Conservation planning at the landscape scale: A landscape ecology method for regional land trusts

2004 ◽  
Vol 47 (5) ◽  
pp. 709-736 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan Kazmierski ◽  
Megan Kram ◽  
Elizabeth Mills ◽  
David Phemister ◽  
Nicholas Reo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Landscape Ecology ◽  
Conservation Planning ◽  
Landscape Scale ◽  
Land Trusts ◽  
Regional Land

Aquatic Conservation Planning at a Landscape Scale

2010 ◽  
pp. 99-119 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keith H. Nislow ◽  
Christian O. Marks ◽  
Kimberly A. Lutz
Keyword(s):  
Conservation Planning ◽  
Landscape Scale ◽  
Aquatic Conservation

Landscape-Scale Conservation Planning of the Ewaso Nyiro: A Model for Land Use Planning in Kenya?

2011 ◽  
pp. 105-123 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karl A. Didier ◽  
Alayne Cotterill ◽  
Iain Douglas-Hamilton ◽  
Laurence Frank ◽  
Nicholas J. Georgiadis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Land Use Planning ◽  
Conservation Planning ◽  
Landscape Scale

Landscape ecology and conservation: moving from description to application

1994 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 170 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard J. Hobbs
Keyword(s):  
Landscape Ecology ◽  
Conservation Biology ◽  
Conservation Management ◽  
Patch Dynamics ◽  
Single Species ◽  
Landscape Scale ◽  
Metapopulation Dynamics ◽  
Quantitative Methodology ◽  
Effective Conservation ◽  
Conservation Of Biodiversity

The focus of conservation biology has been predominantly the study of single species, and conservation management and legislation has been directed mostly at the species level. Increasingly, however, there has been a recognition that ecosystems and landscapes need to be considered, since they form the physical and biotic context within which species exist. Increased emphasis on the landscape scale suggests that the emerging discipline of landscape ecology might have much to offer conservation biology. Landscape ecology is still a young science with no well-defined theoretical framework and little rigorous quantitative methodology. It aims to study patterns, processes and changes at the scale of hectares to square kilometers. Its focus on the pattern and dynamics of ecosystems or patches within a landscape offers much which is of relevance to conservation biology. Topics such as disturbance, patch dynamics, metapopulation dynamics, landscape flows, connectivity and fragmentation all have relevance to the conservation of biodiversity in natural, altered and rapidly changing systems. The papers in this issue provide a cross section of Australian research into landscape ecology which is of relevance to conservation biology. Methodological, theoretical and practical aspects are covered. I suggest that effective conservation of biodiversity will be achieved only if the landscape context is taken into account.

Integrated Coastal-Terrestrial Conservation Planning for landscape-scale reserve design in Southeastern Iran

2019 ◽  
Vol 103 ◽  
pp. 756-765 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Shafiezadeh ◽  
Hossein Moradi ◽  
Sima Fakheran ◽  
Saeid Pourmanafi ◽  
Josef Senn
Keyword(s):  
Conservation Planning ◽  
Landscape Scale ◽  
Reserve Design

scholarly journals The Heartland Conservation Process: enhancing biodiversity conservation and livelihoods through landscape-scale conservation planning in Africa

Oryx ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 43 (04) ◽  
pp. 508 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adam Henson ◽  
David Williams ◽  
Jef Dupain ◽  
Helen Gichohi ◽  
Philip Muruthi
Keyword(s):  
Biodiversity Conservation ◽  
Conservation Planning ◽  
Landscape Scale

scholarly journals Agroecology landscapes

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ph. Jeanneret ◽  
S. Aviron ◽  
A. Alignier ◽  
C. Lavigne ◽  
J. Helfenstein ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Landscape Ecology ◽  
Spatial Scales ◽  
Landscape Scale ◽  
Agroforestry Systems ◽  
Agricultural Landscapes ◽  
Biological Interactions ◽  
Natural Habitats ◽  
Bottom Up ◽  
Context Specific ◽  
Individual Farm

Abstract Context Agroecology combines agronomic and ecological concepts. It relies on the enhancement of biodiversity and related ecosystem services to support agricultural production. It is dependent on biological interactions for the design and management of agricultural systems in agricultural landscapes. Objectives We review the role of landscape ecology to understand and promote biodiversity, pest regulation and crop pollination for the designing of “agroecology landscapes”. We illustrate the use of landscape ecological methods for supporting agroforestry systems as an example of agroecological development, and we propose pathways to implement agroecology at landscape scale. Methods The state of the art of how landscape ecology contributes to agroecology development is summarized based on a literature review. Results Agroecology requires thinking beyond the field scale to consider the positioning, quality and connectivity of fields and semi-natural habitats at larger spatial scales. The spatial and temporal organisation of semi-natural elements and the crop mosaic interact. Understanding this interaction is the pre-requisite for promoting patterns and mechanisms that foster biodiversity and ecosystem service provision. Promoting agroecological practices beyond individual farm borders can be rooted in a bottom-up approach from agroecological lighthouse farms to farm networks to amplify agroecology adoption at the landscape scale. Conclusions Achieving agricultural landscapes composed of fields and farms following agroecological management requires understanding of biodiversity patterns, biological interactions and mechanisms that determine and boost ecosystem functioning to improve services at landscape scale, involving farmers in a bottom-up and context-specific approach.

scholarly journals Landscape Conservation Planning to Sustain Ecosystem Services under Climate Change

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 1393 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu-Pin Lin ◽  
Chi-Ju Chen ◽  
Wan-Yu Lien ◽  
Wen-Hao Chang ◽  
Joy Petway ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Land Use ◽  
Conservation Planning ◽  
Landscape Scale ◽  
Conservation Strategy ◽  
Climate Change Scenarios ◽  
Landscape Conservation ◽  
Conservation Areas ◽  
Conservation Area ◽  
Stability And Resilience

Sustainable conservation aims to ensure the sustained conservation of landscape multi-functionality which in turn requires ensuring ecosystem service (ES) and habitat quality (HQ) sustainability with inclusive landscape-scale conservation planning. This study proposes a landscape conservation planning (LCP) framework for landscape-scale ES-HQ conservation and sustainability. Spatially explicit hotspots for five ESs and HQs are identified via InVEST and LISA software. Spatiotemporal changes in ES-HQ hotspots, in terms of stability and resilience, are delineated. The Zonation technique is applied to prioritize areas for conservation based on ES-HQ hotspot stability and resilience maps. High priority conservation areas are identified and are used as reserve area inputs for land use modeling with CLUE-S software to simulate future land use change under climate change scenarios. This study reports that varied rainfall and climate are major driving factors of ES-HQ sustainability disturbance in the study area. Furthermore, our proposed conservation Strategy 2 demonstrates that a larger extent of landscape multi-functionality can be sustained when the existing conservation area includes the total area of identified ES-HQ resilient hotspots. This study effectively identifies the stability and resiliency of ES-HQ hotspot areas affected by disturbances for high priority landscape conservation requirements to ensure ES-HQ sustainability and landscape multi-functionality in the study area.

scholarly journals GENERAL INTRODUCTION: CONSERVING NOVA SCOTIA’S BIODIVERSITY

2004 ◽  
Vol 42 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
J.H.Martin Willison
Keyword(s):  
Nova Scotia ◽  
Biodiversity Conservation ◽  
Conservation Planning ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Landscape Scale ◽  
General Introduction ◽  
Present Volume ◽  
Wide Range

The papers on biodiversity in this issue focus on the richness of life in Nova Scotia, and the means by which this richness might be conserved. Mammals, birds, fish, beetles, and diatoms are examples of the richness of life described in the volume. The conservation status of selected species is outlined, as are the threats to these species. Special attention is paid to moose and roseate terns, and a wide range of birds, beetles, fish, mammals and other species receive some attention. Conservation options based on the protection of habitat in Nova Scotia, as well as comprehensive landscape-scale strategies for biodiversity conservation planning, are similarly described both in detail and in general by a variety of authors.Les articles du présent volume portent principalement sur la richesse du vivant en Nouvelle-Écosse et sur les moyens de conserver cette richesse. Mammifères, oiseaux, poissons, coléoptères et diatomées sont au nombre des taxons traités dans le volume. On décrit la situation de certaines espèces et les menaces qui pèsent sur elles. Une attention particulière est accordée à l’orignal et à la Sterne de Dougall, et une grande variété d’oiseaux, de coléoptères, de poissons, de mammifères et d’autres espèces sont également considérées. Plusieurs auteurs décrivent de manière générale ou détaillée des options en matière de conservation fondées sur la protection des habitats en Nouvelle-Écosse ainsi que des stratégies globales à l’échelle des paysages pour la planification de la conservation de la biodiversité.

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