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Landscapes in peril. Introduction / David B. Lindenmayer, Richard J. Hobbs. The whole elephant: classification and terminology as tools for achieving generality in landscape ecology / S. McIntyre. Enacting landscape design: from specific cases to general principles / Yrjö Haila. Landscape models for use in studies of landscape change and habitat fragmentation / David B. Lindenmayer, J. Fischer. Synthesis: landscape classification / David. B. Lindenmayer, Richard J. Hobbs. Remnant geometry, landscape morphology, and principles and procedures for landscape design / Ralph Mac Nally. Estimating minimum habitat for population persistence / Lenore Fahrig. Habitat and landscape design: concepts, constraints, and opportunities / James R. Miller. Synthesis: habitat, habitat loss, and patch sizes / David B. Lindenmayer, Richard J. Hobbs. Nature's infinite variety: conservation choice and management for dynamic ecological systems / J.C.Z.Woinarski. The diverse impacts of grazing, fire, and weeds: how ecological theory can inform conservation management / Don A. Driscoll. Forest landscape structure, degradation, and condition: some commentary and fundamental principles / Jerry F. Franklin, Mark E. Swanson. Synthesis: structure, degradation, and condition / David. B. Lindenmayer, Richard J. Hobbs. Incorporating edge effects into landscape design and management / Thomas D. Sisk. Edge effects / David B. Lindenmayer, J. Fischer -- Edges: where landscape elements meet / Gary W. Luck. Synthesis: edge effects / David. B. Lindenmayer, Richard J. Hobbs. Emergent properties of land mosaics: implications for land management and biodiversity conservation / Andrew F. Bennett, James Q. Radford. Assessing the biodiversity value of stands and patches in a landscape context / Philip Gibbons, S.V. Briggs, Andre Zerger, Danielle Ayers, Julian Seddon, Stuart Doyle. Avoiding irreversible change: considerations for vegetation cover, vegetation structure, and species composition / Joern Fischer, David B. Lindenmayer. Synthesis: total vegetation cover, pattern, and patch content / David. B. Lindenmayer, Richard J. Hobbs. Corridors, connectivity, and biological conservation / F.K.A. Schmiegelow. Focal species for determining connectivity requirements in conservation planning / Reed F. Noss. Connectivity, corridors, and stepping stones / Denis A. Saunders. Synthesis: corridors, connectivity, and stepping stones / David. B. Lindenmayer, Richard J. Hobbs. Individual species management: threatened taxa and invasive species / Daniel Simberloff. Managing landscapes for vulnerable, invasive, and disease species / Erika Zavaleta, Jae Ryan Pasari. Tools for conserving managing individual plant species in dynamic landscapes / Mark Burgman, Jane Elith, Emma Gorrod, Bonnie Wintle. Synthesis: individual species management : threatened taxa and invasive species / David. B. Lindenmayer, Richard J. Hobbs. Ecosystems, ecosystem processes, and global change: implications for landscape design / Adrian D. Manning. The costs of losing and restoring ecosystem services / H.A. Mooney. Managing disturbance across scales: an essential consideration for landscape management and design / Viki A. Cramer. Synthesis: ecosystems and ecosystem processes / David. B. Lindenmayer, Richard J. Hobbs. Disturbance, resilience, and recovery: a resilience perspective on landscape dynamics / Brian Walker. Core principles for using natural disturbance regimes to inform landscape management / Malcolm L. Hunter Jr. Synthesis: disturbance, resilience, and recovery / David. B. Lindenmayer, Richard J. Hobbs. Principles for conserving wetlands in managed landscapes / Aram J.K. Calhoun. Flowing waters in the landscape / P.S. Lake. Water in the landscape: the coupling of aquatic ecosystems and their catchments / Peter Cullen. Synthesis: aquatic ecosystems and integrity / David. B. Lindenmayer, Richard J. Hobbs. Does conservation need landscape ecology?: a perspective from both sides of the divide / John A. Wiens. What are we conserving?: establishing multiscale conservation goals and objectives in the face of global threats / J. Michael Scott, Timothy H. Tear. Goals, targets, and priorities for landscape-scale restoration / Richard J. Hobbs. A contribution to the development of a conceptual framework for landscape management: a landscape state and transition model / Peter Cale. Principles of landscape design that emerge from a formal problem-solving approach / Hugh P. Possingham, Emily Nicholson. From perspective to principles: Where to from here? / Richard J. Hobbs, David. B. Lindenmayer.