Species Survival in Fragmented Landscapes

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xvi

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2. Case Studies on Species Survival in Fragmented Landscapes

   1. The Case for a Science-Based Strategy for Conserving Threatened Butterfly Populations in the UK and North Europe

      • J. A. Thomas

      Pages 1-6

   2. Decline and Rehabilitation of the Apollo Butterfly Parnassius Apollo (Linnaeus, 1758) in the Pieniny National Park (Polish Carpathians)

      • Z. Witkowski, P. Adamski

      Pages 7-14

   3. Effects of Habitat Fragmentation on the Butterfly Maculinea Alcon in the Netherlands

      • I. Wynhoff, J. G. B. Oostermeijer, M. Scheper, J. G. Van Der Made

      Pages 15-23

   4. Forest Resource Management and the Conservation of Arboreal Marsupials in Central Victoria, Southeastern Australia

      • D. B. Lindenmayer

      Pages 24-37

   5. The Conservation Biology of a Specialist and a Generalist Gecko in the Fragmented Landscape of the Western Australian Wheatbelt

      • S. Sarre, K. Wiegand, K. Henle

      Pages 39-51

   6. Bird Population Dynamics in Relation to Habitat Quality

      • O. V. Bourski

      Pages 52-60

   7. Population size, Genetic Variation, and Related Para-Meters in Small, Isolated Plant Populations: a Case Study

      • J. G. B. Oostermeuer

      Pages 61-68

   8. Habitat Networks in the Fragmented Landscape of the Western Australian Wheatbelt: Preliminary Results, Involvement with Landcare Groups, and Experience in Implementation

      • D. A. Saunders

      Pages 69-80

3. A Review of Species Survival in Fragmented Habitats: Theory and Approaches

   1. Species Survival and Metapopulations: Conservation Implications from Ecological Theory

      • H. J. Poethke, A. Seitz, C. Wissel

      Pages 81-92

   2. Genetical Aspects of Fragmented Plant Populations

      • J. G. B. Oostermeijer, A. Berholz, P. Poschlod

      Pages 93-101

   3. Applications of Population Viability Analysis in Conservation Biology in Australia

      • D. B. Lindenmayer, H. P. Possingham

      Pages 102-110

   4. Area Requirement and Isolation: Conservation Concepts and Application in Central Europe

      • K. Henle, M. Mühlenberg

      Pages 111-122

   5. Dispersal of Plants in Fragmented Landscapes

      • P. Poschlod, J. Bakker, S. Bonn, S. Fischer

      Pages 123-127

   6. Experimental Fragmentation

      • C. R. Margules

      Pages 128-137

   7. Landscape Fragmentation and Landscape Planning, with a Focus on Germany

      • M. Kleyer, G. Kaule, J. Settele

      Pages 138-151

4. The FIFB Project

   1. FIFB: Conceptual frame

      1. Studying Species Survival in Fragmented Landscapes: The Approach of the FIFB

         • M. Muhlenberg, K. Henle, J. Settele, P. Poschlod, A. Seitz, G. Kaule

         Pages 152-160

   2. FIFB: the hilly landscape of Halle - main study area

      1. The Hilly Landscape of Halle - Main Study Area of the FIFB

         • P. Bliss, W. Kuhn, H. Schöpke, J. Settele, M. Wallaschek

         Pages 161-168

      2. Vegetation Cover of Porphyry Outcrops

         • E. G. Mahn, M. Partzsch

         Pages 169-172

      3. Vegetation Structure of the Porphyry Landscape of Halle

         • A. Sundermeier

         Pages 173-175

The effects of isolation, area size, and habitat quality on the survival of animal and plant populations in the cultural landscape are central aspects of a research project started in Germany in 1993 (,Forschungsverbund, Isolation, FHichengroBe und BiotopquaIiHit', abbreviated to 'FIFB'). After a long period of preparation, scientists from seven univer­ sities and one research institution started to work within the frame of this project. Fund­ ing for four years was provided by the former German Federal Ministry of Research and Technology (BMFT), now the Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). A strong focus of the project has been the improvement of the methodology for environmental impact assessments and the implementation of results into environmental planning. As there is a certain risk that national projects develop some kind of 'mental in­ breeding', it was decided to discuss concepts, methods, and first results with scientists of international reputation at a rather early stage of the project. For this purpose, an inter­ national workshop was held in the small village of Lubast, north of Leipzig (state of Saxony) in March 1995. 130 scientists from 10 nations met to discuss and debate issues surrounding habitat fragmentation for three days. Papers presented there formed the basis for this book. As discussions included general reviews as well as particular case studies, we decided to structure this book in a similar way. Consequently, a combination of broad and more general, review-like papers as well as original papers are presented.

• biogeography
• biology
• conservation
• ecology
• ecosystem
• genetics

• Department of Semi-Natural Landscapes, UFZ, Centre for Environmental Research Leipzig-Halle Ltd., Leipzig, Germany

  Josef Settele, Klaus Henle

• Division of Wildlife and Ecology, CSIRO, Canberra, Australia

  Chris Margules

• Department of Nature Conservation II, Faculty of Biology, Philipps-University of Marburg, Germany

  Peter Poschlod

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