Golley and gardner both made important contributions to the early. The effect of scale on these interactions in ecological system pattern and function. Cambridge core ecology and conservation key topics in landscape ecology edited by jianguo wu skip to main content accessibility help we use cookies to distinguish you from other users and to provide you with a better experience on our websites. To effectively control the rampage of water hyacinth in china, we propose a sustainability sciencebased management framework that explicitly incorporates principles from landscape ecology and integrated pest management. Integrating landscape ecology into natural resource management edited by jianguo liu, william w. Modeling simulating the urban growth pattern in the phoenix metropolitan region. Editorial landscape of culture and culture of landscape. The first book devoted exclusively to this rapidly emerging and increasingly important discipline, it is comprised of contributions from researchers at the forefront of seascape ecology working around the world. Use and misuse of landscape indices publications srs. In this perspective paper, we examine the underlying problems of these challenges and offer some solutions. Landscape ecology and design principles for sustainability. Laboratory for landscape and wildlife ecology, university of victoria, victoria. This book contains studies and perspectives on urban forests from a broad array of basic and applied scientific disciplines including ecosystem ecology, biogeochemistry, landscape ecology, plant community ecology, geography, and social science. Use and misuse of landscape indices, landscape ecology 10.
Landscapes are spatial mosaics of interacting biophysical and socioeconomic components figure 1. Jianguo wu and tong wu, ecological resilience as a foundation for. Heterogeneity, scale, patternprocess relationships, hierarchy, disturbance, coupled ecologicalsocial dynamics, and sustainability are among the key concepts in landscape ecology. One reason was that it brought spatial analysis and modeling to the forefront of ecological research. Seascape ecology provides a comprehensive look at the stateofthescience in the application of landscape ecology to the seas and provides guidance for future research priorities. The objects of study in landscape ecology become increasingly cultural. Landscape ecology is known as a synthesized intersection of disciplines. His research interests include landscape ecology, urban ecology, and sustainability science, focusing on hierarchical patch dynamics, patternprocessscale relationships, spatial scaling, land use change and its effects on ecosystem processes, and biodiversity and. Wu jianguo department of life sciences, arizona state university west,po box 37100, phoenix, az 850697100. Jianguo wu associate editors acta ecologica sinica. Landscape ecology is simply the study of the relationship between spatial pattern and ecological. Ecology, planning, and management of urban forests. Landscape ecology, as the name implies, is the study of landscapes.
Landscape ecologyconcepts and theorieschinese journal of. Key topics in landscape ecology cambridge studies in. Hobbs murdoch university key topics in landscape ecology l. These problems represent significant challenges to landscape pattern analysis, especially in terms of relating pattern to process. This text addresses the links between landscape ecology and natural resource management, discussing these links in the context of various landscape types, diverse sets of resources, and broad ranges of management issues. Threegorges damexperiment in habitat fragmentation.
Urban areas are hot spots that drive environmental change at multiple scales. Patch dynamics, in ecology, a theoretical approach positing that the structure, function, and dynamics of an ecological system can be understood and predicted from an analysis of its smaller interactive spatial components patches. Forest landscape ecology and its applications in china. In addition to its significance as a theoretical approach, the.
Jianguo jack liu curriculum vitae harvard university. The journal impact factor of landscape ecology has been increasing steadily since it acquired its first score of 1. Skip to main content accessibility help we use cookies to distinguish you from other users and to provide you with a better experience on our websites. History of landscape ecology in the united states brings to light the vital role that landscape ecologists will play in the future as the human population continues to increase and. An overview jianguo wu and ye qig department of life sciences, arizona state universitywest. Key concepts and research topics in landscape ecology.
His research interests include landscape ecology, urban ecology, and sustainability science, focusing on hierarchical patch dynamics, patternprocessscale relationships, spatial scaling, land use change and its effects on ecosystem processes, and biodiversity and ecosystem functioning. The landscape ecology approach also emphasizes the interrelationship between urban landscape. History of landscape ecology in the united states books. Landscape ecology investigates landscape structure and ecological function at a. How can we improve our writing of research papers for landscape ecology and other professional journals to increase their readability and facilitate the process of their evaluation. A an urbanizing forest landscape, b a wetland landscape, c a sonoran desert landscape, and d a grassland landscape. January 19, 2001 memorial union, arizona room arizona state university program abstracts pdf education ecology explorers. Oct 18, 2004 use and misuse of landscape indices li, harbin. Making the case for landscape ecology semantic scholar. This cited by count includes citations to the following articles in scholar. Landscape ecology and sustainability laboratory lesl formerly known as landscape ecology and modeling laboratory leml is the research lab of prof. Nov 24, 2017 for example, the total number of citations to landscape ecology by other journals increased exponentially from 503 in 1997 to 7376 in 2016 fig. Pdf research in the journal, landscape ecology, 1987.
Third annual poster symposium 2001 central arizona. Urbanization results in habitat loss and habitat fragmentation concurrently, both influencing biodiversity and ecological processes. Effects of changing scale on landscape pattern analysis. Trees and vegetation in cities arent just there to make the place look pretty. His research combines theoretical and empirical studies that link spatial patterns, ecological processes, and sustainability across scales in various landscapes of china and the u. Landscape ecology what is the state of the science. Jianguo wu s research is focused on landscape ecology, urban ecology, and sustainability science. Jianguo jack liu curriculum vitae contact information. Urban ecology and the central arizonaphoenix lter project. Landscape ecology is the flagship journal of a wellestablished and rapidly developing. In one volume, the ecological design and planning reader assembles and synthesizes selected seminal published scholarly works in ecological design and planning from the past 150 years. Jianguo wu 1, 2, jianhui huang 2, xingguo han 2, zongqiang xie 2. Landscape ecology has had four editorsinchief since its beginning. Landscape ecology is simply the study of the relationship between spatial pattern and ecological processes over a range of spatial scales pickett and cadenasso.
Biological species live in increasingly fragmented habitat islands embedded in a matrix of human civilization. Frank golley was succeeded by robert gardner in 1997, who was in turn replaced by david mladenoff in 2000. Humans now appropriate about 24 % the earths terrestrial net primary productivity haberl et al. All content in this area was uploaded by jianguo wu on jul 15, 2015. Utah state university ecology center seminar series. By jianguo wu, professor of ecology, evolution, and environmental science, arizona state university, tempe. Pdf making the case for landscape ecology an effective.
Jianguo wu is a deans distinguished professor of sustainability science in the school of life sciences and the school of sustainability at arizona state university. For urbanites, however, global environmental changes are swamped by dramatic changes in. Apr 01, 2020 learn more about the landscape ecology journal and submit your paper today. Use and misuse of landscape indices, landscape ecology. History of landscape ecology in the united states gary w. One reason was that it brought spatial analysis and modeling to. Jianguo wu editor of history of landscape ecology in the. Wu jianguodepartment of life sciences, arizona state university west,po box 37100, phoenix, az 850697100. Since 2005, jianguo jingle wu has been the editorinchief of the journal. The most salient characteristics of landscape ecology are its emphasis on. Learn more about the landscape ecology journal and submit your paper today. Jianguo and wu yang, 2012 water sustainability for china and beyond. Regain access you can regain access to a recent pay per article purchase if your access period has not yet expired.
In landscape ecology, scale refers primarily to grain or resolution and extent in space orand time. Golley and gardner played an instrumental role in the early development. History of landscape ecology in the united states brings to light the vital role that landscape ecologists will play in the future as the human population continues to increase and fragment the natural environment. Use and misuse of landscape indices use and misuse of landscape indices li, harbin. Jianguo jingle wu is professor of ecology, evolution, and environmental science at arizona state university. Key concepts and research topics in landscape ecology revisited.
Key topics in landscape ecology university of wisconsin. All content in this area was uploaded by jianguo wu on sep 29, 2015. Just as in other ecological disciplines, a spectrum of views exists as to the relative salience or prominence of the. For urbanites, however, global environmental changes are swamped by dramatic changes in the local. Sustainability science landscape ecology and sustainability lab. Different kinds of landscapes as spatial mosaics of various patches on a range of scales. Introduction to landscape ecology by kevin mcgarigal disclaimer.
Taylor 9780521780155 hardback 9780521784337 paperback edited by jianguo wu arizona state university richard j. In land scape ecology, scale refers primarily to grain or reso lution and extent in space orand time. A valuable resource for both researchers and practitioners in ecology, conservation, ecosystem management, and landscape planning and design, landscape ecology is currently one of the leading journals across these fields. The consequences of this patterning for the functioning of the ecological system. In one volume, the ecological design and planning reader assembles and syn. The relationship between habitat loss and fragmentation.
Landscape ecology is simply the study of relationship. Landscape ecology as a scientific basis and methodology for understanding and combating. Material demands of production and human consumption alter land use and cover, biodiversity, and hydrosystems locally to regionally, and urban waste discharge affects local to global biogeochemical cycles and climate. History and evolution of the journal landscape ecology. Some of the material in this document was borrowed from turner et al. Integrating landscape ecology into natural resource. Landscape ecology an overview sciencedirect topics. A case study in phoenix, usa 1 2 sheryl berlingwolff jianguo wu. Cambridge university press, cambridge chapter abstracts chapter 1 perspectives and prospects of landscape ecology richard hobbs and jianguo wu landscape ecology has rapidly established itself as an interdisciplinary research field worldwide in the past few.
Current understanding of landscape ecology landscape ecology defined the patterning of ecological systems across space and how this changes over time. Key topics in landscape ecology edited by jianguo wu. Cambridge core ecology and conservation key topics in landscape ecology edited by jianguo wu. Jianguo jingle wu, which was established in 1995 at arizona state university. Research in the journal, landscape ecology, 19872005.
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