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History of Landscape Ecology in the United States

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Description for History of Landscape Ecology in the United States Hardcover. Editor(s): Barrett, Gary W.; Barrett, Terry L.; Wu, Jianguo. Num Pages: 190 pages, 24 black & white illustrations, 22 colour illustrations, 9 black & white tables, biograph. BIC Classification: 1KBB; RGC; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 168 x 17. Weight in Grams: 464.

This book describes the emergence of landscape ecology, its current status as a new integrative science, and how distinguished scholars in the field of landscape ecology view the future regarding new challenges and career opportunities. Over the past thirty years, landscape ecology has utilized development in technology and methodology (e.g., satellites, GIS, and systems technologists) to monitor large temporal-spatial scale events and phenomena. These events include changes in vegetative cover and composition due to both natural disturbance and human cause—changes that have academic, economic, political, and social manifestations.

There is little doubt, due to the temporal-spatial scale of this integrative science, ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Springer
Condition
New
Number of Pages
194
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781493922741
SKU
V9781493922741
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15

About N/A
Gary W. Barrett holds the Eugene P. Odum Chair of Ecology in the Eugene P. Odum School of Ecology, University of Georgia (UGA). He is coauthor of eight books; and has published over 190 articles in professional journals. Until 1994, he was Distinguished Professor of Ecology, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio. At Miami University he was recipient of the 1986 Sigma ... Read more

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