Managing and designing landscapes for conservation : moving from perspectives to principles /
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| Imprint: | [London] : Zsl ; Malden, MA ; Oxford : Blackwell Pub., 2007. |
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| Description: | xvii, 587 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Conservation science and practice series ; no. 1 Conservation science and practice series ; no. 1. |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7991817 |
Table of Contents:
- Foreword: Landscapes in Peril
- 1. Introduction
- Section 1. Classification of Landscapes and Terminology
- 2. The Whole Elephant: Classification and Terminology as Tools for Achieving Generality in Landscape Ecology
- 3. Enacting Landscape Design: from Specific Cases to General Principles
- 4. Landscape Models for Use in Studies of Landscape Change and Habitat Fragmentation
- 5. Synthesis: Landscape Classification
- Section 2. Habitat, Habitat Loss and Patch Sizes
- 6. Remnant Geometry, Landscape Morphology, and Principles and Procedures for Landscape Design
- 7. Estimating Minimum Habitat for Population Persistence
- 8. Habitat and Landscape Design: Concepts, Constraints and Opportunities
- 9. Synthesis: Habitat, Habitat Loss and Patch Sizes
- Section 3. Structure, Degradation and Condition
- 10. Nature's Infinite Variety: Conservation Choice and Management for Dynamic Ecological Systems
- 11. The Diverse Impacts of Grazing, Fire and Weeds: How Ecological Theory Can Inform Conservation Management
- 12. Forest Landscape Structure, Degradation and Condition: Some Commentary and Fundamental Principles
- 13. Synthesis: Structure, Degradation and Condition
- Section 4. Edge Effects
- 14. Incorporating Edge Effects into Landscape Design and Management
- 15. Edge Effects
- 16. Edges: Where Landscape Elements Meet
- 17. Synthesis: Edge Effects
- Section 5. Total Vegetation Cover, Pattern, Patch Content
- 18. Emergent Properties of Land Mosaics: Implications for Land Management and Biodiversity Conservation
- 19. Assessing the Biodiversity Value of Stands and Patches in a Landscape Context
- 20. Avoiding Irreversible Change: Considerations for Vegetation Cover, Vegetation Structure and Species Composition
- 21. Synthesis: Total Vegetation Cover, Pattern and Patch Content
- Section 6. Connectivity, Corridors, Stepping Stones
- 22. Corridors, Connectivity and Biological Conservation
- 23. Focal Species for Determining Connectivity Requirements in Conservation Planning
- 24. Connectivity, Corridors and Stepping Stones
- 25. Synthesis: Corridors, Connectivity and Stepping Stones
- Section 7. Individual Species Management - Threatened Taxa and Invasive Species
- 26. Individual Species Management: Threatened Taxa and Invasive Species
- 27. Managing Landscapes for Vulnerable, Invasive and Disease Species
- 28. Tools for Conserving Managing Individual Plant Species in Dynamic Landscapes
- 29. Synthesis: Individual Species Management - Threatened Taxa and Invasive Species
- Section 8. Ecosystems and Ecosystem Processes
- 30. Ecosystems, Ecosystem Processes and Global Change: Implications for Landscape Design
- 31. The Costs of Losing and of Restoring Ecosystem Services
- 32. Managing Disturbance Across Scales: An Essential Consideration for Landscape Management and Design
- 33. Synthesis: Ecosystems and Ecosystem Processes
- Section 9. Disturbance, Resilience and Recovery
- 34. Disturbance, Resilience and Recovery: A Resilience Perspective on Landscape Dynamics
- 35. Core Principles for Using Natural Disturbance Regimes to Inform Landscape Management
- 36. Synthesis: Disturbance, Resilience and Recovery
- Section 10. Aquatic Ecosystems and Integrity
- 37. Principles for Conserving Wetlands in Managed Landscapes
- 38. Flowing Waters in the Landscape
- 39. Water in the Landscape: The Coupling of Aquatic Ecosystems and their Catchments
- 40. Synthesis: Aquatic Ecosystems and Integrity
- Section 11. Bringing It All Together
- 41. Does Conservation Need Landscape Ecology? A Perspective from Both Sides of the Divide
- 42. What Are We Conserving? Establishing Multiscale Conservation Goals and Objectives in the Face of Global Threats
- 43. Goals, Targets and Priorities for Landscape-Scale Restoration
- 44. A Contribution to the Development of a Conceptual Framework for Landscape Management: A Landscape State and Transition Model
- 45. Principles of Landscape Design that Emerge from a Formal Problem-Solving Approach
- 46. From Perspectives to Principles: Where to From Here?
- Index
