Note publique d'information : Much research in landscape ecology makes use of spatial models to define species-habitat
associations. The early years of landscape ecology necessarily focused on the evolution
of effective data sources, metrics, and statistical approaches that could truly capture
the spatial and temporal patterns and processes of interest. Now that these tools
are well established, we reflect in this volume on the ecological theories that underpin
the assumptions commonly made during species distribution modeling and mapping. This
is crucial for applying models to questions of global sustainability. This book will
offer a unique perspective on modeling within the discipline of landscape ecology,
which complements that of other recent publications. Through chapters that focus on
particular aspects of modeling, illustrative case studies, and surveys of the field
of modeling, this book illustrates that we can (and need to) pay attention to the
foundational ecological theories and assumptions which support model development.
We show how this can be done in modeling through theory, traditional inference, and
predictions. Chapter authors have attempted to critically identify, evaluate, and
even formally test these ecological theories and have also written thoughtful reflections
on the state of landscape-scale species/habitat modeling. Predictive Species and Habitat
Modeling in Landscape Ecology: Concepts and Applications is intended to be useful
to researchers in landscape ecology, as well as those in conservation biology, wildlife
management, population and community ecology, and general ecology. The book will be
a valuable resource for graduate students incorporating landscape ecology and/or species
modeling in their degree programs. About the Editors C. Ashton Drew is a postdoctoral
researcher in the USGS North Carolina Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit,
North Carolina State University. Her research interests focus on how models can support
adaptive monitoring and management. Yolanda F. Wiersma is Assistant Professor in Biology
at Memorial University (Canada). She conducts research in Boreal Landscape Ecology,
with a focus on models of wildlife-habitat interactions, forestry and protected areas.
Falk Huettmann is Associate Professor in the Biology and Wildlife Department, Institute
of Arctic Biology, University of Alaska-Fairbanks. His research interests are in wildlife/habitat
modeling, GIS and remote sensing, and data management worldwide
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