Wildlife and Landscape Ecology

Effects of Pattern and Scale

Häftad, Engelska, 2012

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It is divided into three sections: * Underlying Concepts * Landscape Metrics * Applications and Large Scale Management Wildlife and Landscape Ecology will be welcomed by scientists and managers with interest in and responsibility for the health of wild populations and their role in ecosystems.

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Utgivningsdatum2012-09-27
Mått155 x 235 x 24 mm
Vikt645 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor410
FörlagSpringer-Verlag New York Inc.
ISBN9781461273387

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Section 1 Underlying Concepts.- 1 Scale-Sensitive Ecological Properties: Historical Context, Current Meaning.- 2 Applications of Fractal Geometry in Wildlife Biology.- 3 Taming Chaos in the Wild: A Model-Free Technique for Wildlife Population Control.- 4 Patch Dynamics: The Transformation of Landscape Structureand Function.- 5 Disturbance and Diversity in a Landscape Context.- 6 Populations in a Landscape Context: Sources, Sinks, and Metapopulations.- 7 Hierarchy Theory: A Guide to System Structure for Wildlife Biologists.- Section 2 Landscape Metrics.- 8 Neutral Models: Useful Tools for Understanding Landscape Patterns.- 9 Understanding Measures of Landscape Pattern.- Section 3 Applications and Large-Scale Management.- 10 The Role of Moose in Landscape Process: Effects of Biogeography, Population Dynamics, and Predation.- 11 A Spatial View of Population Dynamics.- 12 The Importance of Scale in Habitat Conservation for an Endangered Species: The Capercaillie in Central Europe.- 13 Landscape Heterogeneity and Ungulate Dynamics:What Spatial Scales Are Inportant?.- 14 The Influence of Landscape Scale on the Management of Desert Bighorn Sheep.- 15 The Influence of Spatial Scale and Scale-Sensitive Propertiesin Habitat Selection by American Marten.- 16 Adaptive Policy Design: Thinking at Larger Spatial Scales.