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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Routledge Handbook of Landscape Ecology 2021 Edition by Robert A. Francis, James D.A. Millington, George L.W. Perry, Emily S. Minor
The Handbook provides a supporting guide to key aspects and applications of landscape ecology to underpin its research and teaching. A wide range of contributions written by expert researchers in the field summarize the latest knowledge on landscape ecology theory and concepts, landscape processes, methods and tools, and emerging frontiers.Landscape ecology is an interdisciplinary and holistic discipline, and this is reflected in the chapters contained in this Handbook. Authors from varying disciplinary backgrounds tackle key concepts such as landscape structure and function, scale and connectivity; landscape processes such as disturbance, flows, and fragmentation; methods such as remote sensing and mapping, fieldwork, pattern analysis, modelling, and participation and engagement in landscape planning; and emerging frontiers such as ecosystem services, landscape approaches to biodiversity conservation, and climate change. Each chapter provides a blend of the latest scientific understanding of its focal topics along with considerations and examples of their application from around the world.An invaluable guide to the concepts, methods, and applications of landscape ecology, this book will be an important reference text for a wide range of students and academics in ecology, geography, biology, and interdisciplinary environmental studies. Table of Contents : 1. Introduction: A brief history and overview of landscape ecologyRobert A. Francis and Marc AntropPart 1: Theory and Concepts in Landscape Ecology2. Landscape mosaics and the patch-corridor-matrix modelMarc Antrop3. Scale and hierarchy in landscape ecologyJames D. A. Millington4. Landscape connectivityLenore Fahrig, Victor Arroyo-Rodriguez, Eliana Cazetta, Adam Ford, Jill Lancaster and Thomas RaniusPart 2: Landscape Processes5. Spatially structured ecosystems, connectivity and movementFinnbar Lee, Jingjing Zhang, Craig Eric Simpkins, Justine A. Becker and George L W Perry6. Habitat fragmentationAmanda E. Martin, Joseph R. Bennett and Lenore Fahrig7. Nutrient flows in the landscapeErica Smithwick8. The disturbance regime conceptBrian J. Harvey, Sarah J. Hart and C. Alina Cansler9. Impacts of climate changes and amplified natural disturbance on global ecosystemsRachel Loehman, Megan M. Friggens, Rosemary L. Sherriff, Alisa R. Keyser and Karin L. Riley10. Change from within: Bottom-up disturbances of ecosystemsJames M.R. Brock and Sarah V. WysePart 3: Methods and Tools for Landscape Ecology11. Fieldwork in landscape ecologyJesse E. D. Miller, Carly D. Ziter and Michael J. Koontz12. Remote sensing and mapping of landscapesNathalie Pettorelli, Jennifer E. Smith, Mailys Lopes and Henrike Schulte to Buhne13. Sensor networks for landscape ecologyJohn H. Porter14. The role of palaeoecology in understanding landscape-level ecosystem dynamicsGeorge L.W. Perry, Richard E. Brazier and Janet M. Wilmshurst15. Landscape pattern analysisTarmo K. Remmel and Scott W. Mitchell16. Quantitative modelling and computer simulationCalum Brown17. Landscape character assessment and participatory approachesAndrew Butler and Ingrid Sarloev Herlin18. Experimentation in landscape ecologyG. Darrel JenerettePart 4: Landscape Ecology Frontiers19. Landscape ecology contributions to biodiversity conservationRobert F. Baldwin, R. Daniel Hanks and Jeremy S. Dertien20. Ecosystem services in the landscapeMatthew Mitchell21. RiverscapesTodd Lookingbill, Kimberly Meitzen and Jason P. Julian22. Landscape restorationAveliina Helm23. Landscapes and climate changeB.C. Meyer and G. Mezosi