An edition of Biodiversity planning and design (2006)

Biodiversity planning and design

an issues based case study

by , , , and

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An edition of Biodiversity planning and design (2006)

Biodiversity planning and design

an issues based case study

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Island Press
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Subjects

Landscape ecology, Planning, Ecological landscape design, Land use, Sustainable development
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Cover of: Biodiversity planning and design
Biodiversity planning and design: an issues based case study
2006, Island Press
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Cover of: Measuring Landscapes
Measuring Landscapes: A Planner's Handbook
August 4, 2006, Island Press
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Table of Contents

Application of landscape metrics to spatial planning and management
Introduction
The study area
Data and methods landscape ecology : a spatial and human oriented ecology
Foundations of landscape ecology
A landscape perspective
Main characteristics of landscape ecology
Landscape structure
Landscape function
Relationships between structure and function
Landscape change
Quantifying landscape structure
What are landscape metrics
Patch, class, and landscape level analysis
Variability
Computing landscape metrics
Planning the landscape : a spatial ecological approach
Planning and landscape ecology
Planning landscape resources
A method for sustainable planning
Applying landscape metrics to planning
Mapping the landscape : some technical issues
The selected set of landscape metrics
Patch richness (pr)
Class area proportion (cap)
Patch number and patch density (pn, pd)
Mean patch size (mps)
Shape (shape)
Radius of gyration (gyrate)
Contagion (contag)
Edge contrast (econ)
Nearest neighbor distance
Applications of metrics to planning.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Published in
Washington, DC

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
333.95/16
Library of Congress
QH541.15.L35 B56 2006

The Physical Object

Pagination
p. cm.

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OL3415394M
ISBN 10
1559638990
LCCN
2005031586
Library Thing
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Goodreads
1405035

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