Managing and designing landscapes for conservation :
General Material Designation
[Book]
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moving from perspectives to principles /
First Statement of Responsibility
edited by David B. Lindenmayer, Richard J.Hobbs
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
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Oxford :
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Blackwell Pub.,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2007
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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xvii, 587 p. :
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ill. ;
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24 cm
SERIES
Series Title
Conservation science and practice series ; no. 1
GENERAL NOTES
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Published in association with the Zoological Society of London
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references and index
CONTENTS NOTE
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Foreword: Landscapes in peril -- Introduction / David B. Lindenmayer, Richard J. Hobbs -- The whole elephant: classification and terminology as tools for achieving generality in landscape ecology / S. McIntyre -- Enacting landscape design: from specific cases to general principles / Yrjö Haila -- Landscape models for use in studies of landscape change and habitat fragmentation / David B. Lindenmayer, J. Fischer -- Synthesis: landscape classification / David. B. Lindenmayer, Richard J. Hobbs -- Remnant geometry, landscape morphology, and principles and procedures for landscape design / Ralph Mac Nally -- Estimating minimum habitat for population persistence / Lenore Fahrig -- Habitat and landscape design: concepts, constraints, and opportunities / James R. Miller -- Synthesis: habitat, habitat loss, and patch sizes / David B. Lindenmayer, Richard J. Hobbs -- Nature's infinite variety: conservation choice and management for dynamic ecological systems / J.C.Z.Woinarski -- The diverse impacts of grazing, fire, and weeds: how ecological theory can inform conservation management / Don A. Driscoll -- Forest landscape structure, degradation, and condition: some commentary and fundamental principles / Jerry F. Franklin, Mark E. Swanson -- Synthesis: structure, degradation, and condition / David. B. Lindenmayer, Richard J. Hobbs -- Incorporating edge effects into landscape design and management / Thomas D. Sisk -- Edge effects / David B. Lindenmayer, J. Fischer -- Edges: where landscape elements meet / Gary W. Luck -- Synthesis: edge effects / David. B. Lindenmayer, Richard J. Hobbs -- Emergent properties of land mosaics: implications for land management and biodiversity conservation / Andrew F. Bennett, James Q. Radford -- 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 -- Avoiding irreversible change: considerations for vegetation cover, vegetation structure, and species composition / Joern Fischer, David B. Lindenmayer -- Synthesis: total vegetation cover, pattern, and patch content / David. B. Lindenmayer, Richard J. Hobbs -- Corridors, connectivity, and biological conservation / F.K.A. Schmiegelow -- Focal species for determining connectivity requirements in conservation planning / Reed F. Noss -- Connectivity, corridors, and stepping stones / Denis A. Saunders -- Synthesis: corridors, connectivity, and stepping stones / David. B. Lindenmayer, Richard J. Hobbs -- Individual species management: threatened taxa and invasive species / Daniel Simberloff -- Managing landscapes for vulnerable, invasive, and disease species / Erika Zavaleta, Jae Ryan Pasari -- Tools for conserving managing individual plant species in dynamic landscapes / Mark Burgman, Jane Elith, Emma Gorrod, Bonnie Wintle -- Synthesis: individual species management : threatened taxa and invasive species / David. B. Lindenmayer, Richard J. Hobbs -- Ecosystems, ecosystem processes, and global change: implications for landscape design / Adrian D. Manning -- The costs of losing and restoring ecosystem services / H.A. Mooney -- Managing disturbance across scales: an essential consideration for landscape management and design / Viki A. Cramer -- Synthesis: ecosystems and ecosystem processes / David. B. Lindenmayer, Richard J. Hobbs -- Disturbance, resilience, and recovery: a resilience perspective on landscape dynamics / Brian Walker -- Core principles for using natural disturbance regimes to inform landscape management / Malcolm L. Hunter Jr. -- Synthesis: disturbance, resilience, and recovery / David. B. Lindenmayer, Richard J. Hobbs -- Principles for conserving wetlands in managed landscapes / Aram J.K. Calhoun -- Flowing waters in the landscape / P.S. Lake -- Water in the landscape: the coupling of aquatic ecosystems and their catchments / Peter Cullen -- Synthesis: aquatic ecosystems and integrity / David. B. Lindenmayer, Richard J. Hobbs -- Does conservation need landscape ecology?: a perspective from both sides of the divide / John A. Wiens -- What are we conserving?: establishing multiscale conservation goals and objectives in the face of global threats / J. Michael Scott, Timothy H. Tear -- Goals, targets, and priorities for landscape-scale restoration / Richard J. Hobbs -- A contribution to the development of a conceptual framework for landscape management: a landscape state and transition model / Peter Cale -- Principles of landscape design that emerge from a formal problem-solving approach / Hugh P. Possingham, Emily Nicholson -- From perspective to principles: Where to from here? / Richard J. Hobbs, David. B. Lindenmayer