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Landscape ecology Outline: • Landscapes –Borders and edges, fragmentation, patch size, diversity • Island biogeography • Corridors • Disturbance Readings: Chapters 19 A mosaic of patches Borders between patches Indigo bunting Patch size and shape crucial to species diversity woodland grassland Theory of island biogeography Theory of island biogeography Corridors butterfly Disturbance shapes landscapes Disturbance regime •Intensity •Scale •Frequency Landscapes are shifting mosaics Geographic information systems: powerful tool to study landscapes