Biocultural landscapes: diversity, functions and values

Editor's Biography A list of contributors Preface by editors Foreword by Almo Farina Acknowledgements 1. Sun-Kee HONG: Philosophy and background of biocultural landscapes 2. Qingwen MIN, Lu HE: Agro-cultural landscapes in China: Types and significances 3. Inocencio E. BUOT Jr.: Zonation of biodiversity in the forests of Lasang landscapes in the Philippines 4. Kazuaki NAITO, Naoki KIKUCHI, Yoshito OHSAKO: Role of the Oriental White Stork in maintaining the cultural landscapes in the Toyooka Basin, Japan 5. Yunhui LIU, Guishen ZHAO, Zhenrong YU: Developing integrated methods for biological conservation and sustainable production in the agricultural landscapes6. Qing-Cheng HE, Zhao-Lu WU, Feng-Ai XU, Xian-Ming GUO, Zi-Yue ZHU: Human-elephant relations becoming crisis in Xishuangbanna, Southwest China 7. Yuanmei JIAO, Luohui LIANG, Toshiya OKURO, Kazuhiko TAKEUCHI: Ecosystem services and biodiversity of traditional agricultural landscapes: A case study of Hani terraces in Southwest China8. Jan BOGAERT, Isabelle VRANKEN, Marie ANDRE: Anthropogenic effects in landscapes: Historical context and spatial pattern9. Jana SPULEROVA, Marta DOBROVODSKA, Dagmar STEFUNKOVA, Andrej BACA, Juraj LIESKOVSKY: Biodiversity of traditional agricultural landscapes in Slovakia and their threats 10. Jai-Ung CHOI, Dong Yeob KIM: Characteristics and management of the old and sacred Dangsan forests in Korea 11. Changhong SU, Bojie FU : Vision and possibilities in ecosystem services of a cultural landscape: A case study in the Yanhe watershed 12. Jae-Eun KIM, Sun-Kee HONG, Nobukazu NAKAGOSHI: Biocultural landscape dynamics in Japanese rural regions 13. Sun-Kee HONG: Geo-ecological similarity and biocultural diversity - A case study in Shinan Dadohae Archipelago in Korea 14. Sun-Kee HONG, Luisa MAFFI, Gonzalo OVIEDO, Hiroyuki MASTUDA, Jae-Eun KIM: Development and vision of Island Biocultural Diversity Initiative Index.