The Routledge Handbook of Landscape Ecology

ISBN-13: 9780367024567 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 472 str.

Francis, Robert A.

Opis

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.

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1. Introduction: A brief history and overview of landscape ecology  Part 1: Theory and Concepts in Landscape Ecology  2. Landscape mosaics and the patch-corridor-matrix model  3. Scale and hierarchy in landscape ecology  4. Landscape connectivity  Part 2: Landscape Processes  5. Spatially structured ecosystems, connectivity and movement  6. Habitat fragmentation  7. Nutrient flows in the landscape  8. The disturbance regime concept  9. Impacts of climate changes and amplified natural disturbance on global ecosystems  10. Change from within: Bottom-up disturbances of ecosystems  Part 3: Methods and Tools for Landscape Ecology  11. Fieldwork in landscape ecology  12. Remote sensing and mapping of landscapes  13. Sensor networks for landscape ecology  14. The role of palaeoecology in understanding landscape-level ecosystem dynamics  15. Landscape pattern analysis  16. Quantitative modelling and computer simulation  17. Landscape character assessment and participatory approaches  18. Experimentation in landscape ecology  Part 4: Landscape Ecology Frontiers  19. Landscape ecology contributions to biodiversity conservation  20. Ecosystem services in the landscape  21. Riverscapes  22. Landscape restoration  23. Landscapes and climate change