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Landscape Heterogeneity and Disturbance

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  • © 1987

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Editors:
  1. Monica Goigel Turner

    1. Institute of Ecology, University of Georgia, Athens, USA

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Part of the book series: Ecological Studies (ECOLSTUD, volume 64)

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Introduction

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Landscape Ecology: State of the Art

      • Paul G. Risser
      Pages 3-14

    3. Scale Effects in Landscape Studies

      • Vernon Meentemeyer, Elgene O. Box
      Pages 15-34

  3. Disturbances in the Landscape

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 35-35
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    2. Landscape Ecology and Air Pollution

      • F. H. Bormann
      Pages 37-57

    3. Parasites, Lightning, and the Vegetation Mosaic in Wilderness Landscapes

      • Dennis H. Knight
      Pages 59-83

    4. Fire, Grazing, and the Landscape Heterogeneity of a Georgia Barrier Island

      • Monica Goigel Turner, Susan P. Bratton
      Pages 85-101

    5. Disturbance by Beaver (Castor canadensis Kuhl) and Increased Landscape Heterogeneity

      • Marguerite Madden Remillard, Gerhard K. Gruendling, Donald J. Bogucki
      Pages 103-122

    6. Suppression of Natural Disturbance: Long-Term Ecological Change on the Outer Banks of North Carolina

      • William E. Odum, Thomas J. Smith III, Robert Dolan
      Pages 123-135

    7. Vegetation Dynamics in a Southern Wisconsin Agricultural Landscape

      • D. M. Sharpe, G. R. Guntenspergen, C. P. Dunn, L. A. Leitner, F. Stearns
      Pages 137-155

  4. Implications for Landscape Management

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 157-157
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    2. Landscape Restoration in Response to Previous Disturbance

      • Darrel Morrison
      Pages 159-172

    3. Patch-Within-Patch Restoration of Man-Modified Landscapes Within Texas State Parks

      • Tom D. Hayes, David H. Riskind, W. Lynn Pace III
      Pages 173-198

    4. Progressiveness Among Farmers as a Factor in Heterogeneity of Farmed Landscapes

      • Joan Iverson Nassauer, Richard Westmacott
      Pages 199-210

  5. Conclusion

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 211-211
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    2. The Ethics of Isolation, the Spread of Disturbance, and Landscape Ecology

      • Richard T. T. Forman
      Pages 213-229

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 231-239
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About this book

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.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Institute of Ecology, University of Georgia, Athens, USA

    Monica Goigel Turner

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Landscape Heterogeneity and Disturbance

  • Editors: Monica Goigel Turner

  • Series Title: Ecological Studies

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-4742-5

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag New York Inc. 1987

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4612-9137-4Published: 12 October 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4612-4742-5Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0070-8356

  • Series E-ISSN: 2196-971X

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 240

  • Topics: Ecology

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