Ecosystem Function in Heterogeneous Landscapes

The study of ecosystems, fundamental to ecology, has been complemented by the growing field of landscape ecology.  Ecosystem Function in Heterogeneous Landscapes addresses how interactions among ecosystems affect the functioning of individual ecosystems and the larger landscape.  This groundbreaking synthesis unites ecosystem ecology's knowledge of system function with landscape ecology's knowledge of spatial structure.  Practical concerns about scaling up from individual ecosystems to larger landscapes require an understanding of how networks of interacting ecosystems function together.  The book elucidates the challenges faced by ecosystem scientists working in spatially heterogeneous systems, relevant conceptual approaches used in other disciplines and in different ecosystem types, and the importance of spatial heterogeneity in conservation resource management.  The distinguished authors discuss how how much heterogeneity needs to be taken into account for specific types of scientific and management issues.  Their chapters cover the spectrum from proposing novel conceptual approaches to detailing the practical implications of heterogeneous landscapes for fire management, water management and conservation planning. TOC:* Ecosystem function in heterogeneous landscapes: A conceptual framework * Causes and Consequences of Spatial Heterogeneity in Ecosystem Function * Mechanisms of Spatial Variation: Abiotic Environment, Organisms, and Ecosystem Processes * Conceptualizing Environmental Heterogeneity in Terms of Propagations of Energy, Matter, and Information * Population Ecology in Spatially Heterogeneous Environments * Spatial Heterogeneity in Epidemiology * Heterogeneity in Hydrologic Processes: A Terrestrial Hydrologic Modeling Perspective * The Link Between Tracer Heterogeneity and Processes in the Upper Ocean * Flow Paths as Integrators of Heterogeneity in Streams and Landscapes * Causes and Consequences of Spatial Heterogeneity in Lakes * Heterogeneity in Arid and Semi-Arid Lands * Processes in Self-Organization of Soil-Vegetation Patterns * Heterogeneity in Urban Ecosystems: Feedbacks Between Form and Process * Thoughts on the Generation of Heterogeneity in Ecosystems and Landscapes * Origins, Patters, and Importance of Heterogeneity in Riparian Systems * Terrestrial Carbon Storage in Boreal Landscapes: Causes and Consequences of Spatial Heterogeneity * Ecosystem Heterogeneity from Stands to Landscapes * The Importance of Multi-Scale Spatial Heterogeneity in Wildland Fire Management and Research * The Role of Spatial Heterogeneity in the Management of Freshwater Resources * Conservation Biology (Conservation Planning and Population Viability Analysis): How Much Does Spatial Heterogeneity Really Matter? * Looking Forward: Frameworks for the Study of Ecosystems in Heterogeneous Landscapes * Heterogeneity and ecosystem function: Enhancing ecological understanding and applications * Spatial Heterogeneity: Past, present and future * When Does Heterogeneity Matter? * Summary *

Angaben zum Objekt

• Standort: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• ISBN: 0387240896
• Umfang: 489 S.
• Ausgabe: 1. Ed.
• Sprache: Englisch
• Anmerkungen: 94 schw.-w. Abb., 7 schw.-w. Tab., 49 schw.-w. Fotos, 45 schw.-w. Zeichn.

Klassifikation und Themen

• Klassifikation: Geowissenschaften

Beteiligte, Orts- und Zeitangaben

• Ereignis: Veröffentlichung
• (wo): New York, NY
• (wer): Springer New York
• (wann): 2005
• Beteiligte Personen und Organisationen: Lovett, Gary M. ; Jones, Clive G. ; Turner, Monica G. ; Weathers, Kathleen C.

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