European school of European school of landscape ecologylandscape ecology

Roots in Central and Eastern Europe Roots in Central and Eastern Europe geographersgeographers

Term coined by Carl Troll (1939)Term coined by Carl Troll (1939) Focus on peopleFocus on people Mostly descriptive, narrative-basedMostly descriptive, narrative-based

Allerton Park WorkshopAllerton Park Workshop

Landscape- definitionsLandscape- definitions

““a heterogeneous area composed of a heterogeneous area composed of a cluster of interacting ecosystems a cluster of interacting ecosystems that is repeated in similar form that is repeated in similar form throughout” – Formanthroughout” – Forman

““Area that is spatially heterogeneous Area that is spatially heterogeneous in one factor of interest”- Turner et in one factor of interest”- Turner et al.al.

What is the scale of a What is the scale of a landscape?landscape?

What’s it good for?What’s it good for?