Patterns and processes in forest landscapes: multiple use and sustainable management

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List of contributors.- Author's profiles.- Foreword T.A. Spies.- Preface R. Lafortezza et al.- Part I: UNDERLYING CONCEPTS AND APPLICATIVE APPROACHES. 1. Ecology and management of forest landscapes J. Chen et al.- 2. Cultural determinants of spatial heterogeneity in forest landscapes R. Lafortezza et al.- 3. Managing forest landscapes for climate change T.R.Crow.- Part II: CONSEQUENCES OF MANAGEMENT ACROSS REGIONS AND SCALES. 4. The Great Siberian Forest: challenges and opportunities of scale I.M. Danilin, T.R. Crow.- 5. Fragmentation of forest landscapes in Central Africa: causes, consequences and management J. Bogaert et al.- 6. Human-induced alterations in native forests of Patagonia, Argentina F. Carabelli, R. Scoz.- 7. Landscape-scale factors influencing forest dynamics in Northern Australia D.S. Banfai, D.M.J.S. Bowman.- 8. Spatial patterns and ecology of shifting forest landscapes in Garo Hills, India A. Kumar et al.- Synthesis: Cultural controls of forest patterns and processes G. Sanesi, R. Lafortezza.- Part III: LANDSCAPE-SCALE INDICATORS AND PROJECTION MODELS. 9. Tools for understanding landscapes: combining large-scale surveys to characterize change W.K. Moser et al.- 10. Shape irregularity as indicator of forest biodiversity and guidelines for metric selection S. Saura et al.- 11. Land suitability for short rotation coppices assessed through fuzzy membership functions P. Corona et al.- 12. Assessing human impacts on Australian forests through integration of remote sensing data R. Lucas et al.- 13. Habitat quality assessment and modellingfor forest biodiversity and sustainability S. Luque S., N. Vainikainen.- Synthesis: Ecological modelling and perspectives of forest landscapes J. Chen.- Part IV: LONG-TERM SUSTAINABLE PLANS AND MANAGEMENT ACTIONS. 14. The role of the sustainable forestry initiative in forest landscape changes in Texas, USA J.C. Azevedo et al.- 15. Biodiversity conservation and sustainable livelihoods in tropical forest landscapes J.-L. Pfund et al.- 16. Forest management on carbon sink dynamics: a study in boreal and sub-alpine forest regions C. Li et al.- 17. Emulating natural disturbance regimes: an emerging approach for sustainable forest management M. North, W.S. Keeton.- 18. Conserving forest biodiversity: recent approaches in UK forest planning and management K. Watts et al.- Synthesis: Ecology-based landscape planning and management T.R. Crow.- Appendix: Evaluating forest landscape connectivity through Conefor Sensinode 2.2 S. Saura.-