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The following two books make significant contributions to the science and application of landscape ecology. Members of the Working Party edited the books:

• David J. Mladenoff is an Associate Professor in the Department of Forest Ecology and Management at the University of Wisconsin-Madison;
• Ajith H. Perera is a Research Scientist and leads the Forest Landscape Ecology Group at the Ontario Forest Research Institute.

Other Working Party members have contributed chapters to these books. In each case, excerpts are provided from the book's cover.

• 2000. Edited by Ajith H. Perera, David L. Euler, and Ian D. Thompson. UBC (University of British Columbia) Press.
  The growing popularity of the broad, landscape-scale approach to forest management represents a dramatic shift from the traditional, stand-based focus on timber production. Ecology of a Managed Terrestrial Landscape responds to the increasing need of forest policy developers, planners, and managers for an integrated, comprehensive perspective on ecological landscapes. The book examines the "big picture" of ecological patterns and processes through a case study of the vast managed forest region in Ontario. The contributors synthesize current landscape ecological knowledge of this area and look at gaps and future research directions from several points of view: spatial patterns, ecological functions and processes, natural disturbances, and ecological responses to disturbance.
  
• 1999. Edited by David J. Mladenoff and William L. Baker. Cambridge University Press.
  In this unique volume, key researchers present emerging approaches to computer simulation models of large, forest landscapes. These models have the potential to help answer research and management questions through simulation experiments that have not, in the past, considered spatial interactions among ecological processes and human activities at broad scales. Representing a rapidly emerging area in the field of landscape ecology, this volume will be of value to ecologists, forest and natural resource managers, as well as wildlife biologists and conservationists.