Landscape Ecology for Sustainable Society

Abstract

Intro -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- About the Editors -- Concept and Approaches -- 1 Guiding Young Scholars in Order to Integrate Their Various Research into Landscape Ecology -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Landscape Ecological Interpretation and the Leader's Views on Our Scientific Achievements -- 2.1 The Soil Seed Bank Study in Forest Ecosystems as an Example "Stone" Ecology -- 2.2 Leading Young Scholars to the Ecology of "Scissors" and Establishment of IALE-Japan -- 2.3 "Paper" Ecology to Institute Ecological Standardization Among Young International Scholars -- 3 Ideal Structures and Management Technologies for Ecological Projects -- 4 A Retrospect and Perspectives -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 2 Island Biocultural Diversity Initiative for Sustainable Society in Asia-Pacific Island Regions -- Abstract -- 1 The Background of the Initiative for the Biocultural Diversity of the Global Islands -- 2 The Spreading of the Concept of 'Biocultural Diversity' to the Islands -- 3 The Vision of the Island Biocultural Diversity Initiative for the Global Island Regions -- 3.1 The Three Big Goals -- 3.1.1 The Preservation and the Utilization of the Biocultural Diversity of the Islands -- 3.1.2 The Researches and the Supporting Activities -- 3.1.3 The Cooperation Through the Organization of a Global Network -- 3.2 The Five Plans (Tasks) for Pursuing the Three Big Goals -- 3.2.1 The Support Regarding the Vulnerable Ecosystems -- 3.2.2 The New Understanding of the Ecosystem Services -- 3.2.3 The Invigoration of the Regions and the Formation of the Social Safety Networks -- 3.2.4 The Preservation of the Biocultures of the Islands Resulting from the Climate Change and the Global Warming -- 3.2.5 The Understanding Regarding the Coexistence of the Nature and the Human Beings in the Limited Spaces.