concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: landscape ecology

conservation and ecology
type: Concept
narrower: landscape ecology

environment and people
type: Concept
narrower: landscape ecology

landscape ecology
type: Concept
broader: environment and people
broader: conservation and ecology
definition: Landscape ecology is a relatively young, interdisciplinary (or transdisciplinary) field drawn from the subjects of ecology, geography, and landscape architecture (see Figure 1). It focuses on the relationships between landscape patterns and ecological processes across a broad range of spatial and temporal scales. [Source: Encyclopedia of Geography; Landscape Ecology]