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Coastal forest wetlands are generally known as swamps, which dominated by
woody vegetation six meters or taller. For visual character, diversity of landscape
elements and land cover are two important dimensions that also related to habitat
heterogeneity. Complexity and legibility, both are seen to have effects on human
landscape perception and preference at swamp and attract people explore deeper
into the setting. Meanwhile, the scale of landscape room is a concept in ecology and
aesthetic. Landscape room concerns to depth of view and degree of visual penetration. Both increases may associate with higher aesthetic and landscape preference
like as coastal fresh-water swamp. Landscape room has a great deal with the edge
and core habitat, and species, age and vertical structure of vegetation biodiversity
are important attributes in ecological functions in landscape ecology at coastal forest wetland (Fry et al. 2009). These attributes have discernible effect on human
landscape perception of coherence and complexity, i.e. relates to understanding and
exploration of coastal forest wetland.
15.5 Influential Factors on the Ecological Aesthetics
of Coastal Wetlands
The influence factors of ecological aesthetic were conducted in some common
grounds between landscape-visual and ecological character, and which factors
could be used to connect both together. The compositional factors demonstrate
landscape form pattern and ecological function; integration of factors is a critical
linkage of landscape and ecology, and shows the spatial-temporal milieu of landscape, i.e., ecological aesthetic of environment. So, bases on the relationship
between physical landscape-ecology attribute to scenic beauty, which has an effect
on ecological status and aesthetic estimate.
The quality of ecological functions is important for not only landscape setting
but also human cognition. Its aspects could arouse emotional reactions with landscape aesthetic preference (Callicott 2003; Cottet et al. 2013; Dobbie 2013; Rolston
2000; Sheppard 2001; Ulrich 1983). Certainly, a healthy wetland has rich natural
diversity of plants and animals; meanwhile healthy wetlands make high aesthetic
value, no doubt about it.
Physical landscape of coastal wetland relates to ecological aesthetic is divided
into four attributes, that is waterbody, water edge, terrestrial plants and overall landscape, total include 15 factors. For more detailed description of each factors as
shows below (Table 15.3).
15 Ecological Aesthetics Perspective for Coastal Wetland Conservation
Coastal forest wetlands are generally known as swamps, which dominated by
woody vegetation six meters or taller. For visual character, diversity of landscape
elements and land cover are two important dimensions that also related to habitat
heterogeneity. Complexity and legibility, both are seen to have effects on human
landscape perception and preference at swamp and attract people explore deeper
into the setting. Meanwhile, the scale of landscape room is a concept in ecology and
aesthetic. Landscape room concerns to depth of view and degree of visual penetration. Both increases may associate with higher aesthetic and landscape preference
like as coastal fresh-water swamp. Landscape room has a great deal with the edge
and core habitat, and species, age and vertical structure of vegetation biodiversity
are important attributes in ecological functions in landscape ecology at coastal forest wetland (Fry et al. 2009). These attributes have discernible effect on human
landscape perception of coherence and complexity, i.e. relates to understanding and
exploration of coastal forest wetland.
15.5 Influential Factors on the Ecological Aesthetics
of Coastal Wetlands
The influence factors of ecological aesthetic were conducted in some common
grounds between landscape-visual and ecological character, and which factors
could be used to connect both together. The compositional factors demonstrate
landscape form pattern and ecological function; integration of factors is a critical
linkage of landscape and ecology, and shows the spatial-temporal milieu of landscape, i.e., ecological aesthetic of environment. So, bases on the relationship
between physical landscape-ecology attribute to scenic beauty, which has an effect
on ecological status and aesthetic estimate.
The quality of ecological functions is important for not only landscape setting
but also human cognition. Its aspects could arouse emotional reactions with landscape aesthetic preference (Callicott 2003; Cottet et al. 2013; Dobbie 2013; Rolston
2000; Sheppard 2001; Ulrich 1983). Certainly, a healthy wetland has rich natural
diversity of plants and animals; meanwhile healthy wetlands make high aesthetic
value, no doubt about it.
Physical landscape of coastal wetland relates to ecological aesthetic is divided
into four attributes, that is waterbody, water edge, terrestrial plants and overall landscape, total include 15 factors. For more detailed description of each factors as
shows below (Table 15.3).
15 Ecological Aesthetics Perspective for Coastal Wetland Conservation