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Small Mammal Ecology: A Landscape Perspective

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Landscape Ecology of Small Mammals

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The dictionary defines landscape as “an expanse of the scenery, usually extensive, that may be seen by the eye as one view.” Landscapes have been a construction of the visual perspective for centuries. For example, in one of the older shrines at Catal Hüyük (presently in the country of Turkey), a painting was uncovered that has been interpreted as pure landscape (de la Croix and Tansley 1986). According to C-14 dating, it was painted soon after 6200 B.C. More recently, a special issue of Time magazine, entitled “American Visions,” illustrated numerous landscape paintings, including Thomas Moran’s “The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone” (1893–1901), the first American landscape by an American artist to be bought by the U.S. government and put on display in the Capitol (Hughes 1997).

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  1. Institute of Ecology, The University of Georgia, 30602, Athens, GA, USA

    Gary W. Barrett

  2. Savannah River Ecology Laboratory, The University of Georgia, 29802, Aiken, SC, USA

    John D. Peles

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Barrett, G.W., Peles, J.D. (1999). Small Mammal Ecology: A Landscape Perspective. In: Barrett, G.W., Peles, J.D. (eds) Landscape Ecology of Small Mammals. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-21622-5_1

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