Spatial Modeling of Forest Landscape Change: Approaches and Applications

In this unique volume, key researchers present newly emerging approaches to computer simulation models of large, forest landscapes. Over the past decade the field of landscape ecology has developed rapidly, focusing on the need to address ecological research and management at large spatial scales, and longer temporal domains. There is also great attention being focused on the use and management of forests throughout the world, particularly on issues such as long-term sustainability, ecosystem management, and biodiversity protection. These models have the potential to help answer research and management questions through simulation experiments that have not, in the past, considered spatial interactions among ecological processes and human activities at broad scales. Representing a rapidly emerging area in the field of landscape ecology, this volume will be of value to ecologists, forest and natural resource managers, as well as wildlife biologists and conservationists.

This unique volume represents a rapidly emerging area in the field of landscape ecology. Computer simulation models of forest landscapes are described, which will help to answer important questions about the use and management of forests, making it of value to ecologists, forest and natural resource managers and conservationists.