Applying Ecological Principles to Land Management (eBook)

I Introduction.- 1. Ecological Guidelines for Land Use and Management.- II Applying the Principles and Guidelines.- 2. Effects of Land-Use Change on Wildlife Habitat: Applying Ecological Principles and Guidelines in the Western United States.- 3. Nature Reserves and Land Use: Implications of the "Place" Principle.- 4. Ecological Principles for Land Management Across Mixed Ownerships: Private Land Considerations.- 5. On the Road to Ecorecovery and Protection: A Case Study of Endangered Tribal Habitats and Culture in the Eastern Ghats of India.- 6. Applications of Historical Ecology to Land-Management Decisions in the Northeastern United States.- 7. India's "Project Tiger" Reserves: The Interplay Between Ecological Knowledge and the Human Dimensions of Policymaking for Protected Habitats.- III Alternative Futures.- 8. Alternative Futures for Monroe County, Pennsylvania: A Case Study in Applying Ecological Principles.- 9. Alternative Futures as an Integrative Framework for Riparian Restoration of Large Rivers 194.- 10. Applying Ecological Guidelines for Land Management to Farming in the Brazilian Amazon 213.- 11. Applying Ecological Principles to Land-Use Decision Making in Agricultural Watersheds.- IV Making Decisions About the Land.- 12. Many Small Decisions: Incorporating Ecological Knowledge in Land-Use Decisions in the United States.- 13. Integrated Ecological Assessments and Land-Use Planning.- 14. New Directions in Land Management: Incorporation of Ecological Principles.