Managing and Designing Landscapes for Conservation: Moving from Perspectives to PrinciplesThe distinctive relationships between landscape change, habitat fragmentation, and biodiversity conservation are highlighted in this original and useful guide to the theory and practice of ecological landscape design. Using original, ecologically based landscape design principles, the text underscores current thinking in landscape management and conservation. It offers a blend of theoretical and practical information that is illustrated with case studies drawn from across the globe. Key insights by some of the world’s leading experts in landscape ecology and conservation biology make Managing and Designing Landscapes for Conservation an essential volume for anyone involved in landscape management, natural resource planning, or biodiversity conservation. |
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Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Classification and Terminology | 9 |
from Specific Cases | 22 |
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| Title | Managing and Designing Landscapes for Conservation: Moving from Perspectives to Principles Issue 1 of Conservation Science and Practice |
| Editors | David B. Lindenmayer, Richard J. Hobbs, R. J. Hobbs |
| Contributor | Zoological Society of London |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Wiley, 2007 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | Jan 28, 2010 |
| ISBN | 1405159146, 9781405159142 |
| Length | 587 pages |
| Subjects | › › › Architecture / Landscape Science / Life Sciences / Ecology Science / Life Sciences / Zoology / General |
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