@conference {JRN54438,
	title = {Spatial scaling concepts as applied to the assessment and restoration of drylands},
	booktitle = {9th US IALE (Interantional Association of Landscape Ecology)  World Congress},
	year = {2015},
	month = {07/2015},
	address = {Portland, OR},
	abstract = {<p>Scaling concepts are important because they induce people to think about processes and relationships that might otherwise be overlooked. For land management-related activities, the challenge is to incorporate scaling concepts into routine observation, evaluation, and planning. Drawing on experiences trying to incorporate ecological science into land management planning in drylands, I suggest that three basic scaling principles are becoming common knowledge (and sometimes conventional wisdom). 1) {\textquoteleft}The whole is greater than the sum of its parts{\textquoteright}: The arrangement of distinct land areas within a patch or landscape mosaic can produce emergent properties as a consequence of spatial interactions among adjacent land areas. 2) {\textquoteleft}Location matters{\textquoteright}: Spatial context provided by the landscape can influence the properties of specific locations. 3) {\textquoteleft}How (not to) lie with maps{\textquoteright}: the results of analyses conducted using geographic information systems software depend on the rules by which the map was produced and how the mapped units are interpreted. I will illustrate the importance of these principles for dryland management using examples and discuss how we might better incorporate the principles into routine management activities.\&nbsp; Abstract $\#$ S33.</p>
},
	author = {Brandon T Bestelmeyer}
}
