Land Mosaics: The Ecology of Landscapes and Regions

by Richard T.T. Forman

Book Overview

Animals, plants, water, wind, materials and people flow at different rates, according to spatial patterns common to almost all landscapes and regions. This up-to-date synthesis explores the ecology of heterogeneous land areas, where natural processes and human activities spatially interact, to produce an ever changing mosaic. The subject has great relevance to today's society, and this book reflects the breadth of its importance; there are many ideas...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521479800
• ISBN13: 9780521479806
• Release Date: November 1995
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 656 Pages
• Weight: 2.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.8" x 9.8"