Despite the substantial interest in landscape genetics from the scientific community, learning about the concepts and methods underlying the field remains very challenging. The reason for this is the highly interdisciplinary nature of the field, which combines population genetics, landscape ecology,
Landscape Ecology: Concepts, Methods, and Applications
โ Scribed by Francoise Burel, Jacques Baudry
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 394
- Category
- Library
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โฆ Synopsis
While introducing the discipline of landscape ecology, this book delves into the other important areas of landscape structure and dynamics, ecological process within landscapes and the applications to landscape management.
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