Jianguo Liu is an Associate Professor at Michigan State University where he teaches and researches in the areas of landscape ecology and biodiversity conservation. William W. Taylor is Chairperson and Professor of the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife at Michigan State University.

• List of contributors; Foreward Eugene P. Odum; Preface Jianguo Liu and William W. Taylor; Acknowledgements; Part I. Introduction and Concepts: 1. Coupling landscape ecology with natural resource management: paradigm shifts and new approaches Jianguo Liu and William W. Taylor; Part II. Landscape Structure and Multi-scale Management: 2. Integrating landscape structure and scale into natural resource management John A. Wiens, Beatrice Van Horne and Barry R. Noon; 3. Focal patch landscape studies for wildlife management: optimising sampling effort across scales Julie M. Brennan, Darren J. Bender, Thomas A. Contreras and Lenore Fahrig; 4. Managing for small patch in human-dominated landscapes: cultural factors and corn belt agriculture Robert C. Corry and Joan Iverson Nassauer; 5. A landscape approach to managing the biota of streams Charles F. Rabeni and Scott P. Sowa; 6. Linking ecological and social scales for natural resource management Kristiina A. Vogt, Morgan Grove, Heidi Asbjornsen, Keely B. Maxwell, Daniel J. Vogt, Ragnhildur Sigurdardóttir, Bruce C. Larson, Leo Schibli and Michael Dove; Part III. Landscape Function and Cross-boundary Management: 7. Assessing the ecological consequences of forest policies in a multi-ownership province in Oregon Thomas A. Spies, Gordon Reeves, Kelly Burnett, William McComb, K. Norman Johnson, Gordon Grant, Janet Ohman, Steve Garman and Pete Bettinger; 8. Incorporating the effects of habitat edges into landscape models: effective area models for cross-boundary management Thomas D. Sisk and Nick M. Haddad; 9. Aquatic-terrestrial linkages and implications for landscape management Rebecca L. Schneider, Edward L. Mills and Daniel C. Josephson; Part IV. Landscape Change and Adaptive Management: 10. A landscape transition matrix approach for landscape management Virginia H. Dale, Desmond T. Fortes and Tom L. Ashwood; 11. Tactical monitoring of landscapes Dean L. Urban; 12. Landscape change: patterns, effects and implications for adaptive management of wildlife resources Daniel T. Rutledge, Christopher A. Lepczyk and Jianguo Liu; 13. Landscape ecology in highly managed regions: the benefits of collaboration between management and researchers John B. Dunning Jr.; Part V. Landscape Integrity and Integrated Management: 14. Putting multiple use and sustained yield into a landscape context Thomas R. Crow; 15. Integrating landscape ecology into fisheries management: a rationale and practical considerations W. W. Taylor, D. B. Hayes, C. P. Ferreri, K. D. Lynch, K. R. Newman and E. F. Roseman; 16. Applications of advanced technologies in studying and managing grassland landscape integrity Greg A. Hoch, Brent L. Brock and John M. Briggs; 17. An integrated approach to landscape science and management Richard J. Hobbs and Robert Lambeck; Part VI. Syntheses and Perspectives: 18. Bridging the gap between landscape ecology and natural resource management Monica G. Turner, Thomas R. Crow, Jianguo Liu, Dale Rabe, Charles F. Rabeni, Patricia A. Soranno, William W. Taylor, Kristiina A. Vogt and John A. Wiens; 19. Landscape ecology of the future: a regional interface of ecology and socioeconomics Eugene P. Odum; 20. Epilogue Richard T. T. Forman; Index.

"...incredibly well-written and informative...the book is outstanding, and represents an important contribution to landscape ecology and environmental management." Ecology

Jianguo Liu is an Associate Professor at Michigan State University where he teaches and researches in the areas of landscape ecology and biodiversity conservation. William W. Taylor is Chairperson and Professor of the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife at Michigan State University.

• List of contributors; Foreward Eugene P. Odum; Preface Jianguo Liu and William W. Taylor; Acknowledgements; Part I. Introduction and Concepts: 1. Coupling landscape ecology with natural resource management: paradigm shifts and new approaches Jianguo Liu and William W. Taylor; Part II. Landscape Structure and Multi-scale Management: 2. Integrating landscape structure and scale into natural resource management John A. Wiens, Beatrice Van Horne and Barry R. Noon; 3. Focal patch landscape studies for wildlife management: optimising sampling effort across scales Julie M. Brennan, Darren J. Bender, Thomas A. Contreras and Lenore Fahrig; 4. Managing for small patch in human-dominated landscapes: cultural factors and corn belt agriculture Robert C. Corry and Joan Iverson Nassauer; 5. A landscape approach to managing the biota of streams Charles F. Rabeni and Scott P. Sowa; 6. Linking ecological and social scales for natural resource management Kristiina A. Vogt, Morgan Grove, Heidi Asbjornsen, Keely B. Maxwell, Daniel J. Vogt, Ragnhildur Sigurdardóttir, Bruce C. Larson, Leo Schibli and Michael Dove; Part III. Landscape Function and Cross-boundary Management: 7. Assessing the ecological consequences of forest policies in a multi-ownership province in Oregon Thomas A. Spies, Gordon Reeves, Kelly Burnett, William McComb, K. Norman Johnson, Gordon Grant, Janet Ohman, Steve Garman and Pete Bettinger; 8. Incorporating the effects of habitat edges into landscape models: effective area models for cross-boundary management Thomas D. Sisk and Nick M. Haddad; 9. Aquatic-terrestrial linkages and implications for landscape management Rebecca L. Schneider, Edward L. Mills and Daniel C. Josephson; Part IV. Landscape Change and Adaptive Management: 10. A landscape transition matrix approach for landscape management Virginia H. Dale, Desmond T. Fortes and Tom L. Ashwood; 11. Tactical monitoring of landscapes Dean L. Urban; 12. Landscape change: patterns, effects and implications for adaptive management of wildlife resources Daniel T. Rutledge, Christopher A. Lepczyk and Jianguo Liu; 13. Landscape ecology in highly managed regions: the benefits of collaboration between management and researchers John B. Dunning Jr.; Part V. Landscape Integrity and Integrated Management: 14. Putting multiple use and sustained yield into a landscape context Thomas R. Crow; 15. Integrating landscape ecology into fisheries management: a rationale and practical considerations W. W. Taylor, D. B. Hayes, C. P. Ferreri, K. D. Lynch, K. R. Newman and E. F. Roseman; 16. Applications of advanced technologies in studying and managing grassland landscape integrity Greg A. Hoch, Brent L. Brock and John M. Briggs; 17. An integrated approach to landscape science and management Richard J. Hobbs and Robert Lambeck; Part VI. Syntheses and Perspectives: 18. Bridging the gap between landscape ecology and natural resource management Monica G. Turner, Thomas R. Crow, Jianguo Liu, Dale Rabe, Charles F. Rabeni, Patricia A. Soranno, William W. Taylor, Kristiina A. Vogt and John A. Wiens; 19. Landscape ecology of the future: a regional interface of ecology and socioeconomics Eugene P. Odum; 20. Epilogue Richard T. T. Forman; Index.

"...incredibly well-written and informative...the book is outstanding, and represents an important contribution to landscape ecology and environmental management." Ecology

Jianguo Liu is an Associate Professor at Michigan State University where he teaches and researches in the areas of landscape ecology and biodiversity conservation. William W. Taylor is Chairperson and Professor of the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife at Michigan State University.

• List of contributors; Foreward Eugene P. Odum; Preface Jianguo Liu and William W. Taylor; Acknowledgements; Part I. Introduction and Concepts: 1. Coupling landscape ecology with natural resource management: paradigm shifts and new approaches Jianguo Liu and William W. Taylor; Part II. Landscape Structure and Multi-scale Management: 2. Integrating landscape structure and scale into natural resource management John A. Wiens, Beatrice Van Horne and Barry R. Noon; 3. Focal patch landscape studies for wildlife management: optimising sampling effort across scales Julie M. Brennan, Darren J. Bender, Thomas A. Contreras and Lenore Fahrig; 4. Managing for small patch in human-dominated landscapes: cultural factors and corn belt agriculture Robert C. Corry and Joan Iverson Nassauer; 5. A landscape approach to managing the biota of streams Charles F. Rabeni and Scott P. Sowa; 6. Linking ecological and social scales for natural resource management Kristiina A. Vogt, Morgan Grove, Heidi Asbjornsen, Keely B. Maxwell, Daniel J. Vogt, Ragnhildur Sigurdardóttir, Bruce C. Larson, Leo Schibli and Michael Dove; Part III. Landscape Function and Cross-boundary Management: 7. Assessing the ecological consequences of forest policies in a multi-ownership province in Oregon Thomas A. Spies, Gordon Reeves, Kelly Burnett, William McComb, K. Norman Johnson, Gordon Grant, Janet Ohman, Steve Garman and Pete Bettinger; 8. Incorporating the effects of habitat edges into landscape models: effective area models for cross-boundary management Thomas D. Sisk and Nick M. Haddad; 9. Aquatic-terrestrial linkages and implications for landscape management Rebecca L. Schneider, Edward L. Mills and Daniel C. Josephson; Part IV. Landscape Change and Adaptive Management: 10. A landscape transition matrix approach for landscape management Virginia H. Dale, Desmond T. Fortes and Tom L. Ashwood; 11. Tactical monitoring of landscapes Dean L. Urban; 12. Landscape change: patterns, effects and implications for adaptive management of wildlife resources Daniel T. Rutledge, Christopher A. Lepczyk and Jianguo Liu; 13. Landscape ecology in highly managed regions: the benefits of collaboration between management and researchers John B. Dunning Jr.; Part V. Landscape Integrity and Integrated Management: 14. Putting multiple use and sustained yield into a landscape context Thomas R. Crow; 15. Integrating landscape ecology into fisheries management: a rationale and practical considerations W. W. Taylor, D. B. Hayes, C. P. Ferreri, K. D. Lynch, K. R. Newman and E. F. Roseman; 16. Applications of advanced technologies in studying and managing grassland landscape integrity Greg A. Hoch, Brent L. Brock and John M. Briggs; 17. An integrated approach to landscape science and management Richard J. Hobbs and Robert Lambeck; Part VI. Syntheses and Perspectives: 18. Bridging the gap between landscape ecology and natural resource management Monica G. Turner, Thomas R. Crow, Jianguo Liu, Dale Rabe, Charles F. Rabeni, Patricia A. Soranno, William W. Taylor, Kristiina A. Vogt and John A. Wiens; 19. Landscape ecology of the future: a regional interface of ecology and socioeconomics Eugene P. Odum; 20. Epilogue Richard T. T. Forman; Index.

"...incredibly well-written and informative...the book is outstanding, and represents an important contribution to landscape ecology and environmental management." Ecology