The Routledge handbook of landscape ecology / edited by Robert A. Francis, James D.A. Millington, George L.W. Perry, and Emily S. Minor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Francis, Robert A., editor.

Millington, James D. A., editor.

Perry, George L. W., editor.

Minor, Emily Stuart, 1973- editor.

Series:

Routledge handbooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Landscape ecology--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Landscape ecology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (681 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2022.

Summary:

"The Handbook provides a supporting guide to key aspects and applications of landscape ecology to underpin its research and teaching. A wide range of contributions written by expert researchers in the field summarise the latest knowledge on landscape ecology theory and concepts, landscape processes, methods and tools, and emerging frontiers. An invaluable guide to the concepts, methods and applications of landscape ecology, this book will be an important reference text for a wide range of students and academics in ecology, geography, biology, and interdisciplinary environmental studies"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Lists of figures

List of tables

List of contributors

Preface

Acknowledgements

Introduction : a brief history and overview of landscape ecology / Robert A. Francis and Marc Antrop

Part 1 : theory and concepts in landscape ecology

Landscape mosaics and the patch-corridor-matrix model / Marc Antrop

Scale and hierarchy in landscape ecology / James D. A. Millington

Landscape connectivity / Lenore Fahrig, Víctor Arroyo-Rodríguez, Eliana Cazetta, Adam Ford, Jill Lancaster and Thomas Ranius

Part 2 : landscape processes

Spatially structured ecosystems, connectivity and movement / Finnbar Lee, Jingjing Zhang, Craig Eric Simpkins, Justine A. Becker and George L W Perry

Habitat fragmentation / Amanda E. Martin, Joseph R. Bennett and Lenore Fahrig

Nutrient flows in the landscape / Erica Smithwick

The disturbance regime concept / Brian J. Harvey, Sarah J. Hart and C. Alina Cansler

Impacts of climate changes and amplified natural disturbance on global ecosystems / Rachel Loehman, Megan M. Friggens, Rosemary L. Sherriff, Alisa R. Keyser and Karin L. Riley

Change from within : bottom-up disturbances of ecosystems / James M.R. Brock and Sarah V. Wyse

Part 3 : methods and tools for landscape ecology

Fieldwork in landscape ecology / Jesse E. D. Miller, Carly D. Ziter and Michael J. Koontz

Remote sensing and mapping of landscapes / Nathalie Pettorelli, Jennifer E. Smith, Mailys Lopes and Henrike Schulte to Bühne

Sensor networks for landscape ecology / John H. Porter

The role of palaeoecology in understanding landscape-level ecosystem dynamics / George L.W. Perry, Richard E. Brazier and Janet M. Wilmshurst

Landscape pattern analysis / Tarmo K. Remmel and Scott W. Mitchell

Quantitative modelling and computer simulation / Calum Brown

Landscape character assessment and participatory approaches / Andrew Butler and Ingrid Sarlöv Herlin

Experimentation in landscape ecology / G. Darrel Jenerette

Part 4 : landscape ecology frontiers

Landscape ecology contributions to biodiversity conservation / Robert F. Baldwin, R. Daniel Hanks and Jeremy S. Dertien

Ecosystem services in the landscape / Matthew Mitchell

Riverscapes / Todd Lookingbill, Kimberly Meitzen and Jason P. Julian

Landscape restoration / Aveliina Helm

Landscapes and climate change / B.C. Meyer and G. Mezosi.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-429-39948-0

0-429-67967-X

9780429399480

OCLC:

1260345201