Main Page (Size 605 kb)

   Table of Contents (Size 12 kb)

   Foreword (Size 12 kb)

   Preface (Size 13 kb)

1. Introduction (Size 15 kb)

2. Networks and systems of natural protected areas (Size 124 kb)

   2.1. Contributions made by the natural protected areas to the integrity of the ecosystems and to environmental health

   2.2. Reference points to assess the state of environmental services

   2.3. Contributions made by landscape ecology to the design of networks

   2.4. From natural protected areas to systems

   2.5. Coming challenges to be met to improve protected natural areas

   
   

3. Landscape fragmentation as the main threat to the integrity of the operation of the landscape (Size 222 kb)

   3.1. Fragmented landscapes: their structure and degrees of alteration

   3.2. Main effects of the fragmentation on the operation of natural systems

   
   

4. The territory’s connectivity and ecological corridors (Size 574 kb)

   4.1. The preservation of ecological processes in a conservation network

   4.2. Permeability of the mosaic

   4.3. Ecological corridors

   4.3.1. River and stream corridors

   4.3.2. Linear corridors

   4.4. Stepping stones

   
   

5. Criteria for the design of conservation networks (Size 100 kb)

   5.1. Indicators based on species and ecosystems

   5.2. Indicators of landscape structure and function

   5.2.1. Surface

   5.2.2. Fragmentation

   5.2.3. Shape

   5.2.4. Heterogeneousness

   5.2.5. Connectivity

   5.2.6. Ecological integrity

   5.3. Effect of the spatial scale on the definition of indicators

   5.3.1. Effects of the scale on the recognition of linear elements and on the application of landscape connectivity indicators

   
   

6. Study cases (Size 847 kb)

   6.1. The situation in Spain (Size 25 kb)

   6.2. The situation in Andalusia (Size 1.924 kb)

   
   

7. Conclusions and recommendations (Size 20 kb)

8. Bibliography (Size 38 kb)

   Glossary (Size 20 kb)