Overview
Examines the temporal dynamics of resource abundance and quality
Explores the effect of pulsed resources on wildlife populations
Complements spatial approaches to landscape ecology
International contributions enable worldwide application of the theories
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Table of contents (15 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Introduction
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Relevant Temporal Theory
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Front Matter
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Statistics of Time
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Temporally Focused Case Studies
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Back Matter
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About this book
Over the past twenty-five years, the effects of the spatial distribution and scaling of resources on animal populations have been increasingly studied in wildlife biology, landscape ecology, conservation biology, and related fields. However, spatial patterns change over time. In Temporal Dimensions of Landscape Ecology: Wildlife Responses to Variable Resources, the authors discuss the effects that temporal changes in resources have on animal populations. Resource availability and quality are not distributed homogeneously over time, depending for example on predictable changes in seasons, mating and birthing cycles, unpredictable resource pulses and weather-related phenomena, ecological disturbances, and historical legacies.
Temporal Dimensions of Landscape Ecology brings together chapters that address the idea of current as well as historical temporal influences on resource availability, quality, and distribution. The authors draw attention to the neglected temporal issues so important to understanding species and community responses. This book will be of interest to both wildlife and conservation students and practitioners working with temporal and spatial scale issues.
Reviews
From the reviews:
"Temporal Dimensions of Landscape Ecology: Wildlife Responses to Variable Resources … focuses on the temporal aspect of landscape ecology in relation to wildlife populations. … The book is divided into three sections: relevant temporal theory, statistics of time, and temporally focused case studies. … provide the basis for a conceptual framework for addressing both spatial and temporal variation in landscape ecology. In doing so, the book provides fodder for thought on a difficult topic and will become a valuable addition to any landscape ecologist’s library." (Sarah E. Lehnen, Landscape Ecology, Vol. 23, 2008)
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
John A. Bissonette is a research scientist with the U.S. Geological Survey, and is a professor in the College of Natural Resources at Utah State University.
Ilse Storch is professor of wildlife ecology and management at the University of Freiburg, Germany.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Temporal Dimensions of Landscape Ecology
Book Subtitle: Wildlife Responses to Variable Resources
Editors: John A. Bissonette, Ilse Storch
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-45447-4
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag US 2007
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-387-45444-3Published: 12 March 2007
Softcover ISBN: 978-0-387-45445-0Published: 05 September 2007
eBook ISBN: 978-0-387-45447-4Published: 08 August 2007
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 284
Number of Illustrations: 49 b/w illustrations
Topics: Landscape Ecology, Ecology, Animal Ecology, Ecosystems, Community & Population Ecology, Environmental Management