Landscape Ecology

  1. Landscape Function and Processes
    1. Organism Movement and Population Dynamics
      1. Population Dynamics in Landscapes
        1. Source-Sink Dynamics
          1. Local Population Processes
            1. Extinction and Colonization
            2. Metapopulation Theory
              1. Classic Metapopulation Model
                1. Spatially Realistic Models
                  1. Patch Occupancy Dynamics
                  2. Dispersal Processes
                    1. Dispersal Mechanisms
                      1. Dispersal Distances
                        1. Dispersal Success
                          1. Barriers to Movement
                          2. Habitat Connectivity
                            1. Structural Connectivity
                              1. Functional Connectivity
                                1. Species-specific Connectivity
                                2. Fragmentation Effects
                                  1. Area Effects
                                    1. Isolation Effects
                                      1. Edge Effects
                                        1. Genetic Consequences
                                        2. Island Biogeography Applications
                                          1. Species-Area Relationships
                                            1. Distance Effects
                                              1. Habitat Fragment Dynamics
                                            2. Energy and Material Flows
                                              1. Nutrient Cycling
                                                1. Landscape-scale Nutrient Movement
                                                  1. Patch-to-Patch Transfers
                                                    1. Role of Connectivity
                                                      1. Human Influences
                                                      2. Energy Flow
                                                        1. Primary Production Patterns
                                                          1. Trophic Structure
                                                            1. Energy Transfer Efficiency
                                                              1. Landscape Productivity
                                                              2. Biogeochemical Cycles
                                                                1. Carbon Cycling
                                                                  1. Nitrogen Cycling
                                                                    1. Phosphorus Cycling
                                                                      1. Sulfur Cycling
                                                                    2. Hydrological Processes
                                                                      1. Watershed Concepts
                                                                        1. Watershed Delineation
                                                                          1. Hierarchical Organization
                                                                            1. Hydrological Connectivity
                                                                            2. Water Movement
                                                                              1. Surface Runoff Patterns
                                                                                1. Infiltration Processes
                                                                                  1. Groundwater Flow
                                                                                    1. Evapotranspiration
                                                                                    2. Land Cover Effects
                                                                                      1. Runoff Generation
                                                                                        1. Water Quality Impacts
                                                                                          1. Flow Regulation
                                                                                            1. Flood Control
                                                                                            2. Riparian Systems
                                                                                              1. Riparian Functions
                                                                                                1. Stream-Landscape Interactions
                                                                                                  1. Buffer Zone Effects
                                                                                                2. Edge Effects and Ecotones
                                                                                                  1. Edge Characteristics
                                                                                                    1. Edge Creation
                                                                                                      1. Edge Structure
                                                                                                        1. Edge Dynamics
                                                                                                        2. Edge Effects
                                                                                                          1. Abiotic Changes
                                                                                                            1. Biotic Responses
                                                                                                              1. Penetration Distance
                                                                                                                1. Edge Influence
                                                                                                                2. Ecotones
                                                                                                                  1. Ecotone Types
                                                                                                                    1. Transition Zones
                                                                                                                      1. Biodiversity Patterns
                                                                                                                        1. Functional Roles

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                                                                                                                    4. Landscape Dynamics and Change