Format:
1 Online-Ressource (xvi, 287 pages)
,
illustrations
ISBN:
1139129554
,
9781139129558
Series Statement:
Ecology, biodiversity and conservation
Content:
Landscape change and habitat fragmentation are key factors impacting biodiversity worldwide. These processes have many facets, each of which is usually studied in isolation. The Tumut Fragmentation Study has run for over 11 years and yielded extensive data on changes in both plant and animal populations in areas of native forest and pine plantation. The study is unique in the way that many different factors and processes, influencing a wide range of species groups, have been studied in the one large-scale natural experiment. Writing for academic researchers, professionals and graduate students, David Lindenmayer uses the study and other relevant research to provide an overview of the relationships between landscape change, habitat fragmentation and biodiversity conservation. Key lessons are drawn on throughout the book, on the design and implementation of large-scale ecological studies, biodiversity conservation in fragmented landscapes, and the management of plantation landscapes for enhanced nature conservation
Content:
The science of understanding landscape change : setting the scene for the Tumut Fragmentation Study -- The thoery : an overview of landscape change and habitat fragmentation -- The field laboratory : the Tumut study area and the vertebrate animals it supports -- Setting up the study : the design and implementation of the main cross-sectional study at Tumut -- The core findings : the effects of landscape context on animals and plants -- Patch use : how animals use patches of remnant eucalypt forest surrounded by pine -- Theory against data : testing ecological theories and concepts -- Testing PVA models with real data : melding demographic work with population modelling -- Genes in the landscape : integrating genetic and demographic analyses -- Refining and extending the research programme : additional studies at Tumut (and nearby) that build on the Fragmentation Study -- Recommendations for plantation managers : implications for biodiversity and conservation in plantations -- Lessons on running large-scale research studies : some insights from running the Tumut Fragmentation Study and directions for the future.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-282) and index
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9780511505089
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Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Lindenmayer, David Large-scale landscape experiments Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009
Language:
English
Subjects:
Geography
Keywords:
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