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A Changing WorldChange and Transformation: A Synthesis

A Changing World: Change and Transformation: A Synthesis Felix Kienast , Otto Wildi and Sucharita Ghosh Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL, Zürcherstrasse 111, CH-8903 Birmensdorf, Switzerland Corresponding author: e-mail: felix.kienast@wsl.ch Global biophysical and socio-economic changes and technological advances manifest them- selves in changing land-use and altering landscape properties and functions. The industrial revolution in the nineteenth century was such an example, followed by the age of almost un- limited mobility starting in the twentieth century. Meanwhile, the last decade of the twentieth century has seen an astonishing development in information technology affecting almost every facet of the society. Easy and nearly unlimited access to computers, satellites and com- munications systems has also affected the way landscape research is done today. Data are obtained in massive amounts and data mining is now an issue. Also in the biological sciences, modern methods such as molecular genetics have revolutionized our understanding of ecology and evolution and how these interact with the environment. Following modern trends in science, landscape research has become computationally intensive, with strong theoretical com- ponents. Now, information is quantified, hypotheses are tested and scientific inference is formal. Landscape research is an interdisciplinary science. It deals with complex environmental processes at multiple spatial and temporal scales. While the http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

A Changing WorldChange and Transformation: A Synthesis

Part of the Landscape Series Book Series (volume 8)
Editors: Kienast, Felix; Wildi, Otto; Ghosh, Sucharita
Kienast, Felix; Wildi, Otto; Ghosh, Sucharita
A Changing World — Jan 1, 2007
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Felix Kienast , Otto Wildi and Sucharita Ghosh Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL, Zürcherstrasse 111, CH-8903 Birmensdorf, Switzerland Corresponding author: e-mail: felix.kienast@wsl.ch Global biophysical and socio-economic changes and technological advances manifest them- selves in changing land-use and altering landscape properties and functions. The industrial revolution in the nineteenth century was such an example, followed by the age of almost un- limited mobility starting in the twentieth century. Meanwhile, the last decade of the twentieth century has seen an astonishing development in information technology affecting almost every facet of the society. Easy and nearly unlimited access to computers, satellites and com- munications systems has also affected the way landscape research is done today. Data are obtained in massive amounts and data mining is now an issue. Also in the biological sciences, modern methods such as molecular genetics have revolutionized our understanding of ecology and evolution and how these interact with the environment. Following modern trends in science, landscape research has become computationally intensive, with strong theoretical com- ponents. Now, information is quantified, hypotheses are tested and scientific inference is formal. Landscape research is an interdisciplinary science. It deals with complex environmental processes at multiple spatial and temporal scales. While the

Published: Jan 1, 2007

Keywords: Tree Ring; Landscape Pattern; Landscape Research; Landscape Data; Time Series Data Analysis

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