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Informationen zum Autor David Lindenmayer is a Research Professor in the Center for Resource & Environmental Studies at The Australian National University in Canberra. He runs six large-scale landscape studies in south-eastern Australia and has written 18 books and 260 scientific articles on conservation biology, landscape ecology, wildlife biology, forest ecology and management, and woodland conservation and management. Richard Hobbs is an Australian Professorial Fellow in the School of Environmental Science at Murdoch University in Perth, Australia. He has broad interests spanning restoration ecology, conservation biology, landscape ecology and vegetation management. He has published 17 books and 266 scientific articles in these areas of research and is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science. Klappentext 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 Managing and Designing Landscapes for Conservation an essential volume for anyone involved in landscape management, natural resource planning, or biodiversity conservation. Zusammenfassung * Highlights key insights into emerging topics in landscape research * Features opinions from leading experts in ecological landscape design * Includes international case studies that provide a global perspective on both theoretical principals and practical approaches. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword: Landscapes in Peril. 1. Introduction. David B. Lindenmayer and Richard J. Hobbs. Section 1: Classification of Landscapes and Terminology . 2. The Whole Elephant: Classification and Terminology as Tools for Achieving Generality in Landscape Ecology. S. Mcintyre . 3.Enacting Landscape Design: from Specific Cases to General Principles. Yrjo Haila. 4. Landscape Models for Use in Studies of Landscape Change and Habitat Fragmentation. David B. Lindenmayer and J. Fischer . 5. Synthesis: Landscape Classification. David. B. Lindenmayer and Richard J. Hobbs. Section 2: Habitat, Habitat Loss, and Patch Sizes . 6. Remnant Geometry, Landscape Morphology, and Principles and Procedures for Landscape Design. Ralph Macnally . 7. Estimating Minimum Habitat for Population Persistence. Lenore Fahrig . 8. Habitat and Landscape Design: Concepts, Constraints, and Opportunities. James R. Miller . 9. Synthesis: Habitat, Habitat Loss, and Patch Sizes. David B. Lindenmayer and Richard J. Hobbs. Section 3: Structure, Degradation, and Condition . 10. Nature's Infinite Variety: Conservation Choice and Management for Dynamic Ecological Systems. J.C.Z. Woinarski . 11. The Diverse Impacts of Grazing, Fire, and Weeds: How Ecological Theory Can Inform Conservation Management. Don A. Driscoll . 12. Forest Landscape Structure, Degradation, and Condition: Some Commentary and Fundamental Principles. Jerry F. Franklin and Mark E. Swanson. 13. Synthesis: Structure, Degradation, and Condition. David B. Lindenmayer and Richard J. Hobbs. Section 4: Edge Effects . 14. Incorporating Edges Effects into Landscape Design and Management. Thomas D. Sisk . 15. Edge Effects. David B. Lindenmayer and J. Fischer . 16. Edges: Where Landscape Elements Meet. Gary W. Luck<...
