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 "Ecology of Fragmented Landscapes," Sharon K.
Collinge defines fragmentation, explains its various causes, and
suggests ways that we can put our lands back together.
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.
Not since Richard T. T. Forman's classic "Land Mosaics" has
there been a more comprehensive examination of landscape
fragmentation. "Ecology of Fragmented Landscapes" is critical
reading for ecologists, conservation biologists, and students
alike.
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