Large-Scale Landscape Experiments: Lessons from Tumut

ISBN-13: 9780521881562 / Angielski / Twarda / 2009 / 304 str.

Canber David B. Lindenmayer (Australian National University

Opis

An overview of relationships between landscape change, habitat fragmentation and biodiversity conservation, using key lessons from the Tumut Fragmentation Study.

Recenzje

'This text will prove a useful addition to the book shelves of landscape ecologists, aspiring ecologists, and conservation professionals.' Conservation Biology

Spis treści

1. The Tumut Fragmentation Study and landscape change; 2. The theory; 3. The field laboratory; 4. Setting up the study; 5. The core findings; 6. Patch use; 7. Theory against data; 8. Testing PVA models with real data; 9. Genes in the landscape; 10. Refining and extending the research program; 11. Recommendations for plantation managers; 12. Lessons on running large-scale research studies.