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Applying Landscape Ecology in Biological Conservation

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  • © 2002

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Editors:
  1. Kevin J. Gutzwiller

    1. Department of Biology, Baylor University, Waco, USA

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Table of contents (25 chapters)

  1. Landscape Change

    1. Effects of Landscape Change on Aquatic Biodiversity and Biointegrity

      • Robert M. Hughes, Carolyn T. Hunsaker
      Pages 309-329

    2. Time Lags in Metapopulation Responses to Landscape Change

      • Kees C. J. Nagelkerke, Jana Verboom, Frank van den Bosch, Karen van de Wolfshaar
      Pages 330-354

  2. Conservation Planning

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 355-355
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    2. Using Broad-Scale Ecological Information in Conservation Planning: Introduction to Section IV

      • Kevin J. Gutzwiller
      Pages 357-359

    3. Landscape and Regional Planning for Conservation: Issues and Practicalities

      • Robert J. Lambeck, Richard J. Hobbs
      Pages 360-380

    4. Assessing the Conservation Potential of Habitat Networks

      • Paul Opdam
      Pages 381-404

    5. Use of Metapopulation Models in Conservation Planning

      • David R. Breininger, Mark A. Burgman, H. Resit Akçakaya, Michael A. O’Connell
      Pages 405-427

    6. Prescribing Habitat Layouts: Analysis of Optimal Placement for Landscape Planning

      • Curtis H. Flather, Michael Bevers, John Hof
      Pages 428-453

    7. Aquatic Conservation Planning: Using Landscape Maps to Predict Ecological Reference Conditions for Specific Waters

      • Paul W. Seelbach, Michael J. Wiley, Patricia A. Soranno, Mary T. Bremigan
      Pages 454-478

  3. Synthesis and Conclusions

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 479-479
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    2. Applying Landscape Ecology in Biological Conservation: Principles, Constraints, and Prospects

      • Kevin J. Gutzwiller
      Pages 481-495

  4. Back Matter

    Pages 497-518
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About this book

Landscape ecology and conservation biology are rapidly developing disciplines, and a current synthesis of principles and applications in these two fields is needed under one cover. Many managers are not applying principles of landscape ecology in efforts to conserve biota, yet the loss of biological diversity could be reduced if broad-scale processes and patterns were consistently considered in management and conservation decisions. Bringing together insights from leaders in landscape ecology and conservation biology, this book explains how our knowledge about landscape ecology can help us understand, manage and maintain biodiversity. Beyond explaining pertinent concepts of landscape ecology and biological conservation and describing examples of their use in management, research and planning, this book also distills principles for applying landscape ecology in conservation, identifies gaps in current knowledge and provides research approaches to fill those voids. The book is divided into five parts: the first part introduces the book and discusses what landscape ecology is and why it is important to biological conservation. The second deals with multiple scales, connectivity and organism movement. The third part discusses landscape change and how this affects biodiversity, and the fourth part covers conservation planning. The final part presents a synthesis that identifies overarching principles, pervasive constraints and realistic prospects for applying landscape ecology in biological conservation. Conservationists, land-use planners, and ecologists will find this book to be an essential resource. Foreword by Richard T.T. Forman.

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"The … volume, ‘Applying Landscape Ecology in Biological Conservation,’ reviews how the different facets of landscape ecology apply to biological conservation. … This volume is extremely well organized, a testament to Gutzwiller’s leadership as editor. … offers more than a landscape perspective to students, scientists, and resource managers who wish to stem the current global biodiversity crisis; it provides a roadmap to integrate our principles into conservation planning. If this book is any indication, the future of landscape ecology in biological conservation is brightly indeed." (Brian Sturtevant, International Association of Landscape Ecology, Issue 19, 2004)

"Like conservation biology, landscape ecology is a young science, with new findings and applications rapidly emerging. For this reason, this comprehensive recent text serves as an important reference for today’s practitioners, researchers, and students. Forty-eight internationally recognized authors contribute chapters that together cover topics including the movements of organisms among habitats, the invasions of exotic species, the effects of roads and logging, conservation planning for aquatic ecosystems, and much more." (www.worldwildlife.org, September, 2003)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Biology, Baylor University, Waco, USA

    Kevin J. Gutzwiller

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