Landscape Ecological Analysis Issues and Applications

Studies in landscape ecology focus on the effect of heterogeneity on ecosystem structure and function. Vigorous growth in the field has included the development of methods and results that can be applied to an impressive range of environmental issues. The purpose of this book is to provide the reader with a current perspective on this rapidly developing science. This book features contributions by internationally renowned experts in the field that address a broad spectrum of political, theoretical and applied aspects of the subject. Chapters describe a number of methods and models that are used at landscape and regional scales within the context of ecosystem management, to assess changes in biodiversity, and to evaluate sustainable landscape planning for cultural as well as natural settings. Also included are instructional models to assist in teaching.

I Issues and Challenges in Landscape Ecology.- 1. Landscape Ecology: Does the Science Only Need to Change at the Margin?.- 2. Clark Kent or Superman: Where Is the Phone Booth for Landscape Ecology?.- 3. Cross-Boundary Issues to Manage for Healthy Forest Ecosystems.- 4. Horizontal Processes, Roads, Suburbs, Societal Objectives, and Landscape Ecology.- II Modeling Applications.- 5. A Knowledge System Environment for Ecosystem Management.- 6. A Multiscale Ecological Model for Allocation of Training Activities on U.S. Army Installations.- 7. HARVEST: A Timber Harvest Allocation Model for Simulating Management Alternatives.- III Planning Strategies.- 8. A Hierarchical Framework for Conserving Biodiversity.- 9. Conserving Biological Diversity with Scarce Resources.- 10. Spatial Concepts, Planning Strategies, and Future Scenarios: A Framework Method for Integrating Landscape Ecology and Landscape Planning.- IV Concepts, Methodological Implications, and Numerical Techniques.- 11. Concepts of Scale in Landscape Ecology.- 12. Spatial Statistics in Landscape Ecology.- 13. RULE: Map Generation and a Spatial Analysis Program.- 14. ClaraT: Instructional Software for Fractal Pattern Generation and Analysis.- V The Teaching of Landscape Ecology.- 15. Effective Exercises in Teaching Landscape Ecology.- VI Synthesis.- 16. The Science and Practice of Landscape Ecology.