Transcript of Geography as spatial science - Physical Geography: Science, Hartshorne: regions are not concrete individual objects => they do no exist as all-embracing concepts => principles of areal diferentiation (regional approaches: Vidal, Hettner, Hartshorne, and Sauer).
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Spatial ecology centers on how specific spatial arrangements of organisms, populations, and landscapes influences ecological dynamics. In particular, much of spatial ecology is closely related to conservation biology because it emphasizes the study of habitat loss and fragmentation caused by human activities (Figure 2).
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Geography as Spatial Science: Science, Nature and Explanation by Me. Explanation in Geography. Purpose of Cresswell's reading: to summarize the main theoretical contributions of American academia => to discover and synthesize the theoretical foundations of our discipline (post WWII): Berkeley vs. Midwestern vs. East Coast (Harvard)
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Relevance of Spatial Ecology to Conservation. Habitat loss and fragmentation constitute the most serious threats to Earth’s biological diversity, and understanding their consequences for persistence of native populations and communities remains a daunting challenge for conservation biologists.
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Conclusions and Future Directions in Spatial Ecology. The general theme that emerges from research in spatial ecology so far is that the spatial structure of landscapes may have profound impacts on populations of species, their interactions within ecological communities, and the function of ecosystems.
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Geography is often called the spatial science because it is involved with recognizing, analyzing and explaining the variations, similarities or differences in phenomena on the Earths surface.
http://faculty.mc3.edu/wbrew/CGEONOTES/CHAPTER1.htm
Geospatial is a combination of geography and spatial. Geography is a science about the earth. Spatial is about the space around us. Geospatial describes the use of spatial analysis with geographic information. Back to Top.
http://articles.extension.org/pages/40001/what-is-geospatial-science
Classification of the techniques of spatial analysis is difficult because of the large number of different fields of research involved, the different fundamental approaches which can be chosen, and the many forms the data can take.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spatial_analysis
Several key ecological theories contribute to spatial ecology and guide empirical investigations in the field and laboratory. Ecologists have used these theories to develop and refine our understanding of the implications of spatial variation for ecological processes.
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Toward a definition of spatial science ===> Movement (its main concept): unites social and physical science, human and physical geography. According to Bunge, the notion of movement linked human and physical geography via: complementarity, intervening opportunity and transferability.
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spatial science definition
Geography is often called the spatial science because it is involved with recognizing, analyzing and explaining the variations, similarities or differences in phenomena on the Earths surface.