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Landscape Boundaries
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Author : Andrew J. Hansen
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2012-12-06
Landscape Boundaries written by Andrew J. Hansen and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-12-06 with Technology & Engineering categories.
The emergence of landscape ecology during the 1980s represents an impor tant maturation of ecological theory. Once enamored with the conceptual beauty of well-balanced, homogeneous ecosystems, ecologists now assert that much of the essence of ecological systems lies in their lumpiness. Patches with differing properties and behaviors lie strewn across the land scape, products of the complex interactions of climate, disturbance, and biotic processes. It is the collective behavior of this patchwork of eco systems that drives pattern and process of the landscape. is not an end point This realization of the importance of patch dynamics in itself, however. Rather, it is a passage to a new conceptual framework, the internal workings of which remain obscure. The next tier of questions includes: What are the fundamental pieces that compose a landscape? How are these pieces bounded? To what extent do these boundaries influence communication and interaction among patches of the landscape? Will con sideration of the interactions among landscape elements help us to under stand the workings of landscapes? At the core of these questions lies the notion of the ecotone, a term with a lineage that even predates ecosystem. Late in the nineteenth century, F. E. Clements realized that the transition zones between plant communi ties had properties distinct from either of the adjacent communities. Not until the emergence of patch dynamics theory, however, has central signif icance of the ecotone concept become apparent.
Ecotones
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Author : Marjorie Holland
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2012-12-06
Ecotones written by Marjorie Holland and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-12-06 with Science categories.
We live in a changing world; one in which there is much concern and discussion about the topics of global change, loss of biodiversity, and increasing threats to the sustainability of ecosystems. The effects these changes may have on the environment have lead governments and sCientists to make predictions as to how soon changes might occur, where, and with what impact for large and small regions of the Earth. Along with this concern for change in various regions has come the need to understand the role of boundaries between these regions and between landscape elements. Much previous ecological research has dealt with processes within relatively homogeneous landscape units or even the collective characteristics of a composite landscape. Now, however, there is an appreciation that abiotic and biotic components move across heterogeneous landscapes and that the boundaries between these units take on important control functions in this dynamic spatial system. Furthermore, landscape boundaries (or ecotones) are important not only in satisfying life-cycle needs of many organisms, but generally are characterized by high biological diversity.
Exploring The Boundaries Of Landscape Architecture
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Author : Simon Bell
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2011-02-20
Exploring The Boundaries Of Landscape Architecture written by Simon Bell and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-02-20 with Architecture categories.
What have cultural anthropologists, historical geographers, landscape ecologists and environmental artists got in common? Along with eight other disciplines, from domains as diverse as planning and design, the arts and humanities as well as the social and natural sciences, they are all fields of importance to the theory and practice of landscape architecture. In the context of the EU funded LE:NOTRE Project, carried out under the auspices of ECLAS, the European Council of Landscape Architecture Schools, international experts from a wide range of related fields were asked to reflect, each from their own perspective, on the interface between their discipline and landscape architecture. The resulting insights presented in this book represent an important contribution to the development the discipline of landscape architecture, as well as suggesting new ways in which future collaboration can help to create a greater interdisciplinary richness at a time when the awareness of the importance of the landscape is growing across a wide range of disciplines. Exploring the Boundaries of Landscape Architecture is the first systematic attempt to explore the territory at the boundaries of landscape architecture. It addresses academics, professionals and students, not just from landscape architecture but also from its neighbouring discipline, all of whom will benefit from a better understanding their areas of shared interest and the chance to develop a common language with which to converse.
Potential Responses Of Landscape Boundaries To Global Environmental Change
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Author : United States. Department of Energy
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1990
Potential Responses Of Landscape Boundaries To Global Environmental Change written by United States. Department of Energy and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with categories.
Landscape Boundaries
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1992
Landscape Boundaries written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Biological diversity categories.
Land Use And Landscape Boundaries
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Author : John Patrick Prendergast
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2000
Land Use And Landscape Boundaries written by John Patrick Prendergast and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Ecotones categories.
Principles And Methods In Landscape Ecology
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Author : A. Farina
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2013-04-17
Principles And Methods In Landscape Ecology written by A. Farina and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-04-17 with Science categories.
Currently considered a bridge between basic and Twopossibilities exist to expand landscape ecol applied ecology, landscape ecology occupies an ogy: one consists of developing new research, and important new niche in ecology,representing a new the other in developing a good educational frame star in the galaxy of the ecological sciences. work. Both are important and not in conflict. In this However, the broad spectrum of conceptual and spirit I have prepared this book, with the aim of methodological approaches has created a non summarizing the best theories, concepts, principles focused science strongly influenced by the more and methods in landscape ecology. It is an attempt dominant disciplines, such as landscape planning to reinforce the ecological research perspective, to and restoration, forest management, landscape consolidate principles and methods, validate proce architecture etc. dures and reconcile different positions, including The uncertain position of landscape ecology the geobotanic, animal and human perspectives. among the ecological disciplines is in contradiction The concept is very simple. I have no ambition with the general recognition that landscape is a spa to present new ideas and theories: I have worked to tial dimension in which important ecological create a tool mainly for classroom use but also processes occur, and landscape is becoming very appealing to a broad range of scientists and practi popular in many ecology-related fields, from plant tioners dealing with landscape ecology and its disease to animal behaviour. problems.
Lines In The Landscape Boundaries Of The Mind
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014
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Learning In Landscapes Of Practice
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Author : Etienne Wenger-Trayner
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2014-07-25
Learning In Landscapes Of Practice written by Etienne Wenger-Trayner and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-07-25 with Education categories.
If the body of knowledge of a profession is a living landscape of practice, then our personal experience of learning can be thought of as a journey through this landscape. Within Learning in Landscapes of Practice, this metaphor is further developed in order to start an important conversation about the nature of practice knowledge, identity and the experience of practitioners and their learning. In doing so, this book is a pioneering and timely exploration of the future of professional development and higher education. The book combines a strong theoretical perspective grounded in social learning theories with stories from a broad range of contributors who occupy different locations in their own landscapes of practice. These narratives locate the book within different contemporary concerns such as social media, multi-agency, multi-disciplinary and multi-national partnerships, and the integration of academic study and workplace practice. Both scholarly, in the sense that it builds on prior research to extend and locate the concept of landscapes of practice, and practical because of the way in which it draws on multiple voices from different landscapes. Learning in Landscapes of Practice will be of particular relevance to people concerned with the design of professional or vocational learning. It will also be a valuable resource for students engaged in higher education courses with work-based elements.
A New Look At Ecotones Emerging International Projects On Landscape Boundaries Ed By Francesco Dicastri Andrew J Hansen And Marjorie M Holland
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Author : Francesco Di Castri
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1988
A New Look At Ecotones Emerging International Projects On Landscape Boundaries Ed By Francesco Dicastri Andrew J Hansen And Marjorie M Holland written by Francesco Di Castri and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988 with categories.