Habitat fragmentation and landscape change : an ecological and conservation synthesis / David B. Lindenmayer, Joern Fischer.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-316) and index.

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Machine generated contents note: Ch. 1 Introduction -- Ch. 2 How landscapes change -- Ch. 3 How landscape change affects organisms : a conceptual framework -- Ch. 4 Habitat loss -- Ch. 5 Habitat degradation -- Ch. 6 Habitat subdivision and habitat isolation -- Ch. 7 Changes in the behavior, biology, and interactions of species -- Ch. 8 Synthesis : threatening processes for species in modified landscapes -- Ch. 9 Land cover change and patch sizes -- Ch. 10 Deterioration of vegetation and the physical environment -- Ch. 11 Edge effects -- Ch. 12 Landscape connectivity -- Ch. 13 Nestedness and community assembly -- Ch. 14 matrix and landscape heterogeneity -- Ch. 15 Synthesis : cascading effects of landscape change -- Ch. 16 Field-based approaches to studying species and assemblages in modified landscapes -- Ch. 17 Desktop approaches to studying species and assemblages in modified landscapes -- Ch. 18 Managing landscape pattern to mitigate the decline of species and assemblages -- Ch. 19 Managing individual species and ecological processes to mitigate the decline of species and assemblages -- Ch. 20 Guiding principles for mitigating the decline of species and assemblages of species.

Links to other chapters -- Further reading -- Part V: Mitigating the Negative Effects of Landscape Change on Species and Assemblages -- Managing Landscape Pattern to Mitigate the Decline of Species and Assemblages -- Strategy 1: Maintain and/or restore large and structurally complex patches of native vegetation -- Rationale -- Protection -- Restoration -- Strategy 2: Maintain and/or restore a matrix that is structurally similar to native vegetation -- Rationale -- Managing the vertical structure of the matrix -- Managing the spatial pattern of the matrix -- Strategy 3: Maintain and/or restore buffers around sensitive areas -- Rationale -- Examples of buffers -- Large-scale buffer zones -- A semi-formal approach to buffer design -- Strategy 4: Maintain and/or restore corridors and stepping stones -- Rationale -- Corridors -- Stepping stones -- Small patches as valuable complements to large patches.

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