Landscape analysis in ecosystem management: modeling process and pattern (Part 1)

U.S. Forest Service BMRI-V10-A Landscape analysis in ecosystem management: modeling process and pattern (Part 1) Pacific Northwest Research Station - Blue Mountain Natural Resources Institute. November 14, 1996. Disturbance by fire and insects leaves a pattern of change on the landscape that affects all plants and animals. Steve Garman argues that if managers can design their management schemes to match the pattern of natural disturbance, we will produce a healthier ecosystem over the long run.