Managing and Designing Landscapes for Conservation: Moving from Perspectives to Principles

The distinctive relationships between landscape change, habitat fragmentation, and biodiversity conservation are highlighted in this original and useful guide to the theory and practice of ecological landscape design. Key insights by some of the world's leading experts in landscape ecology and conservation biology make Managing and Designing Landscapes for Conservation an essential volume for anyone involved in landscape management, natural resource planning, or biodiversity conservation.

Foreword: Landscapes in Peril.1. Introduction. David B. Lindenmayer and Richard J. Hobbs.Section 1: Classification of Landscapes and Terminology.2. The Whole Elephant: Classification and Terminology as Tools for Achieving Generality in Landscape Ecology. S. Mcintyre.3.Enacting Landscape Design: from Specific Cases to General Principles. Yrjo Haila.4. Landscape Models for Use in Studies of Landscape Change and Habitat Fragmentation. David B. Lindenmayer and J. Fischer.5. Synthesis: Landscape Classification. David. B. Lindenmayer and Richard J. Hobbs.Section 2: Habitat, Habitat Loss, and Patch Sizes.6. Remnant Geometry, Landscape Morphology, and Principles and Procedures for Landscape Design. Ralph Macnally.7. Estimating Minimum Habitat for Population Persistence. Lenore Fahrig.8. Habitat and Landscape Design: Concepts, Constraints, and Opportunities. James R. Miller.9. Synthesis: Habitat, Habitat Loss, and Patch Sizes. David B. Lindenmayer and Richard J. Hobbs.Section 3: Structure, Degradation, and Condition.10. Nature's Infinite Variety: Conservation Choice and Management for Dynamic Ecological Systems. J.C.Z. Woinarski.11. The Diverse Impacts of Grazing, Fire, and Weeds: How Ecological Theory Can Inform Conservation Management. Don A. Driscoll.12. Forest Landscape Structure, Degradation, and Condition: Some Commentary and Fundamental Principles. Jerry F. Franklin and Mark E. Swanson.13. Synthesis: Structure, Degradation, and Condition. David B. Lindenmayer and Richard J. Hobbs.Section 4: Edge Effects.14. Incorporating Edges Effects into Landscape Design and Management. Thomas D. Sisk.15. Edge Effects. David B. Lindenmayer and J. Fischer.16. Edges: Where Landscape Elements Meet. Gary W. Luck.17. Synthesis: Edge Effects. David B. Lindenmayer and Richard J. Hobbs.Section 5: Total Vegetation Cover, Pattern, Patch Content.18. Emergent Properties of Land Mosaics: Implications for Land Management and Biodiversity Conservation. Andrew F. Bennett and James Q. Radford.19. Assessing the Biodiversity Value of Stands and Patches in a Landscape Context. Philip Gibbons, S.V. Briggs, Andre Zerger, Danielle Ayers, Julian Seddon, and Stuart Doyle.20. Avoiding Irreversible Change: Considerations for Vegetation Cover, Vegetation Structure, and Species Composition. Joern Fischer and David B. Lindenmayer.21. Synthesis: Total Vegetation Cover, Pattern, and Patch Content. David. B. Lindenmayer and Richard J. Hobbs.Section 6: Connectivity, Corridors, Stepping Stones.22. Corridors, Connectivity, and Biological Conservation. F.K.A. Schmiegelow.23. Focal Species for Determining Connectivity Requirements in Conservation Planning. Reed F. Noss.24. Connectivity, Corridors, and Stepping Stones. Denis A. Saunders.25. Synthesis: Corridors, Connectivity, and Stepping Stones. David B. Lindenmayer and Richard J. Hobbs.Section 7: Individual Species Management - Threatened Taxa and Invasive Species.26. Individual Species Management: Threatened Taxa and Invasive Species. Daniel Simberloff.27. Managing Landscapes for Vulnerable, Invasive, and Disease Species. Erika Zavaleta and Jae Ryan Pasari.28. Tools for Conserving Individual Plant Species in Dynamic Landscapes. Mark Burgman, Jane Elith, Emma Gorrod, and Bonnie Wintle.29. Synthesis: Individual Species Management - Threatened Taxa and Invasive Species. David B. Lindenmayer and Richard J. Hobbs.Section 8: Ecosystems and Ecosystem Processes.30. Ecosystems, Ecosystem Processes, and Global Change: Implications for Landscape Design. Adrian D. Manning.31. The Costs of Losing and Restoring Ecosystem Services. H.A. Mooney.32