Landscape Ecosystems of the University of Michigan Biological Station
Landscape Ecosystems of the University of Michigan Biological Station

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Published: 1995

Total Pages: 411

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The aim of this research is to provide an understanding of the three-dimensional (air-earth-organism) units of the landscape of the University of Michigan Biological Station (UMBS) that the author calls landscape ecosystem types, or simply ecosystems. Specifically, he has focused on the kinds, spatial location and patterns, and composition (physiography, soil, vegetation) of the local landscape ecosystem types of UMBS and Colonial Point. Future research on the functioning of these ecosystems together with inventories of their plant and animal life will add significantly to the landscape ecology research that has been initiated. A major reason for this research is to provide the conceptual basis and baseline data for understanding ecosystem change. Although it is popular to speak of climate change, entire ecosystems change; some components change faster than others.

The Native Landscape Reader
The Native Landscape Reader

Author: Robert E. Grese

Publisher: Critical Perspectives in the H

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 336

ISBN-13: 9781952620188

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Robert E. Grese gathers together writings on nature-based landscape design by some of the country's most significant practitioners, horticulturists, botanists, and conservationists of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Written with a strong conservation ethic, these essays often originally appeared in obscure, short-lived publications and are difficult to locate today, comprising a rich but hidden literature. This collection will appeal to readers interested in sustainability, horticulture, gardening, landscape design, and preservation.