Proceedings of the 1998 European Congress of the International Association for Landscape Ecology (IALE), held at Myerscough College 3rd-5th September 1998.
Edited by: J.W. Dover and R.G.H. Bunce
The 1998 European Congress of IALE was attended by delegates from 22 countries and three continents; the meeting addressed six of the key themes within Landscape Ecology
Theme 1: A European perspective on the definition of landscape character and biodiversity.
Theme 2: Landscape change and underlying processes
Theme 3: The definition of fragmentation and its implications for species
Theme 4: Corridors: theory and practice
Theme 5: Dispersal within agricultural landscapes
Theme 6: Landscape restoration and policy
“Landscape ecology is defined as the study of the interactions between the temporal and spatial aspects of a landscape and its flora, fauna and cultural components”
Contents:
Delegate List .. ix
Preface .. .xix
Inaugural Lecture
River regulation and landscape change
W. Carter Johnson .. 3
Theme 1: A European perspective on the definition of landscape character and Biodiversity.
Invited Paper
A European perspective on the definition of landscape character and Biodiversity.
R.H.G. Jongman, R.G.H. Bunce & R. Elena-Rossello .. . 21
Poster Papers
A regional ecological characterisation method for quality and impact assessment
J.P. Fernandes, L. Quinta-Nova & P. Baptista .. .. 37
Biotope models and nature quality
B. Münier, B. Nygaard, R. Ejrnæs & J.R. Fredshavn .. .43
Mapping the endemic plants of Crete with GIS
I. Vogiatzakis & G.H. Griffiths .. 51
A classification of British salt-marshes at the landscape scale
S. Waite .. .57
Landscape indices - useful tools or misleading numbers?
W.E. Dramstad, W.J. Fjellstad & G.L.A. Fry .. .. 63
Species richness: a multilevel concept
S. Vanpeene Bruhier & J.-J. Brun .. 69
Forest diversity derived from remote sensing: Possibilities and limitations
Niels Chr. Nielsen & Thomas Haeusler .. .. 75
Using remote sensing in landscape patterns evaluation
J. de Castro & A. Gómez Sal .. 76
Landscape analysis of an hydrological network - the case of the Rio Tornada catchment
H. Farrall, A. Incio & M. Paiva .. 77
Theme 2: Landscape change and underlying processes
Invited Paper
Changes in landscape structure and its impact on biodiversity and landscape values: a Norwegian perspective.
G.L.A. Fry .. 81
Poster Papers
Methodological approaches for the investigation of landscape water balance on the landscape scale
U. Steinhardt .. 93
Land use change and nutrient flows in a rural catchment
Ü. Mander, A. Kull & V. Kuusemets .. .. 103
Agricultural land use and landscape changes in a period of post-productive transition
L.S. Kristensen & R. Roepers .. 111
Present land use changes in the Czech rural landscape: causes and consequences
Z. Lipský & D. Kvapil .. 117
Analysis of land use change on the South Downs, United Kingdom
N.G. Burnside, R. Smith, S. Waite & N.M. Watson .. .123
Landscape ecology and the management of the South Downs, United Kingdom
N.G. Burnside, R. Smith, S. Waite & N.M. Watson .. .131
Modelling the afforestation of agricultural landscapes in Great Britain
D.C. Howard, R.G.H. Bunce, L.G. Firbank & H.M. van de Poll .. 137
Providing a framework for Mediterranean landscape structure and functionality description, the case of semiarid area with a high conservation value in Alentejo (Portugal)
P.J. Baptista & J.P. Fernandes .. 143
Landscape status and changes in the European part of Russia
E.Yu. Lioubimtseva, L.N. Yanvareva, N.N. Kazantsev, E.V. Milanova .. 151
Modelling plant and animal diversity in a Scottish catchment devoted to agriculture
P.Dennis, I.S. Downie, A.L. Milligan, V.J. Abernethy, D.I. McCracken, G.N. Foster, K.J. Murphy, A. Waterhouse & R.W. Furness .. 161
Analysis of the ecological evolution of an area in the Setubal Peninsula (Apostiça) caused by changes in land use patterns
L. Quinta-Nova .. 167
Landscape change resulting from military training: an historical approach
R.A. Hirst, R.F. Pywell, P.D. Putwain & F.F. Gerard .. .173
Landscape structure as indicators for sustainable land use? - a case study in alpine and lowland landscapes of Austria
Thomas Wrbka .. 177
Changes in land usage in the “Slupia Valley” Landscape Park during 1877-1996 years on the basis of archival and contemporary maps and remote sensisng
A. Flis .. .181
Transport corridors and the evolution of landscape structure - the Lisbon Metropolitan Area case-study
H. Farrall, C. Mendes, L. Vasconcelos & M. Paiva .. .182
Landscape Ecology in Palaeoecology
Melanie Smith .. 183
Theme 3: The definition of fragmentation and its implications for species
Invited Papers
Forest fragmentation: processes, concepts and implications for species
J. Kouki & S. L öfman .. 187
Relationship between patch connectivity and the occurrence of the European red squirrel, Sciurus vulgaris, in forest fragments within heterogeneous landscapes
S. Villalba, H. Gulinck, G. Verbeylen & E. Matthysen .. .205
Poster Papers
Fragmentation of pond landscapes - approaches, meaning, and implications
J. Boothby .. 221
Co-occurrence of bird species-richness and the abundance of individual bird species in highly fragmented farm woods in eastern England
S.A. Hinsley, P.E. Bellamy & P. Rothery .. .. 227
Spatial relationship between landscape attributes and biodiversity. The case of nesting and wintering birds in the perimetropolitan area of Barcelona
J. Pino, F. Rodà, J. Ribas & X. Pons .. .. 233
Bird species diversity in urban forest remnants: landscape pattern and habitat quality
U. Mörtberg .. 239
Landscape fragmentation from Landsat.TM satellite imagery: A case study from Greece, using the GIS Idrisi
F.Th. Papadimitriou .. 245
Interpretation and mapping landscape pattern in forest-steppe zones of Russia using remote sensing
E. Lioubimtseva .. 251
Theme 4: Corridors: theory and practice
Invited Papers
Corridors: theory, practice and the achievement of conservation objectives
R.J. Hobbs & A.-M. Wilson .. 265
Biocorridors: theory and practice
Z. Šustek .. 281
Poster papers
Detecting and measuring landscape linear elements at different scales
P. S. Olmos & J.V. de Lucio .. 297
Large-scale corridors and long-term landscape change
F. Th. Papadimitriou .. 303
Can vascular plants use corridors for their dispersal?
J. Novàkovà .. 309
The use of faunapassages along waterways under motorways
G. Veenbaas & G.J. Brandjes .. 315
Modelling the role played by aided migration in the dispersal of alien
plant species
G. Campbell, P. Blackwell & F. Woodward .. .. 320
Theme 5: Dispersal within agricultural landscapes
Invited Papers
Dispersal, movement, connectivity and land use processes
J. Baudry & F. Burel .. 323
Poster papers
Modelling butterflies movement in agricultural landscape
M. Martin & A. Ouin .. 341
Nodes and linear sections of field boundaries: plant species richness, soil nutrients and boundary width
J.W. Dover, K.R. Butt & D. Pearson .. .. 347
Distribution of trees and shrubs in the field boundaries of an agricultural landscape - roles of connectivity and connectedness
I.L. Sarlöv-Herlin, G.L.A. Fry & L.G.B. Andersson .. .351
Theme 6: Landscape restoration and policy
Invited Papers
Nature and landscape planning and policy in NW Europe: Dutch and German examples.
W.B. Harms, P.J.A.M. Smeets & A. Werner .. .. 355
Poster papers
Creating new woodland on farms in the UK: ecologically assessing the Farm Woodland Premium Scheme
J. Hay .. .383
Approaches to the restoration of degraded field boundary habitats in agricultural landscapes
M.J. Maudsley, T,M, West, H.P. Rowcliffe & E.J.P. Marshall .. 387
Hedgerows and non-point source pollution: field test and landscape planning
D. Franco .. 393
Landscape ecological principles in the environmental compensation of the Gallarate railway-motorway exchange area (Lombardy)
V. Ingegnoli .. 399
Towards the integration of land use and natural resources: contributions of landscape analysis to regional planning
D. Petry & R. Krönert .. 405
Multicriteria optimisation of landscapes using (GIS-based) functional assessments B.C. Meyer & R. Grabaum .. 411
Closing lecture
Key concepts and interdisciplinearity in Landscape Ecology: A summing-up and outlook
J. Brandt .. 421