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001 2005031586
003 DLC
005 20070523082054.0
008 051102s2006 dcuaf b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2005031586
020 $a1559638990 (pbk. : alk. paper)
020 $a9781559638999
035 $a(OCoLC)ocm62281740
035 $a(OCoLC)62281740
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050 00 $aQH541.15.L35$bM43 2006
082 00 $a333.95/16$222
245 00 $aMeasuring landscapes :$ba planner's handbook /$cAndré Botequilha Leitão ... [et al.].
260 $aWashington, DC :$bIsland Press,$cc2006.
300 $axxiii, 245 p., [4] p. of plates :$bill. (some col.) ;$c23 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 217-236) and index.
505 0 $aLandscape ecology : a spatial and human-oriented ecology -- Foundations of landscape ecology -- A landscape perspective -- Main characteristics of landscape ecology -- Quantifying landscape structure -- Planning the landscape : a spatial ecological approach -- Planning and landscape ecology -- Planning landscape resources -- A method of planning for sustainability -- Applying landscape metrics in planning -- The selected set of landscape metrics -- Patch richness (PR) -- Class area proportion (CAP) -- Patch number (PN) and patch density (PD) -- Mean patch size (AREA-MN, AREA-AM) -- Shape (SHAPE) -- Radius of gyration (GYRATE) -- Contagion (CONTAG) -- Edge contrast (ECON) -- Euclidian nearest neighbor distance (ENN) -- Proximity (PROX) -- Applications of landscape metrics in planning and management -- Recommendations on the use of landscape metrics to support the planning of sustainable landscapes.
650 0 $aLandscape ecology.
650 0 $aLand use$xPlanning.
650 0 $aSustainable development.
650 0 $aEcological landscape design.
700 1 $aLeitão, Andre Botequilha.
856 41 $3Table of contents$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip062/2005031586.html
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0704/2005031586-d.html