Landscape Ecology in Theory and Practice,9780387951232

Landscape Ecology in Theory and Practice

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ISBN13: 9780387951232
ISBN10: 0387951237
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Pub. Date: 2001-04-01
Publisher(s): Springer Verlag
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Summary

In this textbook, this new field is given the first fully integrated treatment suitable for the student. Throughout, the theoretical developments, modeling approaches and results, and empirical data are discussed in a unified fashion. The book also emphasizes selected topics in which landscape ecology has made the most contributions to our understanding of ecological processes, as well as identifying areas where its contributions have been limited. Each chapter features questions for discussion and recommended reading.

Author Biography

Monica G. Turner is a Professor in the Department of Zoology, University of Wisconsin-Madison Robert H. Gardner is a Professor at the Appalachian Laboratory of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science Robert V. O'Neill recently retired as Corporate Fellow in the Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and continues as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Tennessee

Table of Contents

Preface v
Introduction to Landscape Ecology
1(24)
What Is Landscape Ecology?
2(5)
Why Landscape Ecology Has Emerged as a Distinct Area of Study
7(3)
The Intellectual Roots of Landscape Ecology
10(10)
Objectives of This Book
20(1)
Summary
21(4)
Discussion Questions
22(1)
Recommended Readings
23(2)
The Critical Concept of Scale
25(22)
Scale Terminology and Its Practical Application
27(5)
Scale Problems
32(2)
Scale Concepts and Hierarchy Theory
34(4)
Identifying the ``Right'' Scale(s)
38(2)
Reasoning About Scale
40(1)
Scaling Up
40(3)
Summary
43(4)
Discussion Questions
44(1)
Recommended Readings
45(2)
Introduction To Models
47(24)
What are Models and Why Do We Use Them?
47(9)
Steps in Building a Model
56(8)
Landscape Models
64(2)
Caveats in the Use of Models
66(1)
Summary
67(4)
Discussion Questions
68(1)
Recommended Readings
69(2)
Causes of Landscape Pattern
71(22)
Abiotic Causes of Landscape Pattern
73(10)
Biotic Interactions
83(3)
Human Land Use
86(4)
Disturbance and Succession
90(1)
Summary
90(3)
Discussion Questions
92(1)
Recommended Readings
92(1)
Quantifying Landscape Pattern
93(42)
Why Quantify Pattern?
93(2)
Data Used in Landscape Analysis
95(4)
Caveats for Landscape Pattern Analysis, or ``Read This First''
99(9)
Metrics for Quantifying Landscape Pattern
108(17)
Geostatistics or Spatial Statistics
125(7)
Summary
132(3)
Discussion Questions
133(1)
Recommended Readings
134(1)
Neutral Landscape Models
135(22)
Random Maps: The Simplest Neutral Model
138(9)
Maps with Hierarchical Structure
147(2)
Fractal Landscapes
149(4)
Neutral Models Relating Pattern to Process
153(1)
General Insights from the Use of NLMs
153(2)
Summary
155(2)
Discussion Questions
156(1)
Recommended Readings
156(1)
Landscape Disturbance Dynamics
157(44)
Disturbance and Disturbance Regimes
159(3)
Influence of the Landscape on Disturbance Pattern
162(12)
Influence of Disturbance on Landscape Pattern
174(14)
Concepts of Landscape Equilibrium
188(8)
Summary
196(5)
Discussion Questions
198(1)
Recommended Readings
199(2)
Organisms And Landscape Pattern
201(48)
Conceptual Development of Organism-Space Interactions
204(17)
Scale-Dependent Nature of Organism Responses
221(8)
Effects of Spatial Pattern on Organisms
229(11)
Spatially Explicit Population Models
240(3)
Summary
243(6)
Discussion Questions
246(1)
Recommended Readings
247(2)
Ecosystem Processes In The Landscape
249(40)
Spatial Heterogeneity in Ecosystem Processes
251(10)
Effects of Landscape Position on Lake Ecosystems
261(4)
Land-Water Interactions
265(15)
Linking Species and Ecosystems
280(4)
Searching for General Principles
284(1)
Summary
285(4)
Discussion Questions
287(1)
Recommended Readings
288(1)
Applied Landscape Ecology
289(38)
Land Use
290(17)
Forest Management
307(7)
Regional Risk Assessment
314(5)
Continental-Scale Monitoring
319(2)
Summary
321(6)
Discussion Questions
324(1)
Recommended Readings
325(2)
Conclusions and Future Directions
327(6)
What Have We Learned?
328(1)
Research Directions
329(2)
Conclusion
331(2)
Discussion Questions
332(1)
Recommended Readings
332(1)
References 333(56)
Index 389

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