3. Baselines, Patterns and Process

  1. Richard J. Ladle3,4,
  2. Robert J. Whittaker3
  1. Lindsey Gillson1,
  2. Richard J. Ladle3,4,
  3. Miguel B. Araújo2,4

Published Online: 7 APR 2011

DOI: 10.1002/9781444390001.ch3

Book Title

Conservation Biogeography

Conservation Biogeography

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How to Cite

Gillson, L., Ladle, R. J. and Araújo, M. B. (2011) Baselines, Patterns and Process, in Conservation Biogeography (eds R. J. Ladle and R. J. Whittaker), John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, Chichester, UK. doi: 10.1002/9781444390001.ch3

Editor Information

  1. 3

    School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK

  2. 4

    Department of Agricultural Engineering, Federal University of Viçosa, Brazil

Author Information

  1. 1

    Plant Conservation Unit, Botany Department, University of Cape Town, South Africa

  2. 2

    National Museum of Natural Sciences, CSIC, Madrid, Spain and University of Évora, CIBIO, Évora, Portugal

  3. 3

    School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK

  4. 4

    Department of Agricultural Engineering, Federal University of Viçosa, Brazil

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 7 APR 2011
  2. Published Print: 18 FEB 2011

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9781444335040

Online ISBN: 9781444390001

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Keywords:

  • baselines, patterns and process - diversity of goals, conservationists for protected areas;
  • conservation decisions - objectives and values of organizations, or individuals involved;
  • goal of conservation - restoring and maintaining ecosystem processes;
  • pure functionalist approach, rare or endangered species - by ‘weedy’ species;
  • paradigm shift in ecology, equilibrium or ‘balance of nature’ world view - nature in flux, not at equilibrium;
  • competition, increasing with population size growth - and resources consumed;
  • climax theory, capturing ideas - climate, major determinants of vegetation type;
  • Hierarchical Patch Dynamics Paradigm (HPDP) - and literature, ideas of resilience and ecological thresholds;
  • understanding ecosystems in flux - ‘flux of nature’ paradigm, ecosystems, heterogeneous (patchy) and dynamic (variable over time);
  • choice of baseline, informing management - influence on ecology of protected area

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • Introduction

  • Ecosystem composition and function

  • Balance versus flux

  • Understanding ecosystems in flux

  • Defining and using baselines

  • Adaptive ecosystem management

  • For discussion

  • Suggested reading

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