Incorporating landscape pattern into conservation programs

Abstract

At the species level, examples are given of management plans to meet specific grain size, type and spatial juxtapositions for individual species in managed forest landscapes. At the landscape, ecosystem and regional level the importance of retaining both the range of ecotypes and natural disturbance processes, or simulating them is stressed. Simulation models or expert systems coupled with geographic information system will be increasingly used to produce land management plans for sustainable conservation of wildlife coupled with sustainable forestry and agriculture. -from Author