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In ecology, a landscape is the physical environment where a group of organisms or ecosystems occur and interact. | In ecology, a landscape is the physical environment where a group of organisms or ecosystems occur and interact. | ||
In [[environmental geography]] landscape studies involves the interactions between humans and the environment in concrete areas. The term landscape comes from the German Landschaft, referring the the area that one's eye can comprehend in a single view. This work includes study of both physical and human systems, with much attention paid to cultural, political, and aesthetic aspects. [[Carl Sauer]]'s work traced the transition from a physical landscape to a cultural landscape, marked and defined by human activity. | |||
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[[Category:Biology Workgroup]] | [[Category:Biology Workgroup]] | ||
Revision as of 11:53, 13 November 2007
In ecology, a landscape is the physical environment where a group of organisms or ecosystems occur and interact.
In environmental geography landscape studies involves the interactions between humans and the environment in concrete areas. The term landscape comes from the German Landschaft, referring the the area that one's eye can comprehend in a single view. This work includes study of both physical and human systems, with much attention paid to cultural, political, and aesthetic aspects. Carl Sauer's work traced the transition from a physical landscape to a cultural landscape, marked and defined by human activity.