Author: Cristian F. EstadesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 122
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Forest Birds in Landscape Mosaics
Author: Cristian F. EstadesForest Bird Demography in a Landscape Mosaic
Author: Dean L. UrbanPublisher:
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Category : Bird populations
Languages : en
Pages : 304
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The Effects of Forest Patch Size on Bird Distribution in a Forest Mosaic Landscape
Author: Douglas J. BeltmanEffects of Patch Configuration and Composition on Distribution and Abundance of Forest Birds in a Northern Vermont Landscape
Author: Carl J. AndersonForest Patches in the Tropical Landscape & the Conservation of Migratory Birds
Author: John SchelhasPublisher:
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Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
Each year, billions of birds move between the forests of North America & tropical America. Many scientists are concerned with the decline of the magnificent migration systems as habitats are degraded on both ends of the flyways. The Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center is initiating a series of monographs addressing critical issues facing the conservation of migratory birds. Healthy populations of migratory birds depend upon the condition of habitats, which is in turn the result of good stewardship of the land. The SMBC will focus this series on land use & conservation issues that affect both migratory birds & the diversity of life in general. Most importantly, the SMBC recognizes that humans are an inseparable part of the habitat for migratory birds. The papers will present a synthetic, interdisciplinary approach to the biological conservation & social problems involved with the critical land use issues facing migratory bird conservation. The Series first contribution, FOREST PATCHES IN THE TROPICAL LANDSCAPE & THE CONSERVATION OF MIGRATORY BIRDS, will address the conservation of patches of native vegetation in the tropical landscape as a strategy for conserving migratory birds as well as an important component of sustainable land use. To order contact: Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center, National Zoological Park, Washington, D.C. 20008.
Land Mosaics
Author: Richard T. T. FormanPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521479806
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 656
Book Description
An analysis and synthesis of the ecology of heterogeneous land areas.
Mosaic Landscapes and Ecological Processes
Author: L. HanssonPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9401107173
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 364
Book Description
This series presents studies that have used the paradigm of landscape ecology. Other approaches, both to landscape and landscape ecology are common, but in the last decade landscape ecology has become distinct from its predecessors and its contemporaries. Landscape ecology addresses the relationships among spatial patterns, temporal patterns and ecological processes. The effect of spatial configurations on ecological processes is fundamental. When human activity is an important variable affecting those relationships, landscape ecology includes it. Spatial and temporal scales are as large as needed for comprehension of system processes and the mosaic included may be very heterogeneous. Intellec tual utility and applicability of results are valued equally. The Inter national Association for Landscape Ecology sponsors this series of studies in order to introduce and disseminate some of the new knowledge that is being produced by this exciting new environmental science. Gray Merriam Ottawa, Canada Foreword This is a book about real nature, or as close to real as we know - a nature of heterogeneous landscapes, wild and humanized, fine-grained and coarse-grained, wet and dry, hilly and flat, temperate and not so temper ate. Real nature is never uniform. At whatever spatial scale we examine nature, we encounter patchiness. If we were to look down from high above at a landscape of millions of hectares, using a zoom lens to move in and out from broad overview to detailed inspection of a square meter we would see that patterns visible at different scales overlay one another.
Restoring North America's Birds
Author: Robert AskinsPublisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300093160
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
This accessible book draws on recent research on bird species and their habitats to explain how basic principles of bird ecology and landscape ecology can help us create scientifically sound plans for protecting and restoring the rich diversity of North American birds. This edition includes an afterword that reviews noteworthy literature that has appeared since the first edition was completed in 1999. This new material--on such key issues as the importance of preserving large expanses of natural habitat, the importance of maintaining early successional habitats, and the habitat requirements of neotropical migrants--shows how the research on landscape ecology of birds has shaped conservation policy more rapidly than most would have predicted. Praise for the earlier edition: "This book is first-rate--very broad in scope and appeal, readable, and truly integrative in its coverage of landscape ecology and its implications for avian conservation biology. . . . It will be of significant interest to researchers and students of conservation biology, ornithology and ecology; land managers; conservation agencies; and anyone with an interest in protecting the rich avian diversity of North America."--Trevor E. Pitcher, American Scientist "This wonderful book . . . is especially relevant for conservation biologists from all walks of life."--Kathryn E. Sieving, Auk "An enjoyable read for anyone, from the amateur birder to the professional scientist."--J. Michael Reed, Ecology
Forest Bird Habitat Suitability Models and the Development of General Habitat Models
Author: Beatrice Van HornePublisher:
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Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 40
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Landscape Scale and Avian Habitat Selection in the New Jersey Pine Barrens
Author: Emile Dominick DeVitoPublisher:
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Category : Forest birds
Languages : en
Pages : 394
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