Principles and Mehtods in Landscape Ecology

A. Farina

Springer, 1998 - Gardening - 235 pages

This book presents landscape ecology as an integrative and transdisciplinary science with a definitive problem-solving orientation toward land use planning and management. Special reference is made to the conservation, restoration and sustainable development of cultural landscapes. This invaluable textbook is presented in a clear and non-technical style with practical examples and ample illustrations.

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Professor Farina is probably one of the most intelligent yet humble scientists I've had the privilege of knowing. His excellent text on Landscape Ecology is considered required reading for many ...

Contents

• Introduction to landscape ecology: 1
• 13 Definitions of landscape: 2
• 14 Three views of landscape ecology: 3
• 15 Spacingthe perception of the landscape: 7
• 16 Behavioural ecology and landscape ecology: 10
• 17 Structuring the landscape: 11
• 18 Principles of landscape classification: 12
• 19 Summary: 17
• Suggested Reading: 20
• Theories and models incorporated into the landscape ecology framework: 23
• 23 Percolation theory: 26
• 24 The metapopulation: 28
• 25 The system sourcesink: 30
• 26 Summary: 32
• Suggested reading: 33
• Scaling patterns and processes across landscapes: 35
• 33 Definitions: 36
• 35 Change of perception scale: 37
• 36 The multiscale option: 38
• 37 Importance of the parameters at the different scales: 40
• 310 Example of scales in landscape and in ecologically related disciplines: 41
• 311 Summary: 45
• Suggested reading: 48
• Emerging processes in the landscape: 51
• 43 Fragmentation: 58
• 44 Connectivity connectedness and corridors: 68
• 45 Soil landscape and movement of water and nutrients across landscapes: 71
• Suggested reading: 79
• References: 81
• Emerging patterns in the landscape: 85
• 53 Ecotones: 93
• Suggested reading: 108
• Principles of landscape dynamics: 113
• 62 Stability in landscapes: 114
• 63 Selforganizing mechanisms and landscapes: 115
• 66 Patterns of landscape change examples: 117
• 67 Mediterranean landscapes as an example of perturbationdependent homeorethic systems: 119
• 68 Patterns and processes in land abandonment: 121
• Suggested reading: 126
• Principles of landscape conservation management and design: 129
• 72 Landscape evaluation: 130
• 74 Principles of landscape management: 132
• 75 Nature conservation and landscape ecology: 134
• 76 Conservation in landscape: 138
• 77 Landscape design creation and restoration: 146
• 78 Hierarchical structure of the system and conservation of biodiversity: 147
• 79 Summary: 149
• Suggested reading: 150
• References: 151
• Methods in landscape ecology: 153
• 83 The fractal geometry approach: 171
• 84 Geographic information systems: 180
• 85 Remote sensing in landscape ecology: 194
• 86 Global positioning systems GPS: 203
• 87 Spatial explicit population modelsSEPM to describe population patterns in a landscape: 208
• Suggested reading: 214
• Glossary and acronyms: 219
• Index: 225

About the author

Almo Farina is Professor of Ecology at the Urbino University, Faculty of Environmental Sciences (Urbino, Italy).

Bibliographic information

• Title: Principles and Mehtods in Landscape Ecology
• Author: A. Farina
• Publisher: Springer, 1998
• ISBN: 0412730405, 9780412730405
• Length: 235 pages
• Subjects: Gardening / Landscape; Nature / Ecology; Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection; Science / Life Sciences / Ecology; Technology & Engineering / Civil / General