Ecological Restoration Principles, Values, and Structure of an Emerging Profession /

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Clewell, Andre F. (Συγγραφέας), Aronson, James (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Washington, DC : Island Press/Center for Resource Economics : Imprint: Island Press, 2013.
• Έκδοση: Second Edition.
• Σειρά: The Science and Practice of Ecological Restoration
• Θέματα: Environment.; Science.; Applied ecology.; Ecology.; Environmental management.; Environment, general.; Science, general.; Terrestial Ecology.; Environmental Management.; Applied Ecology.

Ecological restoration is a rapidly growing discipline that encompasses a wide range of activities and brings together practitioners and theoreticians from a variety of backgrounds and perspectives, ranging from volunteer backyard restorationists to highly trained academic scientists and professiona...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• About the society for ecological restoration
• List of virtual field trips
• Foreword; Paddy Woodworth
• Preface
• Part I. Why We Restore. 1. Overview
• 2. Values and Ecological Restoration
• 3. Disturbance and Impairment. Disturbance
• Part II. What We Restore. 4. Recovery
• 5. Ecological Attributes of Restored Ecosystems
• 6. Semicultural Landscapes and Ecosystems
• Part III. How We Restore. 7. Ecological References
• 8. Approaches to Restoration
• 9. Project Planning and Evaluation. Guidelines for Restoration
• Part IV. Ecological Restoration as a Profession. 10. Relationship of Restoration to Related Fields
• 11. Projects and the Professional
• 12. Moving Restoration Forward—Together
• Glossary
• References cited
• About the authors and collaborators
• Index.