Landscape Ecology: Theory and Practice

Herausgeber: Perez, Bobby

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Landscape ecology is an interdisciplinary field in systems science. The relationships between ecological processes in the environment and ecosystems are studied and improved in landscape ecology. The human impact on landscape structures and functions is investigated in this field. An important principle of landscape ecology is the landscape stability principle, which stresses on the importance of integrity of landscape components in exhibiting resilience to disturbances, promoting total system stability and recovering from disturbances. Some of the vital research areas in this field are land use and land cover change, relating landscape pattern analysis with ecological processes, ecological flows in landscape mosaics, scaling, and landscape conservation and sustainability. This book is compiled in such a manner, that it will provide in-depth knowledge about the theories and practices of landscape ecology. It is a valuable compilation of topics, ranging from the basic to the most complex advancements in this field of study. The readers would gain knowledge that would broaden their perspective about landscape ecology.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Callisto Reference
• Seitenzahl: 207
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. September 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 279mm x 216mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 771g
• ISBN-13: 9781641162678
• ISBN-10: 1641162678
• Artikelnr.: 60018042