Research Catalog

Title

Wildlife and landscape ecology : effects of pattern and scale / John A. Bissonette, editor.

Publication

New York : Springer, 1997.

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Additional Authors

• Bissonette, John A.
• Wildlife Society. Meeting (2nd : 1995 : Portland, Or.)

Description

xiii, 410 pages : illustrations; 24 cm

Summary

"Ecologists increasingly recognize the importance of scale in our understanding of nature. Landscape ecology in particular emphasizes temporal and spatial scales. While research and management of wildlife have traditionally emphasized studies at smaller scales, it is now acknowledged that larger, landscape-level patterns strongly influence demographic processes in wild animal species. This book is the first to provide the conceptual basis for learning how larger scale patterns and processes can influence the biology and management of wildlife species. It is divided into three sections: Underlying Concepts, Landscape Metrics, and Applications and Large-Scale Management." "Wildlife and Landscape Ecology will be welcomed by scientists and managers with an interest in and responsibility for the health of wild populations and their role in ecosystems."--BOOK JACKET.

Subject

• Wildlife management > Congresses
• Landscape ecology > Congresses

Note

• Some of these papers were originally presented at the Second Annual Meeting of the Wildlife Society in Portland, Oregon in September of 1995.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

1. Scale-Sensitive Ecological Properties: Historical Context, Current Meaning / John A. Bissonette -- 2. Applications of Fractal Geometry in Wildlife Biology / Bruce T. Milne -- 3. Taming Chaos in the Wild: A Model-Free Technique for Wildlife Population Control / David Peak -- 4. Patch Dynamics: The Transformation of Landscape Structure and Function / S. T. A. Pickett and Kevin H. Rogers -- 5. Disturbance and Diversity in a Landscape Context / Peter S. White and Jonathan Harrod -- 6. Populations in a Landscape Context: Sources, Sinks, and Metapopulations / Mark E. Ritchie -- 7. Hierarchy Theory: A Guide to System Structure for Wildlife Biologists / Anthony W. King -- 8. Neutral Models: Useful Tools for Understanding Landscape Patterns / S. M. Pearson and R. H. Gardner -- 9. Understanding Measures of Landscape Pattern / C. D. Hargis, John A. Bissonette and J. L. David -- 10. The Role of Moose in Landscape Process: Effects of Biogeography, Population Dynamics, and Predation / R. T. Bowyer, V. Van Ballenberghe and J. G. Kie -- 11. A Spatial View of Population Dynamics / Jerry L. Cooke -- 12. The Importance of Scale in Habitat Conservation for an Endangered Species: The Capercaillie in Central Europe / Ilse Storch -- 13. Landscape Heterogeneity and Ungulate Dynamics: What Spatial Scales Are Important? / Monica G. Turner, S. M. Pearson and W. H. Romme -- 14. The Influence of Landscape Scale on the Management of Desert Bighorn Sheep / Paul R. Krausman -- 15. The Influence of Spatial Scale and Scale-Sensitive Properties in Habitat Selection by American Marten / John A. Bissonette, D. J. Harrison and C. D. Hargis -- 16. Adaptive Policy Design: Thinking at Larger Spatial Scales / Carl J. Walters.

ISBN

0387947892 (acid free paper)

LCCN

97007739

OCLC

• 36477054
• ocm36477054
• SCSB-4300378

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Columbia University Libraries