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Temporal Dimensions of Landscape Ecology: Wildlife Responses to Variable Resources 2007 Edition
Contributor(s): Bissonette, John A. (Editor), Storch, Ilse (Editor)

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 ISBN: 0387454454     ISBN-13: 9780387454450
Publisher: Springer
OUR PRICE: $161.49  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: September 2007
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Annotation: Over the past twenty-five years, the effects of the spatial distribution and scaling of resources on animal populations have been increasingly studied in wildlife biology, landscape ecology, conservation biology, and related fields. However, spatial patterns change over time. In Temporal Dimensions of Landscape Ecology: Wildlife Responses to Variable Resources, the authors discuss the effects that temporal changes in resources have on animal populations. Resource availability and quality are not distributed homogeneously over time, depending for example on predictable changes in seasons, mating and birthing cycles, unpredictable resource pulses and weather-related phenomena, ecological disturbances, and historical legacies.

Temporal Dimensions of Landscape Ecology brings together chapters that address the idea of current as well as historical temporal influences on resource availability, quality, and distribution. The authors draw attention to the neglected temporal issues so important to understanding species and community responses. This book will be of interest to both wildlife and conservation students and practitioners working with temporal and spatial scale issues.

About the Editors:

John A. Bissonette is a research scientist with the U.S. Geological Survey, and is a professor in the College of Natural Resources at Utah State University. Ilse Storch is professor of wildlife ecology and management at the University of Freiburg, Germany.
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BISAC Categories:
- Science | Life Sciences - Ecology
- Science | Environmental Science (see Also Chemistry - Environmental)
- Science | Life Sciences - Zoology - General
Dewey: 591.7
Physical Information: 0.54" H x 6.15" W x 9.24" L (0.89 lbs) 296 pages
Themes:
- Topical - Ecology
Features: Illustrated, Index, Maps, Table of Contents
 
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In this book, the authors discuss the effects that temporal changes in resources have on animal populations. The chapters address the idea of current as well as historical temporal influences on resource availability, quality, and distribution. The authors draw attention to the neglected temporal issues so important to understanding species and community responses. International contributions enable worldwide application of the theories.
 
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