Wildlife Management and Landscapes

William F. Porter (1951–2020) was an emeritus professor of wildlife conservation at Michigan State University. Chad J. Parent is a research ecologist at the North Dakota Game and Fish Department. Rosemary A. Stewart is the associate director of Boone and Crockett Programs at Michigan State University. David M. Williams is an assistant professor and the interim director of the Boone and Crockett Quantitative Wildlife Center at Michigan State University.

• List of ContributorsForewordPrefaceAcknowledgmentsPart I. Understanding Habitat on LandscapesChapter 1. The Landscape Perspective in Wildlife and Habitat ManagementChad J. Parent and Fidel HernándezChapter 2. Wildlife Management and the Roots of Landscape EcologyJames A. Martin and John M. YeiserChapter 3. Wildlife–Landscape Relationships: A Foundation for Managing Habitats on LandscapesMichael L. Morrison and William M. BlockPart II. Establishing a Landscape Foundation for Wildlife ManagersChapter 4. Essential Concepts in Landscape Ecology for Wildlife and Natural Resource ManagersHumberto L. Perotto-BaldiviesoChapter 5. Using Landscape Ecology to Inform Effective ManagementJoseph A. VeechChapter 6. Translating Landcover Data Sets into Habitat FeaturesDavid D. Diamond and Lee F. ElliottChapter 7. Influence of Habitat Loss and Fragmentation on Wildlife PopulationsAmanda E. Martin, Joseph R. Bennett, and Lenore FahrigChapter 8. Data Collection and Quantitative Considerations for Studying Pattern–Process Relationships on LandscapesJacqueline L. Frair and Guillaume Bastille-RousseauChapter 9. Part II Synthesis: Establishing a Landscape Foundation for Wildlife ManagersDavid M. WilliamsPart III. Establishing a Wildlife Management Foundation for Landscape EcologistsChapter 10. Managing Wildlife at Landscape ScalesJohn W. Connelly and Courtney J. ConwayChapter 11. Improving Communication between Landscape Ecologists and Managers: Challenges and OpportunitiesKerri T. Vierling, Joseph D. Holbrook, Jocelyn L. Aycrigg, Teresa C. Cohn, and Leona K. SvancaraChapter 12. Developing Useful Spatially Explicit Habitat Models and Decision-Support Tools for Wildlife ManagementNeal D. Niemuth, Michael E. Estey, and Ronald D. PritchertChapter 13. Managing Landscapes and the Importance of Conservation Incentive ProgramsMark J. Witecha and Todd R. BogenschutzChapter 14. Part III Synthesis: Establishing a Wildlife Management Foundation for Landscape EcologistsDavid M. WilliamsPart IV. Translating Landscape Ecology to ManagementChapter 15. Age, Size, Configuration, and Context: Keys to Habitat Management at All ScalesJeffrey K. KellerChapter 16. A Joint Venture ApproachGregory J. Soulliere and Mohammed A. Al-SaffarChapter 17. Translating Landscape Ecology to Management: A Landscape Conservation Cooperatives ApproachCynthia A. Jacobson, Amanda L. Sesser, Elsa M. Haubold, Kevin M. Johnson, Kimberly A. Lisgo, Betsy E. Neely, Fiona K. A. Schmiegelow, Stephen C. Torbit, and Greg WathenChapter 18. Mapping Priority Areas for Species ConservationCasey A. Lott, Jeffery L. Larkin, Darin J. McNeil, Cameron J. Fiss, and Bridgett E. CostanzoChapter 19. Nongovernmental Organizations: Their Role in and Approach to Landscape ConservationJodi A. Hilty, Karl A. Didier, and Jon P. BeckmannChapter 20. Part IV Synthesis: Translating Landscape Ecology to ManagementDavid M. WilliamsIndex

The authors' efforts to provide many clear, concrete examples of how to put theory in practice is particularly noteworthy.—Ninon Meyer, Basic and Applied Ecology