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Full Description
Primarily, the book draws together a series of important case studies to provide a comprehensive review and synthesis of the most recent concepts, theories and methods in scaling and uncertainty analysis. It compares current definitions and ideas concerning scale within a coherent framework, and examines two key scaling approaches: similarity-based scaling, which is rooted in the idea of similitude or self-similarity; and dynamic model-based scaling, which emphasizes processes and mechanisms.
With case studies focusing on issues ranging from population to ecosystem processes; from biodiversity to landscape patterns; and from basic research to multidisciplinary management and policy-making, the book will appeal to both researchers and practitioners working on landscape issues. It will also provide a valuable resource for graduate students and professional trainees in ecology, environmental policy, resource management and global change science.
Contents
I - CONCEPTS AND METHODS.- CONCEPTS OF SCALE AND SCALING.- PERSPECTIVES AND METHODS OF SCALING.- UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS IN ECOLOGICAL STUDIES:AN OVERVIEW.- MULTILEVEL STATISTICAL MODELS AND ECOLOGICAL SCALING.- DOWNSCALING ABUNDANCE FROM THE DISTRIBUTION OF SPECIES: OCCUPANCY THEORY AND APPLICATIONS.- SCALING TERRESTRIAL BIOGEOCHEMICAL PROCESSES CONTRASTING INTACT AND MODEL EXPERIMENTAL SYSTEMS.- A FRAMEWORK AND METHODS FOR SIMPLIFYING COMPLEX LANDSCAPES TO REDUCE UNCERTAINTY IN PREDICTIONS.- BUILDING UP WITH A TOP-DOWN APPROACH: THE ROLE OF REMOTE SENSING IN DECIPHERING FUNCTIONAL AND STRUCTURAL DIVERSITY.- II - CASE STUDIES.- CARBON FLUXES ACROSS REGIONS: OBSERVATIONAL CONSTRAINTS AT MULTIPLE SCALES.- LANDSCAPE AND REGIONAL SCALE STUDIES OF NITROGEN GAS FLUXES.- MULTISCALE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN LANDSCAPE CHARACTERISTICS AND NITROGEN CONCENTRATIONS IN STREAMS.- UNCERTAINTY IN SCALING NUTRIENT EXPORT COEFFICIENTS.- CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES OF LAND USE CHANGE IN THE NORTH CAROLINA PIEDMONT: THE SCOPE OF UNCERTAINTY.- ASSESSING THE INFLUENCE OF SPATIAL SCALE ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN AVIAN NESTING SUCCESS AND FOREST FRAGMENTATION.- SCALING ISSUES IN MAPPING RIPARIAN ZONES WITH REMOTE SENSING DATA: QUANTIFYING ERRORS AND SOURCES OF UNCERTAINTY.- SCALE ISSUES IN LAKE-WATERSHED INTERACTIONS: ASSESSING SHORELINE DEVELOPMENT IMPACTS ON WATER CLARITY.- SCALING AND UNCERTAINTY IN REGION-WIDE WATER QUALITY DECISION-MAKING.- III - SYNTHESIS.- SCALING WITH KNOWN UNCERTAINTY: A SYNTHESIS.
