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This book should be of interest to Ecologists; conservation bicologists; landscape architects; land planners; population biologists; evolutionary scientists.

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Author:   L. Hansson ,  L. Fahrig ,  G. Merriam ,  Reed F. Noss
Publisher:   Chapman and Hall
Imprint:   Chapman and Hall
Edition:   1995 ed.
Volume:   No. 2
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   1.570kg
ISBN:  

9780412454608

ISBN 10:   0412454602
Pages:   356
Publication Date:   31 December 1994
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1 Landscape mosaics and ecological theory.- 1.1 Introduction.- 1.2 The role of theory in ecology.- 1.3 How have ecologists viewed space?.- 1.4 How have ecologists dealt with spatial mosaics?.- 1.5 Developing theory in landscape ecology.- One Origin of Landscape Pattern.- 2 Spatial and temporal landscape patterns in arid and semi-arid African savannas.- 3 Effects of animals on landscape pattern.- Two Response of Individuals and Populations to Landscape Pattern.- 4 Movement patterns related to spatial structures.- 5 Habitat selection in mosaic landscapes.- 6 Resource tracking in space and time.- Three Landscape Pattern, Population Dynamics and Population Genetics.- 7 Landscape structure and genetic variation in plants: empirical evidence.- 8 Effects of population dynamics on genetics in mosaic landscapes.- Four Effects of Landscape Pattern on Species Interactions.- 9 Effects of landscape pattern on competitive interactions.- 10 Effects of landscape composition on prédation rates at habitat edges.- 11 The plant-pollinator landscape.- Five Implications for Conservation.- 12 Landscape pattern and population conservation.- 13 Incorporating landscape pattern into conservation programs.- Summary - Ecology of Mosaic Landscapes: Consolidation, Extension and Application.

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The examination of the most recent studies including more than one habitat and interactions between habitats, plus the significance of this approach for generalizations to other ecological mechanisms, is the subject of this important book. Mosaic Landscapes and Ecological Processes will help ecologists and conservation biologists to solve real-life problems. - Ethology, Ecology & Evolution; ...I found Mosaics Landscapes a pleasure to read...the entire enterprise comes together splendidly, offering for the first time an appreciation of the 'organism eye-view' of landscape ecology...Mosaic Landscapes offers a 'state of the art' discussion of the ecological theory... - Trends in Ecology and Evolution

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