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ENV510 Landscape Ecology and GIS
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& descriptions | Structure
& pattern | Function
& process | Change
& dynamics | Management
implications
Importance
| Processes | Instigators
| Disturbance | Influence
| Humans | Effects
| Extent | Gradients
| Results | Classification
| Spatial Causes
Disturbance
is the major cause of change and can be natural or human.
Natural disturbance takes
the form of fire, flooding, volcanic activity, hurricanes, tornados and cyclones.
Human
disturbance
Many of the major disturbances influencing recent landscapes are anthropogenic
in origin. One of the most important elements determining the appearance and
functionality of the landscape is human influence. Humans disrupt natural processes
such as fire and flooding.
This
means that the pattern found in the landscape is largely a result of human processes
interacting with natural processes. These interactions are explored in:
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