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Author : Sarah E. Gergel
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 323 pages
File Size : 35,12 MB
Release : 2006-04-18
Category : Science
ISBN : 0387216138

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Filled with numerous exercises this practical guide provides a real hands-on approach to learning the essential concepts and techniques of landscape ecology. The knowledge gained enables students to usefully address landscape- level ecological and management issues. A variety of approaches are presented, including: group discussion, thought problems, written exercises, and modelling. Each exercise is categorised as to whether it is for individual, small group, or whole class study.

Author : Andre Botequilha Leitao
Publisher : Island Press
Page : 277 pages
File Size : 26,24 MB
Release : 2012-09-26
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 1597267724

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This practical handbook bridges the gap between those scientists who study landscapes and the planners and conservationists who must then decide how best to preserve and build environmentally-sound habitats. Until now, only a small portion of the relevant science has influenced the decision-making arenas where the future of our landscapes is debated and decided. The authors explain specific tools and concepts to measure a landscape's structure, form, and change over time. Metrics studied include patch richness, class area proportion, patch number and density, mean patch size, shape, radius of gyration, contagion, edge contrast, nearest neighbor distance, and proximity. These measures will help planners and conservationists make better land use decisions for the future.

Author : Jay Gao
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 24,80 MB
Release : 2021-12-15
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 1000519880

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This textbook provides comprehensive and in-depth explanations of all topics related to spatial analysis and spatiotemporal simulation, including how spatial data are acquired, represented digitally, and spatially aggregated. Also features the nature of space and how it is measured. Descriptive, explanatory, and inferential analyses are covered for point, line, and area data. It captures the latest developments in spatiotemporal simulation with cellular automata and agent-based modelling, and through practical examples discusses how spatial analysis and modelling can be implemented in different computing platforms. A much-needed textbook for a course at upper undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

Author : Adrian C. Newton
Publisher : CABI
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 18,26 MB
Release : 2007-01-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 1845932625

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Based on a field research on the changing montane and temperate rainforests of Mexico and South America. By concentrating on these largely overlooked environments, this work allows for comparative analysis across areas and helps identify how human disturbance has impacted the biodiversity of all forest types.