Managing and Designing Landscapes for Conservation. Moving from Perspectives to Principles
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Author(s): D. B. Lindenmayer and R. J. Hobbs
Publisher: Blackwell Publishing
ISBN: 9781405159142
Format: softback
587pp
Price: £37.99
Review Date: 26 May 2008
Review: Runaway land-use change is increasingly coming to public notice with the current stress on the future of agriculture for food and, increasingly, fuel. This book aims to identify the principles for best landscape management and conservation, giving both theoretical and practical applications taken from real experiences from all over the world. There are 46 papers, divided into eleven groups: The classification of landscapes and terminology; Habitat, habitat loss and patch sizes; Structure, degradation and condition; Edge effects; Total vegetation cover, pattern and patch content; Connectivity, corridors and stepping stones; Individual species management – threatened taxa and invasive species; Ecosystems and ecosystem processes; Disturbance, resilience and recovery; Aquatic systems and integrity; and Bringing it all together.