ABSTRACT

Part I: Introduction: Definition of a Discipline: Emergence of Landscape Ecology in the History of Ecology; Recognition of Heterogeneity in Ecological Systems; Taking Human Activities into Account in Ecological Systems; Explicit Accounting for Space and Time; Landscape Ecology is based on Scientific Theories Linked to Ecology and Related Discipline

part |2 pages

Part I: Introduction

part |2 pages

Part II: Landscape Structure and Dynamics

chapter 3|59 pages

Analysis of Spatial Structures

chapter 4|45 pages

The Dynamics of Landscapes

chapter 5|52 pages

Organization of Landscapes

part |4 pages

Part III: Ecological Processes within Landscapes

part |2 pages

Part IV: Applications to Landscape Management