Managing and Designing Landscapes for

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. Using original, ecologically based landscape design principles, the text underscores current thinking in landscape management and conservation. It offers a blend of theoretical and practical information that is illustrated with case studies drawn from across the globe. 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.

David Lindenmayer is a Research Professor in the Center for Resource & Environmental Studies at The Australian National University in Canberra. He runs six large-scale landscape studies in south-eastern Australia and has written 18 books and 260 scientific articles on conservation biology, landscape ecology, wildlife biology, forest ecology and management, and woodland conservation and management.

Richard Hobbs is an Australian Professorial Fellow in the School of Environmental Science at Murdoch University in Perth, Australia. He has broad interests spanning restoration ecology, conservation biology, landscape ecology and vegetation management. He has published 17 books and 266 scientific articles in these areas of research and is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science.

Foreword: Landscapes in Peril	p. xi
Introduction	p. 1
Classification of Landscapes and Terminology	p. 7
The Whole Elephant: Classification and Terminology as Tools for Achieving Generality in Landscape Ecology	p. 9
Enacting Landscape Design: from Specific Cases to General Principles	p. 22
Landscape Models for Use in Studies of Landscape Change and Habitat Fragmentation	p. 35
Synthesis: Landscape Classification	p. 49
Habitat, Habitat Loss and Patch Sizes	p. 53
Remnant Geometry, Landscape Morphology, and Principles and Procedures for Landscape Design	p. 55
Estimating Minimum Habitat for Population Persistence	p. 64
Habitat and Landscape Design: Concepts, Constraints and Opportunities	p. 81
Synthesis: Habitat, Habitat Loss and Patch Sizes	p. 96
Structure, Degradation and Condition	p. 99
Nature's Infinite Variety: Conservation Choice and Management for Dynamic Ecological Systems	p. 101
The Diverse Impacts of Grazing, Fire and Weeds: How Ecological Theory Can Inform Conservation Management	p. 111
Forest Landscape Structure, Degradation and Condition: Some Commentary and Fundamental Principles	p. 131
Synthesis: Structure, Degradation and Condition	p. 146
Edge Effects	p. 149
Incorporating Edge Effects into Landscape Design and Management	p. 151
Edge Effects	p. 165
Edges: Where Landscape Elements Meet	p. 179
Synthesis: Edge Effects	p. 195
Total Vegetation Cover, Pattern, Patch Content	p. 199
Emergent Properties of Land Mosaics: Implications for Land Management and Biodiversity Conservation	p. 201
Assessing the Biodiversity Value of Stands and Patches in a Landscape Context	p. 215
Avoiding Irreversible Change: Considerations for Vegetation Cover, Vegetation Structure and Species Composition	p. 229
Synthesis: Total Vegetation Cover, Pattern and Patch Content	p. 245
Connectivity, Corridors, Stepping Stones	p. 249
Corridors, Connectivity and Biological Conservation	p. 251
Focal Species for Determining Connectivity Requirements in Conservation Planning	p. 263
Connectivity, Corridors and Stepping Stones	p. 280
Synthesis: Corridors, Connectivity and Stepping Stones	p. 290
Individual Species Management - Threatened Taxa and Invasive Species	p. 293
Individual Species Management: Threatened Taxa and Invasive Species	p. 295
Managing Landscapes for Vulnerable, Invasive and Disease Species	p. 311
Tools for Conserving Managing Individual Plant Species in Dynamic Landscapes	p. 330
Synthesis: Individual Species Management - Threatened Taxa and Invasive Species	p. 343
Ecosystems and Ecosystem Processes	p. 347
Ecosystems, Ecosystem Processes and Global Change: Implications for Landscape Design	p. 349
The Costs of Losing and of Restoring Ecosystem Services	p. 365
Managing Disturbance Across Scales: An Essential Consideration for Landscape Management and Design	p. 376
Synthesis: Ecosystems and Ecosystem Processes	p. 390
Disturbance, Resilience and Recovery	p. 393
Disturbance, Resilience and Recovery: A Resilience Perspective on Landscape Dynamics	p. 395
Core Principles for Using Natural Disturbance Regimes to Inform Landscape Management	p. 408
Synthesis: Disturbance, Resilience and Recovery	p. 423
Aquatic Ecosystems and Integrity	p. 427
Principles for Conserving Wetlands in Managed Landscapes	p. 429
Flowing Waters in the Landscape	p. 445
Water in the Landscape: The Coupling of Aquatic Ecosystems and their Catchments	p. 458
Synthesis: Aquatic Ecosystems and Integrity	p. 473
Bringing It All Together	p. 477
Does Conservation Need Landscape Ecology? A Perspective from Both Sides of the Divide	p. 479
What Are We Conserving? Establishing Multiscale Conservation Goals and Objectives in the Face of Global Threats	p. 494
Goals, Targets and Priorities for Landscape-Scale Restoration	p. 511
A Contribution to the Development of a Conceptual Framework for Landscape Management: A Landscape State and Transition Model	p. 527
Principles of Landscape Design that Emerge from a Formal Problem-Solving Approach	p. 546
From Perspectives to Principles: Where to From Here?	p. 561
Index	p. 569
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Managing and Designing Landscapes for Conservation Moving from Perspectives to Principles

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