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Available
Trim Size
6
x 9
Pages
360
ISBN
9780801891380
Illustration Description
24 halftones, 18 line drawings
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Table of Contents
Foreword, by Richard T. T. Forman
Preface
1. Introduction
2. Conceptual Frameworks
3. Fragment Size and Isolation
4. Experimenting with Fragmentation
5. Fragment Context and Edge Effects
6. Animal and Plant
Foreword, by Richard T. T. Forman
Preface
1. Introduction
2. Conceptual Frameworks
3. Fragment Size and Isolation
4. Experimenting with Fragmentation
5. Fragment Context and Edge Effects
6. Animal and Plant Movement
7. Species Interactions
8. Parasites, Pathogens, and Disease Emergence
9. Modeling
10. Restoration
11. Ecological Planning
12. Some Final Thoughts
Literature Cited
Index
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