Almo Farina Livres

The updated edition provides an extensive compilation of theories, paradigms, and methods in landscape sciences, incorporating new ecosemiotic concepts and innovative management strategies. It emphasizes a species-specific, individual-based approach, offering a diverse array of ecological, ecosemiotical, and cultural tools for investigating, interpreting, and managing environmental complexity. This comprehensive resource is designed for those seeking to deepen their understanding of landscape ecology and its practical applications.

Focusing on soundscape ecology, this book delves into the principles and theories surrounding bioacoustics and communication. It examines the human impact on soundscapes and investigates key sonic patterns. Additionally, it outlines various methods and applications, providing a comprehensive understanding of how sound interacts with the environment and its significance in ecological studies.

Focusing on ecoacoustics theory, this book introduces the Acoustic Complexity Indices (ACIs) for acoustic surveys and presents innovative software for processing acoustic data. It helps readers grasp the foundational principles driving ecoacoustics' evolution and synthesizes the significance of sound in ecological research.

This book explores the profound impact of human intrusion on ecological systems, highlighting the challenges in integrating various scientific disciplines to address environmental issues. It discusses the tension between curiosity and skepticism towards landscape ecology, while acknowledging both the degradation caused by human actions and the potential benefits of new technologies.

The distinction between humans and the natural world is an artefact and more a matter of linguistic communication than a conceptual separation. This Element proposes ecosemiotics as an epistemological tool to better understand the relationship between human and natural processes.