Applying Landscape Ecology in Biological Conservation

Foreword--Richard T. T. Forman * Preface * Acknowledgments * Contributors * Section I. Introduction. * Central Concepts and Issues of Landscape Ecology--John A. Wiens. * Central Concepts and Issues of Biological Conservation--Richard L. Knight and Peter B. Landres. * Broad-Scale Ecological Science and Its Application--Barry R. Noon and Virginia H. Dale * Section II. Multiple Scales, Connectivity, and Biota Movement. * Spatial Factors Affecting Organism Occurrence, Movement, and Conservation: Introduction to Section II--Kevin J. Gutzwiller. * Patch-, Landscape-, and Regional-Scale Effects on Biota--Kathryn Freemark, Marc-AndrT Villard, and Dan Bert. * Corridors and Species Dispersal--Claire C. Vos, Hans Baveco, and Carla J. Grashof-Bokdam. * Using Percolation Theory to Assess Landscape Connectivity and Effects of Habitat Fragmentation--Kimberly A. With. * Landscape Connections and Genetic Diversity--H. B. Britten and R. J. Baker. * Habitat Networks and Biological Conservation--Richard J. Hobbs. * Landscape Invasibility by Exotic Species--John L. Vankat and D. Graham Roy * Section III. Landscape Change. * Conservation in Human-Altered Landscapes: Introduction to Section III--Kevin J. Gutzwiller. * Human Conversion of Terrestrial Habitats--Peter August, Louis Iverson, and Jarunee Nugranad. * Impacts of Landscape Transformation by Roads--Laurie W. Carr, Lenore Fahrig, and Shealagh E. Pope. * Landscape Pattern, Timber Extraction, and Biological Conservation--Eric J. Gustafson and Nancy Diaz. * Animal Behavior in Fragmented Landscapes--Richard H. Yahner and Carolyn G. Mahan. * Effects of Landscape Change on the Physical and Chemical Components of Aquatic Ecosystems--Carolyn T. Hunsaker and Robert M.Hughes. * Effects of Landscape Change on Aquatic Biodiversity and Biointegrity--Robert M. Hughes and Carolyn T. Hunsaker. * Time Lags in Metapopulation Responses to Landscape Change--Kees Nagelkerke, Jana Verboom, Frank van den Bosch, and Karen van de. Wolfshaar. Section IV. Conservation Planning. * Using Broad-Scale Ecological Information in Conservation Planning: Introduction to Section IV--Kevin J. Gutzwiller. * Landscape and Regional Planning for Conservation: Issues and Practicalities--Robert J. Lambeck and Richard J. Hobbs. * Assessing the Conservation Potential of Habitat Networks--Paul Opdam. * Use of Metapopulation Models in Conservation Planning--David R. Breininger, Mark A. Burgman, H. Resit Aktakaya, and Michael A.O'Connell. * Prescribing Habitat Layouts: Analysis of Optimal Placement for Landscape Planning--Curtis H. Flather, Michael Bevers, and John of. * Aquatic Conservation Planning: Using Landscape Maps to Predict Ecological Reference Conditions for Specific Waters--Paul W. Seelbach, Michael J. Wiley, Patricia A. Soranno, and Mary T. Bremigan * Section V. Synthesis and Conclusions. * Applying Landscape Ecology in Biological Conservation: Principles, Constraints, and Prospects--Kevin J. Gutzwiller * Index