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Landscape ecology cannot escape dealing with spatial analysis, spatial scale and scale-change effects. A landscape may appear to be heterogeneous at one scale but quite homogeneous at another scale, making spatial scale inherent in definitions of landscape heterogeneity and diversity. In analyzing disturbances and other aspects of landscape change, temporal scale (or temporal resolution of events) may also become an important factor, for similar reasons. The importance of integrating the disparate spatial and temporal scales in landscapes was emphasized by Risser in the preceding chapter.
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Meentemeyer, V., Box, E.O. (1987). Scale Effects in Landscape Studies. In: Turner, M.G. (eds) Landscape Heterogeneity and Disturbance. Ecological Studies, vol 64. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-4742-5_2
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