Coupled human and natural systems (CHANS) manifest various complexities such as
heterogeneity, nonlinearity, feedback, and emergence. Humans play a critical role in …

11 Parsons, PA (1993) Am. Nat. 142, S5-S20 scapes. Our discussion has several recurrent
themes. One theme is the aforementioned issue of spatial scale. We will not specify a …

This new edition of Invasion Ecology provides a comprehensive and updated introduction to
all aspects of biological invasion by non-native species. Highlighting important research …

In a recent FORUM article, Dunning et al.(1992) put forward a framework of landscape
processes that stimulated considerable discussion amongst us. We are in general …

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their community through their untiring commitment to service and the greater good; or they …

Metapopulation is the ecological term for assemblages of plant and animal species within
larger areas of space, with long-term survival of the species depending on a shifting balance …

We describe a general framework for understanding the ecological processes that operate
at landscape scales. The composition of habitat types in a landscape and the physiognomic …

All questions in ecology and problems in conservation play out in space. This simple fact
has generated a long-standing interest from scientists and practitioners, and it is now well …

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

Habitat loss and degradation that comes as a result of human activity is the single biggest
threat to biodiversity in the world today. Habitat Fragmentation and Landscape Change is a …