Consequences of Land Use Changes - Advances in Ecological Sciences Vol 5 (Advances in Ecological Sciences S.) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1853126500 ISBN 13: 9781853126505

Publisher: WIT Press, 2000

Synopsis

Landscapes are continually changing as a result of human intervention in natural processes. Both intensive and extensive land uses are expressed in the structure of the land, the size of the parcels and the area of natural and semi-natural vegetation that is present. The task facing ecologists, conservationists, planners, decision-makers and others involved with these changes is to find the best methods for maintaining landscape diversity. Representing an important step forward for regional and inter-regional development of integrated landscape ecological research in the field of land use changes, this volume includes discussion of many problems related to this area. The research papers and case studies featured in Consequences of Land Use Changes were originally presented at a symposium which formed part of the Seventh International Congress on Ecology. Further contributions from this symposium are contained in Landscape Perspectives of Land Use Changes (ISBN: 1-85312-848-1) also published by WIT Press.

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Synopsis

Noting that the current system of nature conservation areas do not coincide very well with the designated network of Areas of Special Conservation Interest for Europe, landscape ecologists, conservationists, and planners seek optimal ways to maintain landscape diversity. In a section on main concepts, methods, and monitoring, they consider such top

Edition details

• Publisher: WIT Press
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1853126500
• ISBN 13: 9781853126505
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 328
• Editor: Mander U., Jongman R. H. G.