LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY

Domain	Definition
Avian	Field of study that considers the development and dynamics of spatial heterogeneity, interactions and exchanges across heterogeneous landscapes, the influences of spatial heterogeneity on biotic and abiotic processes, and the management of spatial heterogeneity (Turner 1989:172). (references)
Environment	The study of the distribution patterns of communities and ecosystems, the ecological processes that affect those patterns, and changes in pattern and process over time. (references)
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Specialty Definition: Landscape ecology

Landscape ecology is a subdiscipline of ecology and physical geography that is interested in the spatial arrangement of elements in the landscape (such as fields, hedgerows, woodlots, rivers or towns) and how their distribution affects the distribution and flow of energy and individuals in the environment (which, in turn, may influence the distribution of the elements themselves.)

Many different indices of landscape pattern have been developed. The growth of landscape ecology owes much to the development of Geographical Information Systems (GIS) technology and the availability of large-extent habitat data (e.g. remotely sensed satellite images or aerial photography). Its theoretical underpinnings originate from MacArthur & Wilson's Island Biogeography theory and subsequent metapopulation theory. Landscape ecology typically deals with problems in an applied and holistic context.

Commercial Usage: LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY

Domain	Title
Books	Landscape Ecology in Theory and Practice: Pattern and Process (reference) Landscape Ecology Principles in Landscape Architecture and Land-Use Planning (reference) The Amazon: Limnology and Landscape Ecology of a Mighty Tropical River and Its Basin (Monographiae Biologica, Vol. 56) (reference) Integrating Landscape Ecology into Natural Resource Management (reference) Placing Nature: Culture and Landscape Ecology (reference) (more book examples)
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Frequency of Internet Keywords: LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY

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Anagrams: LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY

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