| Description |
xvi, 336 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm + 1 CD-ROM |
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4 3/4 in |
| Contents |
Ch. 1. Background to rainforest restoration -- Ch. 2. Understanding your rainforest and applying first aid -- Ch. 3. Your rainforest and regional context -- Ch. 4. Immediate actions and site planning -- Ch. 5. Choosing the method of restoration -- Ch. 6. Resources -- Ch. 7. Project planning -- Ch. 8. Project implementation -- Ch. 9. What is success in restoration? -- Ch. 10. Maintenance and ongoing ecological management -- Supplementary material on CD-ROM: Chapter S1. Scope and history; Chapter S2 Why restore rainforest?; Chapter S3 Social theory and philosophy; Ch. S4 Ecological theory -- Ch. S5. Where your site sits in the landscape -- Ch. S6. General principles -- Ch. S7. Managing disturbance -- Ch. S8. Plant stock and planting -- Ch. S9. Rainforest depletion in south-eastern Australia -- Appendices to Supplement -- Other resources: An operationalisation plan for rainforest restoration; Definitions and synonymy |
| Summary |
Definitive guide to the recovery and restoration of Subtropical, Warm Temperate, Cool Temperate, Gallery, Dry, Dry Gully and Littoral Rainforests from south-eastern Queensland to Tasmania. Presents detailed restoration methods in 10 easy-to-follow steps, documenting the research and trials undertaken during rainforest restoration over more than two decades. Supported by a CD that provides important background information, with 32 appendices, a propagation manual for the region's 735 rainforest plants, an illustrated glossary and resources for teachers |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography included on CD-ROM |
| Notes |
System requirements for accompanying CD-ROM: PC or compatible. Adobe Acrobat 7 or later version |
| Subject |
Rain forests -- Australia, Southeastern -- Management.
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Rain forest conservation -- Australia, Southeastern.
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Reforestation -- Australia, Southeastern.
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Forest restoration -- Australia, Southeastern.
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| Author |
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (Australia)
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East Gippsland Catchment Management Authority
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| ISBN |
9780643094710 paperback |
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