A REFLECTION ON LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY

There has been dynamic development in landscape ecology over last 30 y ears. Troll (1970) considered it a science of the future, joining ecol ogy and geography. Hard (1973) criticizes it as problematic, contradic ting the theoretical recognized mission of science. But if landscape e cology is understood as a research field oriented to environmental pro tection (as asked of it by Hard), incorporating different disciplines with their expertise and discussion of it are not topical. Our landsca pe ecology has developed this way from its very origins.