Edge Effects
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Managing and Designing Landscapes for Conservation: Moving from Perspectives to Principles. ed. / David Lindenmayer; Richard Hobbs. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, Inc., 2008. p. 165-178.
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TY - CHAP
T1 - Edge Effects
AU - Lindenmayer, David
AU - Fischer, Jörn
N1 - Chapter 14
PY - 2008/4/15
Y1 - 2008/4/15
N2 - Edges can be a prominent part of landscapes that are subjectto human alteration. They can have profound impacts andmay be classified in various ways, including (among others):biotic/abiotic; soft/hard; and natural/human-derived. Bioticedge effects are characterized by marked variations in responsebetween species, between vegetation types and between regions.It remains unclear how it will be possible accurately to predictwhich ecosystems, vegetation communities and individual vegetation species will be most susceptible to edge effects. Recentconceptual models offer promise but await further detailedtesting. In the absence of a better understanding of edgeeffects, and of well-tested models, attempts to mitigate edgeeffects might be best tackled through traditional approachessuch as buffers, the management of spatial patterns of vegetation cover (to limit the length of human-created boundaries)and targeted management of the matrix surrounding vegetation patches that are potentially susceptible to edge effects(e.g. to limit levels of structural and physical contrast betweenthem).
AB - Edges can be a prominent part of landscapes that are subjectto human alteration. They can have profound impacts andmay be classified in various ways, including (among others):biotic/abiotic; soft/hard; and natural/human-derived. Bioticedge effects are characterized by marked variations in responsebetween species, between vegetation types and between regions.It remains unclear how it will be possible accurately to predictwhich ecosystems, vegetation communities and individual vegetation species will be most susceptible to edge effects. Recentconceptual models offer promise but await further detailedtesting. In the absence of a better understanding of edgeeffects, and of well-tested models, attempts to mitigate edgeeffects might be best tackled through traditional approachessuch as buffers, the management of spatial patterns of vegetation cover (to limit the length of human-created boundaries)and targeted management of the matrix surrounding vegetation patches that are potentially susceptible to edge effects(e.g. to limit levels of structural and physical contrast betweenthem).
KW - Biology
KW - landscape design
KW - human activities
KW - anthropogenic activities
KW - ecological processes
KW - land uses
KW - Environmental planning
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84889441397&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1002/9780470692400.ch15
DO - 10.1002/9780470692400.ch15
M3 - Chapter
SN - 978-1-405-15914-2
SP - 165
EP - 178
BT - Managing and Designing Landscapes for Conservation
A2 - Lindenmayer, David
A2 - Hobbs, Richard
PB - Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, Inc.
CY - Oxford
ER -