Two primary goals of landscape ecologists are to (1) evaluate changes in ecological pattern
and process on natural landscapes through time and (2) determine the ecological …

Applied historical ecology is the use of historical knowledge in the management of
ecosystems. Historical perspectives increase our understanding of the dynamic nature of …

Context Landscape ecology early on developed the awareness that central objects of
investigation are not stable over time and therefore the historical dimension must be …

The study of Quaternary environmental change is directly applicable to on-going issues of
global conservation. Palaeoecological research techniques provide the tools to address …

The role of history in shaping the structure and functioning of ecosystems has become
increasingly apparent to ecologists over the past decade (Christensen 1989; Foster et al …

Conservation efforts to protect forested landscapes are challenged by climate projections
that suggest substantial restructuring of vegetation and disturbance regimes in the future. In …

North American ecologists have a long tradition of studying" natural" or undisturbed
ecosystems. In addition to the innate affection for wilderness that likely initially enticed most …

The study of ice-age (Quaternary) paleoecology can provide a critical link between the
currently active fields of landscape and global ecology. Much research in landscape …

The Cultural Landscape-Past, Present and Future considers different aspects of man's
intervention with natural vegetation and the landscape resulting from a long equilibrium of …

I am pleased to present this volume of invited reviews and research case studies, produced
to mark the retirement of Professor AG Smith-one of the leading researchers in Holocene …