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Conservation Biology: Foundations, Concepts, Applications
Fred Van Dyke
The Conservation of Habitat and Landscape

Chapter Outline

In this chapter, you will learn about:

1. concepts and definitions of habitat and landscape and the role of habitat conservation in conservation biology.

2. definitions and importance of habitat heterogeneity and patch dynamics.

3. specific mechanisms through which habitat loss, fragmentation, and isolation threaten biodiversity.

4. principles of reserve design and their role in habitat conservation.

5. means of reducing the effects of human disturbance to conserve habitat and habitat-dependent populations in nonreserve environments.








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