Landscape Ecological Applications in Man-Influenced Areas

Download or read book Landscape Ecological Applications in Man-Influenced Areas written by Sun-Kee Hong and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-06-02 with total page 546 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Landscape Ecological Applications in Man-Influenced Areas not only expands the concept of landscape ecology, but also applies its principles to man-influenced ecosystems. New dimensions of landscape ecological research in a global change such as urbanization, biodiversity, and land transformation are explored in this book. The book also includes case studies concerning landscape analysis and evaluation using spatial analysis and landscape modelling for establishing sustainable management strategy in urban and agricultural landscapes.