Foundation Papers in Landscape Ecology

Informationen zum Autor Edited by John Wiens! Michael R. Moss! Monica G. Turner! and David Mladenoff Klappentext Landscape ecology focuses on spatial heterogeneity! or the idea that where things are and where they are in relation to other things can have important consequences for a wide range of phenomena. Landscape ecology integrates humans with natural ecosystems and brings a spatial perspective to such fields as natural resource management! conservation! and urban planning. The thirty-seven papers included in this volume present the origins and development of landscape ecology and encompass a variety of perspectives! approaches! and geographies. The editors begin with articles that illuminate the discipline's diverse scientific foundations! such as L. S. Berg's keystone paper outlining a geoecological analysis based on soil science! physical geography! and geology. Next they include selections exemplifying landscape ecologists' growing awareness of spatial pattern! the different ways they incorporated scale into their work! the progression of landscape ecology from a qualitative to a quantitative discipline! and how concepts from landscape ecology have come to permeate ecological research and influence land-use policy! conservation practices! landscape architecture! and geography. Together these articles provide a solid introduction to what is now widely recognized as an important area of research and application that encourages new ways of thinking about natural and human-dominated ecosystems. Zusammenfassung Landscape ecology integrates humans with natural ecosystems and brings a spatial perspective to such fields as natural resource management! conservation! and urban planning. This volume includes papers that present the origins and development of landscape ecology and encompass a variety of perspectives! approaches! and geographies. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1 1- The Objectives and Tasks of Geography 11 2- N A Solnetsev 1948 19 3- S Christian 1958 28 4- O Sauer 1925 36 5- The Geographic Landscape and Its Investigation 71 6- A S Watt 1947 102 PART II 123 7- J F Addicott J M Aho M F Antolin D K Padilla J S Richardson 304 8- 21 311 9- Meentemeyer 1989 33110- 23 341 11- H R Delcourt and P A Delcourt 1988 361PART V 37812- 26 38613- 27 415 ...

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• Authors: John Wiens, John A. (EDT)/ Moss Wiens, John A. Moss Wiens, John Moss Wiens
• Assisted by: David Mladenoff (Editor), David (Professor Mladenoff (Editor), David J. Mladenoff (Editor), Michael Moss (Editor), Michael (Professor Moss (Editor), Michael R. Moss (Editor), Monica Turner (Editor), Monica (Professor Turner (Editor), Monica G. Turner (Editor), Monica G. (University of Wisconsin Turner (Editor), Turner Monica (Editor), John Wiens (Editor), John A. Wiens (Editor), Wiens John (Editor)
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 07.11.2006
• EAN: 9780231126809
• ISBN: 978-0-231-12680-9
• No. of pages: 608
• Dimensions: 171 mm x 241 mm x 38 mm
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Business administration; NATURE / Natural Resources, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography, Business & Economics / General, Economic Geography, Environmental Management