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<p>Ask airline passengers what they see as they gaze out the window, and they will describe a fragmented landscape: a patchwork of desert, woodlands, farmlands, and developed neighborhoods. Once-contiguous forests are now subdivided; tallgrass prairies that extended for thousands of miles are now crisscrossed by highways and byways. Whether the result of naturally occurring environmental changes or the product of seemingly unchecked human development, fractured lands significantly impact the planet’s biological diversity. In <i>Ecology of Fragmented Landscapes</i>, Sharon K. Collinge defines fragmentation, explains its various causes, and suggests ways that we can put our lands back together.</p> <p>Researchers have been studying the ecological effects of dismantling nature for decades. In this book, Collinge evaluates this body of research, expertly synthesizing all that is known about the ecology of fragmented landscapes. Expanding on the traditional coverage of this topic, Collinge also discusses disease ecology, restoration, conservation, and planning.</p> <p>Not since Richard T. T. Forman's classic <i>Land Mosaics</i> has there been a more comprehensive examination of landscap

Who reads Ecology of Fragmented Landscapes?

Author

Sharon K. Collinge, Richard T. T. Forman

Publisher

Johns Hopkins University Press

Published

2009

Language

EN

ISBN

9780801895661

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Nature, Biology, Science