Title Managing and designing landscapes for conservation : moving from perspectives to principles / edited by David B. Lindenmayer, Richard J. Hobbs

Published Malden, MA ; Oxford : Blackwell Publishing ; [London] : ZSL, 2007

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Description 1 online resource (xvii, 587 pages) : illustrations Series Conservation science and practice series ; no. 1 Conservation science and practice series ; no. 1 Contents Foreword: Landscapes in peril -- 1. Introduction / David B. Lindenmayer, Richard J. Hobbs -- 2. The whole elephant : classification and terminology as tools for achieving generality in landscape ecology / S. McIntyre -- 3. Enacting landscape design : from specific cases to general principles / Yrjö Haila -- 4. Landscape models for use in studies of landscape change and habitat fragmentation / David B. Lindenmayer, J. Fischer -- 5. Synthesis: Landscape classification / David B. Lindenmayer, Richard J. Hobbs -- 6. Remnant geometry, landscape morphology, and principles and procedures for landscape design / Ralph Mac Nally -- 7. Estimating minimum habitat for population persistence / Lenore Fahrig -- 8. Habitat and landscape design : concepts, constraints, and opportunities / James R. Miller -- 9. Synthesis: Habitat, habitat loss, and patch sizes / David B. Lindenmayer, Richard J. Hobbs -- 10. Nature's infinite variety : conservation choice and management for dynamic ecological systems / J.C.Z. Woinarski -- 11. The diverse impacts of grazing, fire, and weeds : how ecological theory can inform conservation management / Don A. Driscoll -- 12. Forest landscape structure, degradation, and condition : some commentary and fundamental principles / Jerry F. Franklin, Mark E. Swanson -- 13. Synthesis: Structure, degradation, and condition / David B. Lindenmayer, Richard J. Hobbs -- 14. Incorporating edge effects into landscape design and management / Thomas D. Sisk -- 15. Edge effects / David B. Lindenmayer, J. Fischer -- 16. Edges : where landscape elements meet / Gary W. Luck -- 17. Synthesis: Edge effects / David B. Lindenmayer, Richard J. Hobbs -- 18. Emergent properties of land mosaics : implications for land management and biodiversity conservation / Andrew F. Bennett, James Q. Radford -- 19. Assessing the biodiversity value of stands and patches in a landscape context / Philip Gibbons, S.V. Briggs, Andre Zerger, Danielle Ayers, Julian Seddon, Stuart Doyle -- 20. Avoiding irreversible change : considerations for vegetation cover, vegetation structure, and species composition / Joern Fischer, David B. Lindenmayer -- 21. Synthesis: Total vegetation cover, pattern, and patch content / David B. Lindenmayer, Richard J. Hobbs -- 22. Corridors, connectivity, and biological conservation / F.K.A. Schmiegelow -- 23. Focal species for determining connectivity requirements in conservation planning / Reed F. Noss -- 24. Connectivity, corridors, and stepping stones / Denis A. Saunders -- 25. Synthesis: Corridors, connectivity, and stepping stones / David B. Lindenmayer, Richard J. Hobbs -- 26. Individual species management : threatened taxa and invasive species / Daniel Simberloff -- 27. Managing landscapes for vulnerable, invasive, and disease species / Erika Zavaleta, Jae Ryan Pasari -- 28. Tools for conserving managing individual plant species in dynamic landscapes / Mark Burgman, Jane Elith, Emma Gorrod, Bonnie Wintle -- 29. Synthesis: Individual species management : threatened taxa and invasive species / David B. Lindenmayer, Richard J. Hobbs -- 30. Ecosystems, ecosystem processes, and global change : implications for landscape design / Adrian D. Manning -- 31. The costs of losing and restoring ecosystem services / H.A. Mooney -- 32. Managing disturbance across scales : an essential consideration for landscape management and design / Viki A. Cramer -- 33. Synthesis: Ecosystems and ecosystem processes / David B. Lindenmayer, Richard J. Hobbs -- 34. Disturbance, resilience, and recovery : a resilience perspective on landscape dynamics / Brian Walker -- 35. Core principles for using natural disturbance regimes to inform landscape management / Malcolm L. Hunter Jr. -- 36. Synthesis: Disturbance, resilience, and recovery / David B. Lindenmayer, Richard J. Hobbs -- 37. Principles for conserving wetlands in managed landscapes / Aram J.K. Calhoun -- 38. Flowing waters in the landscape / P.S. Lake -- 39. Water in the landscape : the coupling of aquatic ecosystems and their catchments / Peter Cullen -- 40. Synthesis: Aquatic ecosystems and integrity / David B. Lindenmayer, Richard J. Hobbs -- 41. Does conservation need landscape ecology? : a perspective from both sides of the divide / John A. Wiens -- 42. What are we conserving? : establishing multiscale conservation goals and objectives in the face of global threats / J. Michael Scott, Timothy H. Tear -- 43. Goals, targets, and priorities for landscape-scale restoration / Richard J. Hobbs -- 44. A contribution to the development of a conceptual framework for landscape management : a landscape state and transition model / Peter Cale -- 45. Principles of landscape design that emerge from a formal problem-solving approach / Hugh P. Possingham, Emily Nicholson -- 46. From perspective to principles : Where to from here? / Richard J. Hobbs, David B. Lindenmayer Notes "Published in association with the Zoological Society of London"--Series title page Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Description based on print version record Subject Ecological landscape design. Landscape protection. Form Electronic book Author Lindenmayer, David, editor of compilation Hobbs, R. J. (Richard J.), editor of compilation Wiley InterScience (Online service) ISBN 9780470692400 (electronic bk.) 0470692405 (electronic bk.)

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