Managing and designing landscapes for conservation [[electronic resource] ] : moving from perspectives to principles / / edited by David B. Lindenmayer, Richard J.Hobbs

• Pubblicazione: Malden, MA ; ; Oxford, : Blackwell Pub., 2007
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (608 p.)
• Disciplina: 712.2; 712.60904
• Soggetto topico: Ecological landscape design; Landscape protection
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: LindenmayerDavid HobbsR. J (Richard J.)
• Note generali: Published in association with the Zoological Society of London.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Conservation Science and Practice Series : Managing and Designing Landscapes for Conservation: Moving from Perspectives to Principles; Contents; Foreword: Landscapes in Peril; 1 Introduction; Section 1Classification of Landscapes andTerminology; 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 2Habitat,Habitat Loss and Patch Sizes ; 6 Remnant Geometry, Landscape Morphology, and Principles and Procedures for Landscape Design7 Estimating Minimum Habitat for Population Persistence; 8 Habitat and Landscape Design: Concepts, Constraints and Opportunities; 9 Synthesis: Habitat,Habitat Loss and Patch Sizes; Section 3Structure, 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 Principles13 Synthesis: Structure, Degradation and Condition; Section 4Edge Effects; 14 Incorporating Edge Effects into Landscape Design and Management; 15 Edge Effects; 16 Edges: Where Landscape Elements Meet; 17 Synthesis: Edge Effects; Section 5Total 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 Composition21 Synthesis: Total Vegetation Cover, Pattern and Patch Content; Section 6Connectivity, 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 7Individual SpeciesManagement ... Threatened Taxaand Invasive Species ; 26 Individual Species Management: Threatened Taxa and Invasive Species27 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 8Ecosystems 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
• Sommario/riassunto: The distinctive relationships between landscape change, habitat fragmentation, and biodiversity conservation are highlighted in this original and useful guide to the theory and practice of ecological landscape design. Using original, ecologically based landscape design principles, the text underscores current thinking in landscape management and conservation. It offers a blend of theoretical and practical information that is illustrated with case studies drawn from across the globe. Key insights by some of the world's leading experts in landscape ecology and conservation biology make Mana
• Titolo autorizzato: Managing and designing landscapes for conservation
• ISBN: 1-281-30930-3; 9786611309305; 0-470-69240-5; 0-470-69160-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910145438703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Conservation science and practice series ; ; 1.