| Description |
xviii, 328 pages : illustrations, ; 26 cm |
| Contents |
1. Introduction -- Part I. Landscape change: an overview -- 2. How landscapes change -- 3. How landscape change affects organisms: a conceptual framework -- Part II. The species perspective: key processes affecting individual species -- 4. Habitat loss -- 5. Habitat degradation -- 6. Habitat subdivision and habitat isolation -- 7. Changes in the behavior, biology and interactions of species -- 8. Synthesis: threatening processes for species in modified landscapes -- Part III. The human perspective: landscape patterns and species assemblages -- 9. Land cover change and patch sizes -- 10. Deterioration of vegetation and the physical environment -- 11. Edge effects -- 12. Landscape connectivity -- 13. Nestedness and community assembly -- 14. The matrix and landscape heterogeneity -- 15. Synthesis: cascading effects of landscape change --Part IV. Studying species and assemblages in modified landscapes -- 16. Field-based approaches to studying species and assemblages in modified landscapes -- 17. Desktop approaches to studying species and assemblages in modified landscapes -- Part V. Mitigating the negative effects of landscape change on species and assemblages -- 18. Managing landscape pattern to mitigate the decline of species and assemblages -- 19. Managing individual species and ecological processes to mitigate the decline of species and assemblages -- 20. Guiding principles for mitigating the decline of species and assemblages of species -- Part VI. Synthesis -- 21. Synthesis, conclusions and priorities for the future |
| Summary |
"Habitat loss and degradation that comes as a result of human activity is the single biggest threat to biodiversity in the world today. Habitat Fragmentation and Landscape Change is a groundbreaking work that brings together a wealth of information from a wide range of sources to define the ecological problems caused by landscape change and to highlight the relationships among landscape change, habitat fragmentation, and biodiversity conservation. 'Habitat Fragmentation and Landscape Change' offers a unique mix of theoretical and practical information, outlining general principles and approaches and illustrating those principles with case studies from around the world. It represents a definitive overview and synthesis on the full range of topics that fall under the widely used but often vaguely defined term 'habitat fragmentation'." -- Publisher's website |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Bibliographical references: pages 253-316 |
| Subject |
Fragmented landscapes -- Environmental aspects.
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Habitat conservation.
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Environmental management.
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| Author |
Fischer, Joern.
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CSIRO Publishing.
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| ISBN |
0643093907 paperback |
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9780643093904 paperback |
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