Quantitative Methods in Landscape Ecology

Landscape ecology as a modern interdisciplinary science is increasingly making use of quantitative research techniques adopted from other fields. This text is intended for use by those wishing to acquaint themselves with new approaches to quantitative analysis of spatial heterogeneity at the landscape level. This book seeks to provide a cenceptual framework and illustrating potential applications for methods such as patterns analysis, spatial statistics, fractals, spatial modeling, broad-scale studies, and extrapolation across scale.