TY - BOOK ID - 8061328 TI - Ecosystem function in heterogeneous landscapes AU - Lovett, Gary. AU - Cary Conference PY - 2006 SN - 1281250597 9786611250591 0387240918 0387240896 038724090X PB - New York, NY : Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Biotic communities KW - Landscape ecology KW - ecosystems KW - Landscape KW - Aquatic environment KW - biotopes KW - population dynamics KW - population structure KW - land use KW - Environmental impact KW - ecological succession KW - environmental factors KW - Biodiversity KW - Natural resources KW - resource management KW - Ecology. KW - Applied Ecology. KW - Biodiversity. KW - Endangered ecosystems. KW - Landscape ecology. KW - Ecosystems. KW - Landscape Ecology. KW - Terrestial Ecology. KW - Ecology KW - Threatened ecosystems KW - Nature conservation KW - Biological diversification KW - Biological diversity KW - Biotic diversity KW - Diversification, Biological KW - Diversity, Biological KW - Biology KW - Biocomplexity KW - Ecological heterogeneity KW - Numbers of species KW - Environmental protection KW - Balance of nature KW - Bionomics KW - Ecological processes KW - Ecological science KW - Ecological sciences KW - Environment KW - Environmental biology KW - Oecology KW - Environmental sciences KW - Population biology KW - Ecology . KW - Applied ecology. KW - Biocenoses KW - Biocoenoses KW - Biogeoecology KW - Biological communities KW - Biomes KW - Biotic community ecology KW - Communities, Biotic KW - Community ecology, Biotic KW - Ecological communities KW - Ecosystems KW - Natural communities UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:8061328 AB - 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. ER -