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Preface | |
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Introduction to Landscape Ecology | |
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What Is Landscape Ecology? | |
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Why Landscape Ecology Has Emerged as a Distinct Area of Study | |
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The Intellectual Roots of Landscape Ecology | |
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Objectives of This Book | |
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Summary | |
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Discussion Questions | |
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Recommended Readings | |
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The Critical Concept of Scale | |
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Scale Terminology and Its Practical Application | |
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Scale Problems | |
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Scale Concepts and Hierarchy Theory | |
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Identifying the "Right" Scale(s) | |
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Reasoning About Scale | |
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Scaling Up | |
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Summary | |
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Discussion Questions | |
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Recommended Readings | |
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Introduction to Models | |
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What are Models and Why Do We Use Them? | |
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Steps in Building a Model | |
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Landscape Models | |
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Caveats in the Use of Models | |
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Summary | |
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Discussion Questions | |
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Recommended Readings | |
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Causes of Landscape Pattern | |
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Abiotic Causes of Landscape Pattern | |
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Biotic Interactions | |
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Human Land Use | |
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Disturbance and Succession | |
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Summary | |
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Discussion Questions | |
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Recommended Readings | |
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Quantifying Landscape Pattern | |
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Why Quantify Pattern? | |
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Data Used in Landscape Analyses | |
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Caveats for Landscape Pattern Analysis, or "Read This First" | |
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Metrics for Quantifying Landscape Pattern | |
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Geostatistics or Spatial Statistics | |
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Summary | |
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Discussion Questions | |
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Recommended Readings | |
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Neutral Landscape Models | |
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Random Maps: The Simplest Neutral Model | |
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Maps with Hierarchical Structure | |
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Fractal Landscapes | |
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Neutral Models Relating Pattern to Process | |
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General Insights from the Use of NLMs | |
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Summary | |
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Discussion Questions | |
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Recommended Readings | |
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Landscape Disturbance Dynamics | |
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Disturbance and Disturbance Regimes | |
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Influence of the Landscape on Disturbance Pattern | |
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Influence of Disturbance on Landscape Pattern | |
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Concepts of Landscape Equilibrium | |
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Summary | |
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Discussion Questions | |
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Recommended Readings | |
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Organisms and Landscape Pattern | |
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Conceptual Development of Organism-Space Interactions | |
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Scale-Dependent Nature of Organism Responses | |
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Effects of Spatial Pattern on Organisms | |
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Spatially Explicit Population Models | |
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Summary | |
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Discussion Questions | |
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Recommended Readings | |
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Ecosystem Processes in the Landscape | |
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Spatial heterogeneity in Ecosystem Processes | |
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Effects of Landscape Position on Lake Ecosystems | |
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Land-Water Interactions | |
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Linking Species and Ecosystems | |
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Searching for General Principles | |
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Summary | |
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Discussion Questions | |
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Recommended Readings | |
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Applied Landscape Ecology | |
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Land Use | |
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Forest Management | |
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Regional Risk Assessment | |
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Continental-Scale Monitoring | |
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Summary | |
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Discussion Questions | |
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Recommended Readings | |
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Conclusions and Future Directions | |
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What Have We Learned? | |
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Research Directions | |
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Conclusion | |
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Discussion Questions | |
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Recommended Readings | |
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References | |
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Index | |