Landscape Ecology in Action

About this book

Presents the state of the art of the fundamentals of landscape ecology. Contents include: Foreword; Part I: Principles, Theory, and Methods; Part II: Landscape Evaluation; Part III: Management and Conservation of Landscapes; Acting in Landscape Ecology: Concluding Remarks. References. Glossary & Acronyms. Species Index. Author Index. Subject Index.

Contents

Part I: Principles, Theory, and Methods. 1.1. The Birth of Landscape Ecology: An Important Heritage. 1.2. Towards an Unified Thgeory. 1.3. Definition of Landscape. 1.4. The Dimension of Landscape. 1.5. Landscape Typologies and Functions. 1.6. Emerging Properties of Landscape. 1.7. Ecological Concepts Incorporated into the Landscape Paradigm. 1.8. Processes in Landscape. Part II: Landscape Evaluation. 2.1. Exploring Evaluation Procedures. 2.2. Landscape Evaluation and Scale. 2.3. Concepts and Procedures of Landscape Evaluation. 2.4. Tools for Evaluating the Structure and Functions and Land Mosaics. Part III: Management and Conservation of Landscapes. 3.1. Some Concepts in Management and Conservation. 3.2. Landscape Approach to Management and Conservation: Exploring New Dimensions. 3.3. Large Scale Landscape Management. 3.4. Multiple Scale Investigation and Management. 3.5. Constraints in Managing. 3.6. Types of Management. 3.7. Managing Patterns. 3.8. Managing Processes. 3.9. Managing Functional Areas. 3.10. Conserving the Landscape. 3.11. Perspectives in Mangement and Conservation. Acting in Landscape Ecology: Concluding Remarks.

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