عنوان

Ecology of fragmented landscapes /

(Number (ISBN

0801895669

(Number (ISBN

9780801895661

Erroneous ISBN

0801891388

Erroneous ISBN

9780801891380

Number

b772174

Title Proper

Ecology of fragmented landscapes /

General Material Designation

[Book]

First Statement of Responsibility

Sharon K. Collinge ; foreword by Richard T.T. Forman.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Baltimore :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Johns Hopkins University Press,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2009.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

1 online resource (xiii, 340 pages) :

Other Physical Details

illustrations

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-331) and index.

Text of Note

Conceptual frameworks -- Fragment size and isolation -- Experimenting with fragmentation -- Fragment context and edge effects -- Animal and plant movement -- Species interactions -- Parasites, pathogens, and disease emergence -- Modeling -- Restoration -- Ecological planning -- Some final thoughts.

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"Ask airline passengers what they see as they gaze out the window, and they will describe a fragmented landscape: a patchwork of desert, woodlands, farmlands, and developed neighborhoods. Once-contiguous forests are now subdivided; tallgrass prairies that extended for thousands of miles are now crisscrossed by highways and byways. Whether the result of naturally occurring environmental changes or the product of seemingly unchecked human development, fractured lands significantly impact the planet's biological diversity. In Ecology of Fragmented Landscapes, Sharon K. Collinge defines fragmentation, explains its various causes, and suggests ways that we can put our lands back together. Researchers have been studying the ecological effects of dismantling nature for decades. In this book, Collinge evaluates this body of research, expertly synthesizing all that is known about the ecology of fragmented landscapes. Expanding on the traditional coverage of this topic, Collinge also discusses disease ecology, restoration, conservation, and planning. Not since Richard T.T. Forman's classic Land Mosaics has there been a more comprehensive examination of landscape fragmentation. Ecology of Fragmented Landscapes is critical reading for ecologists, conservation biologists, and students alike."--Publisher's description.

Title

Ecology of fragmented landscapes.

International Standard Book Number

9780801891380

Fragmented landscapes.

Landscape ecology.

Fragmented landscapes.

Landscape ecology.

SCIENCE-- Global Warming & Climate Change.

SCI-- 092000

Number

Edition

Class number

Book number

Collinge, Sharon K.

Date of Transaction

20201206175806.0

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pn

Electronic name

[Book]

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