Chapter	Title	Author	Difficulty Level	Related Chapters in: Landscape Ecology in Theory and Practice: Pattern and Process
1	Scale and Hierarchy Theory	O’Neill	Undergraduate; short discussion lab	2
2	Collecting Spatial Data at Broad Scales	Gergel et al.	Graduate; requires significant out-of-class work	1, 5
3	Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS)	Greenberg et al.	Undergraduate
4	Introduction to Markov Models	Urban and Wallin	Graduate	3
5	Simulating Changes in Landscape Pattern	Gustafson	Undergraduate or Graduate	3, 4
6	Creating Landscape Pattern	Delcourt	includes different versions for Undergraduate or Graduate; Understanding Landscape Metrics I is pre-requisite for Advanced version	4
7	Understanding Landscape Metrics I	Cardille and Turner	Graduate	5
8	Understanding Landscape Metrics II: Effects of Changes in Scale	Greenberg et al.	Graduate; Essential prerequisites: Understanding Landscape Metrics I, Introduction to Geographic Information Systems	5
9	Neutral Landscape Models	Gardner and Walters	Advanced Graduate	6
10	Scale Detection Using Semi-variograms and Auto-correlograms	Palmer	Advanced Graduate	5
11	Landscape Disturbance: Location, Pattern and Dynamics	Turner et al.	Graduate	7
12	Multiple Stable States	Peterson	Advanced Graduate; Strongly recommended prerequisite: Introduction to Markov Models	7
13	Interpreting Landscape Patterns from Organism-based Perspectives	Pearson	Undergraduate	8
14	Landscape Context	Pearson	Undergraduate	8
15	Landscape Connectivity and Metapopulation Dynamics	With	Advanced Graduate; recommended prerequisite: Neutral Landscape Models; Section II is short discussion lab	8
16	Individual-Based Modeling: the Bachman's Sparrow	Dunning et al.	Undergraduate or Graduate	8
17	Feedbacks Between Organisms and Ecosystem Processes	Wallace and Gray	Graduate	9
18	Modeling Ecosystem Processes	Gergel and Reed	includes different versions for Graduate or Undergraduate	9
19	Reserve Design	Temple and Cary	Undergraduate	10
20	Prioritizing Reserves for Acquisition	Urban	Graduate	10