieberman; The History of Natural Areas Programs in Wisconsin, F. Stearns and P. Matthiae.

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