The Roles of Spatial Heterogeneity and Ecological Processes in Conservation Planning

摘要: In this chapter we ask the question: To what extent does an understanding of landscape spatial heterogeneity inform conservation decisions? We answer question in context two central decision-making fields within biology: systematic planning and population viability analysis, The principles comprehensiveness representativeness are fundamentally reliant on data concepts compositional heterogeneity. principle adequacy is not accommodated very well it relies configurational landscape. A major challenge for scientists to develop theory decision support tools that incorporate ideas spatially explicit ecological processes. Population analysis invariably includes processes, as a field has largely focused importance landscapes. argue focus might only be justified when scale coincides with either habitat or at which small populations operate. Integrating into planning, showing balanced interest heterogeneity, important future challenges.