Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1049849 | Landscape and Urban Planning | 2011 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
The world's matrix of vegetation, which includes the spatial heterogeneity of its plants species and soils, is probably the most important component of landscape sustainability because it plays a key role in many ecological processes and helps to secure the intricate web of life. Among landscape ecologists, there is some dissatisfaction with current conceptualizations of spatial heterogeneity; and they suggest broader representations are needed. Key questions and research priorities for landscape ecology are proposed to advance knowledge about the world's matrix of vegetation as a biocultural system.
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Authors
Laura R. Musacchio,