Wentworth
Institute of Technology
Habitat fragmentation and landscape change : an ecological and conservation synthesis /
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 nativ...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Washington :
Island Press,
©2006.
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Full text (Wentworth users only) |
| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | 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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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xviii, 328 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-316) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781435606371 143560637X 9781597266062 159726606X |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |