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Landscape Ecology
Chapter 21
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Outline
• Introduction• Landscape Structure• Landscape Processes
Habitat Patches and Corridors Landscape Position
• Origins of Landscape Structure and Change Climate Organisms
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Introduction
• Landscape Ecology: Study of landscape structure and processes. Landscape: Heterogeneous area composed
of several ecosystems. Landscape Elements: Visually distinctive
patches in an ecosystem.
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Landscape Structure
• Bowen and Burgess published quantitative analysis of several Ohio landscapes. Quantified patch shape by ratio of patch
perimeter to perimeter of a circle with an area equal to that of the patch.
S = P/2√A S = Patch shape
Increasing value indicates less circular shape
P = Patch perimeter A = Patch area
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Landscape Structure
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Ecotones and Edge Effects
• Ecotones are physical and biological transitional habitat between two ecosystems. These can be a physical and biological
mix of the two ecosystems. • Edge effects describe distinct ecological
conditions and higher species richness in ecotones compared to either ecosystem. Species associated with ecotone are
“edge” species and those not found in ecotones are “interior” species.
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Fractal Geometry of Landscapes
• Perimeter estimates of a complex shape depend on size of measuring device. Smaller features may only show up with
smaller measuring devices.
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Fractal Geometry of Landscapes
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Landscape Processes
• Landscape structure influences processes such as the flow of energy, materials, and species between the ecosystem within a landscape.
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Landscape Structure and the Dispersal of Mammals
• Ecologists have proposed landscape structure can influence movement of organisms between potentially suitable habitats. Metapopulations: Populations of many
species occur in spatially isolated patches, with significant exchange of individuals.
Rate of movement of individuals between subpopulations can affect species persistence in a landscape.
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Landscape Structure and the Dispersal of Mammals
• Diffendorfer et al. studied how patch size affects movement of three small mammal species. Predicted animals would move farther in
more fragmented landscapes. Must move farther to obtain resources.
Predicted animals would stay longer in more isolated patches.
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Landscape Structure and the Dispersal of Mammals
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Habitat Patch Size and Isolation and the Density of Butterfly Populations
• Hanski et al. found butterfly density significantly affected by size and isolation of habitat patches. Population size within patch increased
with patch area. Population density decreased as patch
area increased. Isolated patches had lower butterfly
densities. Population partially maintained by
immigration.
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Habitat Patch Size and Isolation and the Density of Butterfly Populations
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Habitat Corridors and Movement of Organisms
• Connecting habitat fragments with corridors of a similar habitat has long been an approach to mitigating the effects of habitat fragmentation. Haddad and Baum found corridors
influenced the movement of butterflies associated with early successional habitats.
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Landscape Position and Lake Chemistry
• Webster explored how lake position in a landscape affected chemical responses to drought.
• Lake position in landscape determined portion of water received as groundwater. Upper lakes dropped more than lower
lakes. Concentration of dissolved ions
increased most at upper and lower ends.
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Landscape Position and Lake Chemistry
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Origins of Landscape Structure and Change
• Geological processes such as volcanism, sedimentation, and erosion are a primary source of landscape structure.
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Soil and Vegetation Mosaics In Sonoran Desert
• McAuliffe showed bajadas in Sonoran Desert are complex mosaic of distinctive landforms. Found wide range of soil types and plant
distributions that correspond closely to soil age and structure.
Soil structure influences perennial plant distributions.
Plant distributions map clearly onto soils of different ages.
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Soil and Vegetation Mosaics In Sonoran Desert
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Climate and Landscape Structure
• McAuliffe: Soil mosaics consisted of patches of material deposited during floods originating in nearby mountains. Materials eroded from mountain slopes
and deposited as alluvium on surrounding bajadas.
Alluvial deposits gradually changed; dependent upon climate.
Different soils and plant types.
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Organisms and Landscape Structure
• Many studies have focused on conversion of forest to agricultural landscapes. Eastern NA, many abandoned farms have
reverted to forest, thus forest cover has increased.
Similar patterns in parts of Europe.
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Organisms and Landscape Structure
• Hulshoff found forest and heathland coverage changed over time as well as number and average area of patches. Cadiz Township - agricultural economy
converted area from forest to farmland. Economy collapsed in response to
introduction of synthetic fertilizers and inexpensive imported wool.
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Organisms and Landscape Structure
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Organisms and Landscape Structure
• African elephants knock down tress. Change woodland to grassland.
• Kangaroo Rats dig burrow systems that modify soil structure and plant distributions.
• Beavers cut trees, build dams and flood surrounding landscape. At one time, beavers modified nearly all
temperate stream valleys in Northern Hemisphere.
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Organisms and Landscape Structure
• Johnston and Naiman documented substantial effects of beavers on landscape structure. Over 63 yrs, area created by beavers
increased from 200 ha to 2,661 ha. Changed boreal forest landscape to
complex mosaic.
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Organisms and Landscape Structure
• Beaver activity between 1927-1988 increased quantity of most major ions and nutrients in impounded areas. Three possible explanations: Impounded areas may trap materials. Rising waters captured nutrients formally
held in vegetation. Habitats created by beavers may promote
nutrient retention by altering biogeochemical processes.
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Fire and Structure of a Mediterranean Landscape
• Minnich used satellite photos to reconstruct fire history of S. CA and N. Baja (1971-80). Landscape consisted of patchwork of old
and new burns. Similar climates with deviated fire
histories: Fire suppression in S. CA allowed more
biomass accumulation and resultant large fires.
Small burns more frequent in N. Baja.– Other factors
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Review
• Introduction• Landscape Structure• Landscape Processes
Habitat Patches and Corridors Landscape Position
• Origins of Landscape Structure and Change Climate Organisms