Landscape Heterogeneity and Disturbance

✍ Scribed by Paul G. Risser (auth.), Monica Goigel Turner (eds.)

• Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York
• Year: 1987
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 240
• Series: Ecological Studies 64
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Landscape pattern is generated by a variety of processes, including disturbances. In turn, the heterogeneity of the landscape may enhance or retard the spread of disturbance. The complex relationship between landscape pattern and disturbance is the subject of this book. It is designed to present an illustrative analysis of the topic, presenting the perspectives of several different disciplines. The book includes conceptual considerations, empirical studies, and management examples. Important features include: hypotheses about the spread of disturbance and the effects of scale changes in landscape studies; the multidisciplinary approach; and the explicit focus on the landscape level. The intended audience comprises graduate students, academics, and professionals interested in landscape ecology. The reader will receive a state-of-the-art treatment of a current topic in landscape ecology.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xi
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Landscape Ecology: State of the Art....Pages 3-14
Scale Effects in Landscape Studies....Pages 15-34
Front Matter....Pages 35-35
Landscape Ecology and Air Pollution....Pages 37-57
Parasites, Lightning, and the Vegetation Mosaic in Wilderness Landscapes....Pages 59-83
Fire, Grazing, and the Landscape Heterogeneity of a Georgia Barrier Island....Pages 85-101
Disturbance by Beaver ( Castor canadensis Kuhl) and Increased Landscape Heterogeneity....Pages 103-122
Suppression of Natural Disturbance: Long-Term Ecological Change on the Outer Banks of North Carolina....Pages 123-135
Vegetation Dynamics in a Southern Wisconsin Agricultural Landscape....Pages 137-155
Front Matter....Pages 157-157
Landscape Restoration in Response to Previous Disturbance....Pages 159-172
Patch-Within-Patch Restoration of Man-Modified Landscapes Within Texas State Parks....Pages 173-198
Progressiveness Among Farmers as a Factor in Heterogeneity of Farmed Landscapes....Pages 199-210
Front Matter....Pages 211-211
The Ethics of Isolation, the Spread of Disturbance, and Landscape Ecology....Pages 213-229
Back Matter....Pages 231-239

✦ Subjects

Ecology