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Author Whisenant, Steven G. (Steven Gerald), 1950-

Title Repairing damaged wildlands : a process-oriented, landscape-scale approach / Steven G. Whisenant
Published Cambridge, UK ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 1999

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 312 pages) : illustrations
Series Biological conservation, restoration, and sustainability ; 1
Biological conservation, restoration, and sustainability ; 1.
Contents Wildland degradation and repair -- Assessing damage to primary processes -- Repairing damaged primary processes -- Directing vegetation change -- Selecting plant materials -- Site preparation and seedbed management -- Planting -- Planning repair programs for wildland landscapes
Summary "The unique approach to ecological restoration described in this book will appeal to anyone interested in improving the ecological conditions, biological diversity, or productivity of damaged wildlands. Using sound ecological principles, the author describes how these ecosystems are stabilised and directed toward realistic management objectives using natural recovery processes rather than expensive subsides."--Jacket
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 258-308)
Notes Print version record
Subject Restoration ecology.
Conservation biology.
Range management.
NATURE -- Natural Resources.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Environmental Economics.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Green Business.
Conservation biology
Range management
Restoration ecology
Umweltschaden
Rekultivierung
Naturschutzplanung
Natuurgebieden.
Herstel.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 051101760X
9780511017605
0511173458
9780511173455
9780511612565
0511612567
9780521470018
0521470013
9780521665407
052166540X