A Ecotones: The Role of Landscape Boundaries in the Management and Restoration of Changing Environments - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0412030918 ISBN 13: 9780412030918

Verlag: Chapman and Hall, 1991

Inhaltsangabe

We live in a changing world; one in which there is much concern and discussion about the topics of global change, loss of biodiversity, and increasing threats to the sustainability of ecosystems. The effects these changes may have on the environment have lead governments and sCientists to make predictions as to how soon changes might occur, where, and with what impact for large and small regions of the Earth. Along with this concern for change in various regions has come the need to understand the role of boundaries between these regions and between landscape elements. Much previous ecological research has dealt with processes within relatively homogeneous landscape units or even the collective characteristics of a composite landscape. Now, however, there is an appreciation that abiotic and biotic components move across heterogeneous landscapes and that the boundaries between these units take on important control functions in this dynamic spatial system. Furthermore, landscape boundaries (or ecotones) are important not only in satisfying life-cycle needs of many organisms, but generally are characterized by high biological diversity.

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Much ecological research has dealt with processes within relatively homogenous landscape units or composite landscapes. Now, however, there is an appreciation that abiotic and biotic components must move through heterogenous landscapes and that the boundaries or ecotones also provide important needs in the life cycles of many organisms. They are also generally characterized by high biological diversity. Because landscape boundaries are the site of intense biotic and abiotic interactions they may be particularly sensitive indicators of change in the global environment. This book surveys the characteristics of ecotones, describes how ecotones respond to environmental change, and suggests ways in which ecotones can be managed most appropiately. This book should be of interest to graduate courses in landscape ecology and natural resource management.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Chapman and Hall
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1991
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0412030918
• ISBN 13: 9780412030918
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 142
• Herausgeber: Holland Marjorie M.
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
• Verantwortliche Person: CMN Printpool Inh. Mathis Neumann; https://www.also.com/ec/cms5/en_6000/6000/index.jsp; ; Friedrich-Karl-Str. 9; Hamburg; Deutschland