Landscape ecology

Author(s)

• Forman, Richard T. T.
• Godron, Michel

Bibliographic Information

Landscape ecology

Richard T.T. Forman, Michel Godron

Wiley, c1986

Note

Bibliography: p. 533-587

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This important new work--the first of its kind--focuses on the distribution patterns of landscape elements or ecosystems; the flows of animals, plants, energy, mineral nutrients and water; and the ecological changes in the landscape over time. Includes over 1,200 references from current ecology, geography, forestry, and wildlife biologcy literature.

Table of Contents

OVERVIEW The Landscape and Major Principles. Ecological Concepts in Brief. LANSCAPE STRUCTURE Patches. Corridors. Matrix and Network. Overall Structure. LANDSCAPE DYNAMICS Natural Processes in LandscapeDevelopment. The Human Role in Landscape Development. Flows Between Adjacent Landscape Elements. Animal and Plant Movement Across a Landscape. Landscape Functioning. Landscape Change. HETEROGENEITY AND MANAGEMENT Heterogeneity and Typology. Landscape Management. Index.

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Details

• NCID: BA0651643X
• ISBN:
  • 0471870374
• LCCN: 85012306
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: New York
• Pages/Volumes: xix, 619 p.
• Size: 25 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : QH541
  • DC19 : 712
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Ecology
  • LCSH : Landscape protection
  • LCSH : Human ecology