Land Mosaics
The Ecology of Landscapes and Regions

An analysis and synthesis of the ecology of heterogeneous land areas.

Richard T. T. Forman (Author), Edward O. Wilson (Foreword by)

9780521479806, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 9 November 1995

656 pages, 212 b/w illus. 2 tables
24.4 x 17 x 3.3 cm, 1.03 kg

' … provides a good introduction as well as a scientific review of the new disciplines of landscape ecology. This is an appealing and highly readable text.' Dazhong Wen, Environmental Quality

Animals, plants, water, wind, materials and people flow at different rates, according to spatial patterns common to almost all landscapes and regions. This up-to-date synthesis explores the ecology of heterogeneous land areas, where natural processes and human activities spatially interact, to produce an ever changing mosaic. The subject has great relevance to today's society, and this book reflects the breadth of its importance; there are many ideas and applications for planning, conservation, design, management, sustainability and policy. Spatial solutions are provided for society's land-use objectives. An appealing book, with a highly-readable text on this major emerging field. Students and professionals alike will be drawn by the attractive and informative illustrations, the conceptual synthesis, the wide international perspective and the range of topics and research covered.

PART I. LANDSCAPES AND REGIONS: 1. Foundations
PART Ii. PATCHES: 2. Patch size and number
3. Boundaries and edges
4. Patch shape
Part III. CORRIDORS: 5. Corridor attributes, roads and powerlines
6. Windbreaks, hedges and woodland corridors
7. Stream and river corridors
8. Networks and the matrix
Part IV. Mosaics and Flows: 9. Configurations and mosaics
10. Wind and water flows in mosaics
11. Species movements in mosaics
Part V. Changing Mosaics: 12. Land transformation and fragmentation
13. Land planning and management
14. Creating sustainable environments.

Subject Areas: Ecological science, the Biosphere [PSAF]