Forest Landscape Ecology Transferring Knowledge to Practice /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Perera, Ajith H. (Editor), Buse, Lisa J. (Editor), Crow, Thomas R. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2006.
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Ecology.; Applied ecology.; Landscape ecology.; Forestry management.; Environmental management.; Life Sciences.; Landscape Ecology.; Applied Ecology.; Environmental Management.; Forestry Management.; Terrestial Ecology.

The discipline of landscape ecology has matured rapidly over the past few decades, generating a wealth of knowledge that can be used to enhance forest policy development and management. However, much of this knowledge has yet to be applied in practice. Forest Landscape Ecology: Transferring Knowledg...

Table of Contents:

• Knowledge Transfer in Forest Landscape Ecology: A Primer
• Transfer and Extension of Forest Landscape Ecology: A Matter of Models and Scale
• A Collaborative, Iterative Approach to Transferring Modeling Technology to Land Managers
• Development and Transfer of Spatial Tools Based on Landscape Ecological Principles: Supporting Public Participation in Forest Restoration Planning in the Southwestern United States
• Transferring Landscape Ecological Knowledge in a Multipartner Landscape: The Border Lakes Region of Minnesota and Ontario
• Applications of Forest Landscape Ecology and the Role of Knowledge Transfer in a Public Land Management Agency
• Moving to the Big Picture: Applying Knowledge from Landscape Ecology to Managing U.S. National Forests
• Fundamentals of Knowledge Transfer and Extension
• Synthesis: What Are the Lessons for Landscape Ecologists?.