Wildlife and Landscape Ecology

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiii

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2. Underlying Concepts

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Scale-Sensitive Ecological Properties: Historical Context, Current Meaning

      • John A. Bissonette

      Pages 3-31

   3. Applications of Fractal Geometry in Wildlife Biology

      • Bruce T. Milne

      Pages 32-69

   4. Taming Chaos in the Wild: A Model-free Technique for Wildlife Population Control

      • David Peak

      Pages 70-100

   5. Patch Dynamics: The Transformation of Landscape Structure and Function

      • S. T. A. Pickett, Kevin H. Rogers

      Pages 101-127

   6. Disturbance and Diversity in a Landscape Context

      • Peter S. White, Jonathan Harrod

      Pages 128-159

   7. Populations in a Landscape Context: Sources, Sinks, and Metapopulations

      • Mark E. Ritchie

      Pages 160-184

   8. Hierarchy Theory: A Guide to System Structure for Wildlife Biologists

      • Anthony W. King

      Pages 185-212

3. Landscape Metrics

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 213-213

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   2. Neutral Models: Useful Tools for Understanding Landscape Patterns

      • Scott M. Pearson, Robert H. Gardner

      Pages 215-230

   3. Understanding Measures of Landscape Pattern

      • Christina D. Hargis, John A. Bissonette, John L. David

      Pages 231-261

4. Applications and Large Scale Management

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 263-263

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   2. The Role of Moose in Landscape Processes: Effects of Biogeography, Population Dynamics, and Predation

      • R. Terry Bowyer, Victor Van Ballenberghe, John G. Kie

      Pages 265-287

   3. A Spatial View of Population Dynamics

      • Jerry L. Cooke

      Pages 288-309

   4. The Importance of Scale in Habitat Conservation for an Endangered Species: The Capercaillie in Central Europe

      • Ilse Storch

      Pages 310-330

   5. Landscape Heterogeneity and Ungulate Dynamics: What Spatial Scales are Important?

      • Monica G. Turner, Scott M. Pearson, William H. Romme, Linda L. Wallace

      Pages 331-348

   6. The Influence of Landscape Scale on the Management of Desert Bighorn Sheep

      • Paul R. Krausman

      Pages 349-367

   7. The Influence of Spatial Scale and Scale-Sensitive Properties on Habitat Selection by American Marten

      • John A. Bissonette, Daniel J. Harrison, Christina D. Hargis, Theodore G. Chapin

      Pages 368-385

   8. Adaptive Policy Design: Thinking at Large Spatial Scales

      • Carl Walters

      Pages 386-394

Ecologists increasingly recognize the importance of scale in our understanding of nature. Landscape ecology in particular emphasizes temporal and spatial scales. While research and management of wildlife has traditionally emphasized studies at smaller scales, it is now acknowledged that larger, landscape-level patterns strongly influence demographic processes in wild animal species. This book is the first to provide the conceptual basis for learning how larger scale patterns and processes can influence the biology and management of wildlife species. It is divided into three sections: * Underlying Concepts * Landscape Metrics * Applications and Large Scale Management Wildlife and Landscape Ecology will be welcomed by scientists and managers with interest in and responsibility for the health of wild populations and their role in ecosystems.

• Moos
• biogeography
• biology
• conservation
• desert
• ecology
• ecosystem
• ecosystems
• landscape ecology
• landscape heterogeneity
• population
• population dynamics
• wildlife biology
• Fish and Wildlife Biology

• Utah Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit (U.S. Geological Survey—Biological Resources Devision) Department of Fisheries and Wildlife College of Natural Resources, Utah State University, Logan, USA

  John A. Bissonette

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