{"product_id":"landscape-ecology-in-theory-and-practice-pattern-and-process-9781493938186","title":"Landscape Ecology in Theory and Practice: Pattern and Process","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1. Introduction to Landscape Ecology and Scale\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e What is Landscape Ecology?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Roots of Landscape Ecology\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Intellectual Foundations of Landscape Ecology\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Landscape Ecology Matures\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Scale and Heterogeneity\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Scale Terminology\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Hierarchy Theory and Cross-scale Interactions\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Upscaling and Downscaling\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Objectives of this Book\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Summary\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Discussion Questions\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Recommended Readings\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2. Causes of Landscape Pattern\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Four Key Drivers of Landscape Pattern\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The Abiotic Template\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Biotic Interactions\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Human Land Use\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Disturbance and Succession\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Landscape Legacies and the Role of History\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Why is it Still Difficult to Explain and Predict Landscape Change?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Multivariate Interacting Drivers\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Thresholds and Nonlinearites\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Social-ecological Systems\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Limited Ability to Perform Exeriments\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Summary\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Discussion Questions\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Recommended Readings\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3. Introduction to Models\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e What are Models and Why do we use them?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e What is a Model? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Why Landscape Ecologists Need Models\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Strategy for Developing Models\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Define the Problem and Develop a Conceptual Model\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Tactics for Making the Model Work\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Neutral Landscape Models\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Neutral Models in Ecology\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Neutral Models in Landscape Ecology\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Insights and Applications of NLMs\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Summary\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Discussion Questions\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Recommended Readings\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4. Landscape Metrics\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Why Quantify Pattern?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Data Used in Landscape Analyses\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e A Comment on Spatial Data Accuracy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Caveats for Landscape Pattern Analysis, or \"READ THIS FIRST\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e #1 The Classification Scheme is Critical\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e #2 Scale Matters and Must be Defined\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e #3 A Patch is not a Patch\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e #4 Many Metrics are Correlated with one Another (and thus Redundant)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e #5 There is no Single, Magic Metric\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Metrics for Quantifying Landscape Pattern\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Metrics of Landscape Composition\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Metrics of Spatial Configuration\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Fractals\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Measures of Landscape Texture\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Measures of Landscape Connectivity\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Landscape Metrics: What is the State of the Science?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e What Constitutes a \"Significant\" Difference in Landscape Pattern?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Making Sense out of Multiple Metrics\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Metrics and Landscape Indicators\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Some Additional Practical Advice and Parting Words\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Summary\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Discussion Questions\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Recommended Readings\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5. Spatial Statistics\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Why do Landscape Ecologists use Spatial Statistics?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Spatial Independence\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Nature of Spatial Structure\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Spatial Interpolation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Caveats for Using Spatial Statistics, or \"READ THIS FIRST\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e #1 The Spatial Dependence in Landscape Data must be Characterized and Considered\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e #2 Spatial Autocorrelation is Not Always a Problem\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e #3 Coincidence of Scales of Spatial Dependence Among Multiple Variables does not Prove Causality\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e #4 Scale Always Matters\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e #5 Stationarity is an Important Assumption in Many Spatial Statistical Analyses\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e #6 Interpreting Spatial Statistics is both a Science and an Art\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Point Pat\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMonica G. Turner\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEugene P. Odum Professor of Ecology\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDepartment of Zoology\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMadison, WI 53706\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eturnermg@wisc.edu\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTel. 608-262-2592\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRobert H. Gardner\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProfessor Emeritus\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAppalachian Lab\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUniversity of Maryland Center for Environmental Science\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrostburg, MD 21532\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003erhgardner99@gmail.com\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTel. 707-230-5106\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Springer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50926171062546,"sku":"9781493938186","price":98.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_9e2628ac-0565-4575-b9e3-4c7c5339b19a.jpg?v=1738980166","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/landscape-ecology-in-theory-and-practice-pattern-and-process-9781493938186","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}