| Description |
xii, 216 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Series |
Science and practice of ecological restoration |
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Science and practice of ecological restoration.
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| Contents |
Part I. Introduction and Essential Background -- 1. Essence of Restoration -- Virtual Field Trip 1. Restoing Desertified Vegetation in Australia / David Tongway and John Ludwig -- 2. Ecological Impairment and Recovery -- Virtual Field Trip 2. Restoring Cultural Landscapes in Central Chile / Carlos Ovalle and James Aronson -- 3. Cultural Ecosystems, Fire, and Alternative States --Part II. Elements of Restoration Projects -- 4. Ecological Attributes of Restored Ecosystems -- Virtual Field Trip 3. Restoring Wet Prairie in Mississippi, USA / George Ramseur Jr. and Andre F. Clewell -- 5. Reference Models and Developmental Trajectories -- 6. Project Planning and Evaluation -- Part III. Values That Restoration Addresses -- Virtual Field Trip 4. Restoring a Communal Savanna in South Africa / James Blignaut and Rudi van Aarde -- 7. Values and Ecological Restoration -- Virtual Field Trip 5. Restoring Forests and People's Well-Being in Southern India / Narayanan Krishnakumar and T.S. Srinivasa Murthy -- 8. A Four-Quadrant Model for Holistic Ecological Restoration -- Part IV. Structure of an Emerging Profession -- Virtual Field Trip 6. Restoring Drained Peatleands for Sustainable Use in Germany / Achim Schafer and Wendelin Wichtmann -- 9. Relationship of Restoration to Related Fields -- Virtual Field Trip 7. Restoring Dogleg Branch in Florida, USA / Andre F. Clewell -- 10. Project Roles and Contexts -- Virtual Field Trip 8. Setting Up a Long-Term Restoration Ecology Research Site in Southern France / James Aronson and Edouard Le Floc'h -- 11. Recognizing the Profession and the Professional -- Part V. Holistic Ecological Restoration -- 12. The Concept of Holistic Ecological Restoration: A Synthesis -- -- Appendix: Guidelines for Developing and Managing Ecological Restoration Projects / Andre Clewell, John Rieger, and John Munro -- Glossary |
| Analysis |
RESTORATION ECOLOGY |
| Notes |
"Society for Ecological Restoration International" |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-207) and index |
| Subject |
Restoration ecology.
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| Author |
Aronson, James, 1953-
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Society for Ecological Restoration International.
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| LC no. |
2007025912 |
| ISBN |
9781597261685 hardcover alkaline paper |
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9781597261692 paperback |
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1597261696 paperback |
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