Since the last century of ecological history, landscape ecologists have played a - role in solving many hot issues linking development and conservation of landscape. Recently, cause and consequences of landscape change are significantly related to rapid urbanization and land transformation in populated area. Therefore, ecological applications on the man-influenced area are a - worldwide issue and challenge in landscape ecology. The aim - of Landscape Ecological Applications in Man-Influenced Areas is not only to expand concept of landscape ecology, but also to apply its principle to man-influenced ecosystems. New dimensions of landscape ecological research in a global change such as urbanization, biodiversity, and land transformation are explored in this book. This book also includes several case studies concerning landscape analysis and evaluation using spatial analysis and landscape modelling for establishing sustainable management strategy in urban and agricultural landscapes. The - subtitle of the book - suggests the integrative and ubiquitous landscape planning considering harmony of man and nature systems - in the socio-economic and cultural background. Such key issues and technology of landscape research will provide implements and guidebook for decision makers and land planners as well as teachers and students at universities.
Author(s): Sun-Kee Hong
Edition: 1
Publisher: Springer
Year: 2007
Language: English
Pages: 546
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Contents......Page 6
Editors......Page 10
Contributors......Page 11
Preface......Page 22
Foreword......Page 23
1. Landscape ecological applications in man-influenced areas linking man and nature systems –Editorial introduction......Page 25
2. Spatial pattern analysis as a focus of landscape ecology to support evaluation of human impact on landscapes and diversity......Page 31
3. Application of landscape ecology in long term ecological research - Case study in China......Page 57
4. Ecological networks, from concept to implementation......Page 81
5. Landscape changes in Japan based on national grid maps......Page 94
6. Challenges faced when creating an evaluation method of biodiversity on an ecosystem level......Page 104
7. Identification of the potential habitat for giant panda in the Wolong Nature Reserve by using landscape ecology methodology......Page 117
8. Land use change from traditional to modern eras: Saitama Prefecture, Japan......Page 135
9. Evaluation and planning of wildlife habitat in urban landscape......Page 151
10. Landscape ecology for biodiversity - Scaling up......Page 170
11. A higher-taxon approach with soil invertebrates to assessing habitat diversity in East Asian rural landscapes......Page 183
12. Landscape ecological approach in oil palm land use planning and management for forest conservation in Malaysia......Page 198
13. Managing biodiversity of rice paddy culture in urban landscape - Casere search in Seoul City......Page 211
14. Landscape restoration - A case practice of Kushiro Mire, Hokkaido......Page 227
15. Non-indigenous plant species in Central European forest ecosystems......Page 252
16. Traffic mortality, analysis and mitigation - Effects of road, traffic, vehicle and species characteristics......Page 270
17. Element fluxes and budgets of a plantation embedded in an agroforestry landscape: Implication for landscape management and sustainability......Page 290
18. The effects of the regulation system on the structure and dynamics of green space in an urban landscape - The case of Kitakyushu City......Page 308
19. Seeding on slopes in Japan for nature restoration......Page 327
20. Wetlands and riparian buffer zones in landscape functioning......Page 345
21. Post-fire forest restoration indicated by canopy density in the northern great Hing'an mountains......Page 374
22. Kyoto as a garden city - A landscape ecological perception of Japanese garden design......Page 390
23. Bee-Bo forest: Traditional landscape ecological forest in Korea......Page 404
24. Cultural patterns as a component of environmental planning and design......Page 410
25. Comparison of scenarios for the Vistula river, Poland......Page 431
26. Trends and future researches in green space design - Toward practical planning......Page 448
27. Beijing urban spatial distribution and resulting impacts on heat islands......Page 471
28. Connectivity analyses of avifauna in urban areas......Page 491
29. International trends of rural landscape researches for land management and policies......Page 501
30. Linking man and nature landscape systems - Landscaping blue-green network......Page 517
B......Page 536
C......Page 537
E......Page 538
G......Page 539
J......Page 540
L......Page 541
P......Page 542
R......Page 543
S......Page 544
U......Page 545
Z......Page 546
