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So what is landscape ecology anyway?
Landscape
ecology is about people, ecosystems, species, energy,
pollutants, GIS and remote sensing, modeling,
disturbance, flows, conservation, and many many other
things. There are textbooks and journal papers that
provide excellent technical definitions of what the
science of landscape ecology is all about. But textbook
definitions sometimes leave out the passion, the
people, and the excitement of the discipline.
So,
to capture the energy of the science, as well as
the technical aspects, we asked a number of landscape
ecologists to tell us what landscape ecology is to
them and why it is important. Our roster of authors
is a mix of senior graybacks in the discipline and
young landscape ecologists just entering the field.
We asked landscape ecologists who view the world
through the lens of planning and design, as well
as scientists who work on species and communities.
When you read their short essays one thing will emerge
-- landscape ecology is where the action is -- the
passion and excitement of our authors is contagious.
Initiated January 17, 2005
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