Studies of disturbance have a long tradition in vegetation ecology (Cooper 1926; Raup
1941; White 1979) and have increased lly during the last 30 years (Dayton 1971; …

Environmental conservation has been a persistent theme in discourses on rural and
agricultural development. The past four decades have seen the emergence of major …

FOREST STAND DYNAMICS Page 1 FOREST STAND DYNAMICS UPDATE EDITION Chadwick
D. Oliver Professor of Silviculture College of Forest Resources University of Washington Bruce …

The loss and fragmentation of natural habitats is one of the major issues in wildlife
management and conservation. Habitat" corridors" are sometimes proposed as an important …

While most efforts at biodiversity conservation have focused primarily on protected areas
and reserves, the unprotected lands surrounding those area—the" matrix"—are equally …

This book develops an outline of a broad land-based strategy for biodiversity conservation in
the USA. It synthesizes information and offers general guidelines for biodiversity …

Land use is expanding and intensifying in the unprotected lands surrounding many of the
world's protected areas. The influence of this land use change on ecological processes is …

The principles of systematic conservation planning are now widely used by governments
and non-government organizations alike to develop biodiversity conservation plans for …

A pproaches to conservation and natural resource ftmanagement are maturing rapidly in
response to changing perceptions of biodiversity and ecological systems. In past decades …

The maintenance of the earth's biological diversity is widely seen as both necessary for
ecosystem health and aesthetically desirable. This book focuses on how biodiversity can be …