Marinas are maritime features related to nautical tourism. The contemplation of pleasant surroundings acquires great importance in achieving this leisure character. European Landscape Convention undertakes the necessity integrating landscape into planning policies. Thus, marina’s management decision-making processes should reflect awareness landscape. However, evaluation has not been appropriat...

Wetlands are very sensitive to ecosystem changes, so integrated analyses and modeling of their process dynamics as well as their interaction with other hydrologic and ecological components provide valuable information for impact assessment. However, since wetland processes are complex, research methods aiming to improve the understanding of wetland dynamics in a landscape perspective must compr...

Cultural landscapes are increasingly understood as something not merely to be protected. The European Spatial Development Perspective (ESDP) and the European Landscape Convention (ELC) as well as the new Concepts and Strategies for Spatial Development in Germany propose considering cultural landscapes also as a force to promote cooperative regional development. Common historical roots, special ...

Dr. Jo Handelsman, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Professor in the Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology at Yale University, is a long-time devotee of scientific teaching, receiving this year's Presidential Award for Science Mentoring. She gave a seminar entitled "What is Scientific Teaching? The Changing Landscape of Science Education" as a part of the Scientific Educati...

E. COSYNS*, A. DELPORTE*, L. LENS† and M. HOFFMANN*‡ * Department of Biology, Terrestrial Ecology Unit, Ghent University, Krijgslaan 281 – S8, Ghent, Belgium, † Department of Biology, Terrestrial Ecology Unit, Ghent University, Ledeganckstraat 35, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium, and ‡ Institute of Nature Conservation, Section Landscape Ecology and Nature Management, Kliniekstraat 25, B-1070 Brussels, Be...

The relationship between landscape patterns and functions is the central research theme of landscape ecology and forest management. This study assesses the interactive relationship of landscape heterogeneity with the carbon stock of urban forests in the city of Xiamen, Fujian Province, China, using spatial and statistical analyses. The objectives of this study are to explore the most appropriat...

Landscape Ecology Group, University of Oldenburg, D-26111 Oldenburg, Germany Institute of Geoecology, University of Potsdam, D-14415 Potsdam, Germany Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ, Department of Conservation Biology, Permoserstr. 15, 04318 Leipzig, Germany Field Station Fabrikschleichach, University of Würzburg, Glashuettenstrasse 5, 96181 Rauhenebrach, Germany Institute of ...

The fast development and increasing use of 3D video technology increases the need for standardization and certification processes when it comes to quality of video experience. Due to the specific conditions necessary for high-quality 3D video reproduction, an important role in evaluating the quality of 3D video plays the human experience factor. In order to find the best mechanisms for 3D video...