Habitat Fragmentation and Landscape Change: An Ecological and Conservation Synthesis Contributor(s): Lindenmayer, David B. (Author), Fischer, Joern (Author) |
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ISBN: 1597260215 ISBN-13: 9781597260213 Publisher: Island Press OUR PRICE: $47.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2006 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Science | Life Sciences - Ecology - Science | Environmental Science (see Also Chemistry - Environmental) |
Dewey: 577.27 |
LCCN: 2006009479 |
Physical Information: 0.69" H x 8.1" W x 9.94" (1.54 lbs) 352 pages |
Themes: - Topical - Ecology |
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Publisher Description: Habitat loss and degradation that comes as a result of human activity is the single biggest threat to biodiversity in the world today. Habitat Fragmentation and Landscape Change is a groundbreaking work that brings together a wealth of information from a wide range of sources to define the ecological problems caused by landscape change and to highlight the relationships among landscape change, habitat fragmentation, and biodiversity conservation. The book:
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Contributor Bio(s): Fischer, Joern: - Joern Fischer is postdoctoral research fellow at the Centre for Resource and Environmental Studies at the Australian National University in Canberra. Lindenmayer, David B.: - David Lindenmayer is Professor of Ecology at the Fenner School of Environment and Society at The Australian National University. He is widely regarded as one of the world's leading ecologists and conservation biologists, contributing significantly to the understanding of biodiversity both within Australia and around the world. He specializes in establishing large-scale, long-term research programs that are underpinned by rigorous experimental design, detailed sampling and innovative statistical analyses. Lindenmayer is author of Conserving Forest Biodiversity: A Comprehensive Multiscaled Approach, Habitat Fragmentation and Landscape Change: An Ecological and Conservation Synthesis, Salvage Logging and Its Ecological Consequences, and Towards Forest Sustainability. |