Landscape ecology : concepts, methods, and applications / Francoise Burel, Jacques Baudry ; illustrations, Yannie Le Flem ; photographs, Jacques Baudry.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Burel, Françoise.

Contributor:

Baudry, Jacques.

Standardized Title:

Écologie du paysage. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Landscape ecology.

Physical Description:

xvi, 362 p. : ill. (some col.), maps.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Enfield, N.H. : Science Publishers, c2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Part I: Introduction: Definition of a Discipline: Emergence of Landscape Ecology in the History of Ecology; Recognition of Heterogeneity in Ecological Systems; Taking Human Activities into Account in Ecological Systems; Explicit Accounting for Space and Time; Landscape Ecology is based on Scientific Theories Linked to Ecology and Related Disciplines Landscpe Ecology: Definition of a Multidisciplinary Approach: Landscape as Understood by the Ecologist; Landscape Ecology: An Interdisciplinary Approach; Landscape Ecology: Application of Results of Fundamental Research to Conservation Biology and Land Management Part II: Landscape Structure and Dynamics Analysis of Spatial Structures: Categories of Landscape Elements; From Sample Plots in a Wood to Woods in a Landscape; Typology of Patches and Corridors; Basic Concepts for Quantitative Approaches; Measurement of Heterogeneity; Fragmentation; Connectedness o Return to Scale Dependence: Contribution of Fractal Geometry o Elements of Geostatistics; Typologies of Landscape Structures; General Conclusion Dynamics of Landscapes: Questions on Organization and Dynamics of Landscapes Stemming from Observation; Changes in Land use on the Global Scale; Regional Approaches to Changes in Land Use: Variations Depending on Modes of Measurement; Local Approaches to Changes in Land Cover: Importance of Spatialization; Dynamics of Valley Landscapes: The Water Course and its Corridors; Dynamics of Non-Anthropogenic Landscapes; Land cover and Evolving Landscapes, a General Phenomenon Organization of Landscapes: Categories of Models; The Concept of Organization; Ecological Organization of Landscapes; From Farming Systems to Landscape Diversity; General Approach of Dynamics and Organization of Agrarian Landscapes; Landscape Dynamics and (Re) Organization: Multi-scale and Multidisciplinary Approach Part III: Ecological Processes within Landscapes: The Functioning of Populations at the Landscape Level: Patch Theory and Functioning of Metapopulations; Multi-habitat Species; Movement in Landscapes; Landscape Dynamics and the Functioning of Populations; Population Models used in Landscape Ecology Interspecific Relationships and Biodiversity in Landscapes: Interspecific Relationships; Biodiversity Geochemical Flows in Landscapes: Buffer Zones; Erosive Phenomena and Landscape Structure; Transfers in Watersheds; Conclusion Part IV: Applications to Landscape Management: Application of Landscape Ecology Concepts to Landscape Management and Design: Corridor Concept Applied to Development; Considering Landscape Ecology Concepts in Establishing Transportation Infrastructures; The Development of Rural Landscapes"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

part Part I: Introduction

chapter 1 Definition of a Discipline

chapter 2 Landscape Ecology. Definition of a Multidisciplinary Approach

part Part II: Landscape Structure and Dynamics

chapter 3 Analysis of Spatial Structures

chapter 4 The Dynamics of Landscapes

chapter 5 Organization of Landscapes

part Part III: Ecological Processes within Landscapes

chapter 6 The Functioning of Populations at the Landscape Level

chapter 7 Interspecific Relationships and Biodiversity in Landscapes

chapter 8 Geochemical Flows in Landscapes

part Part IV: Applications to Landscape Management

chapter 9 Application of Landscape Ecology Concepts to Landscape Management and Design.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. [324]-352).

ISBN:

0-429-06399-7

1-4398-4417-8

1-281-94856-X

9786611948566

1-57808-657-4

9780429063992

OCLC:

310455613