Restoring Disturbed Landscapes Putting Principles into Practice /

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Tongway, David J. (Συγγραφέας), Ludwig, John A. (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, 2011.
• Σειρά: The Science and Practice of Ecological Restoration
• Θέματα: Environment.; Ecosystems.; Landscape ecology.; Conservation biology.; Ecology.; Environmental management.; Nature conservation.; Environmental Management.; Landscape Ecology.; Conservation Biology/Ecology.; Nature Conservation.

Restoring Disturbed Landscapes is a hands-on guide for individuals and groups seeking to improve the functional capacity of landscapes. The book presents a five-step, adaptive procedure for restoring landscapes that is supported by proven principles and concepts of ecological science. Written by res...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Foreword
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• PART I: A Function-Based Approach to Restoring Disturbed Landscapes. 1. Our Approach to Restoring Disturbed Landscapes: Five-Step Adaptive Procedure
• 2. A Framework for How Landscapes Function
• 3. Principles for Restoring Landscape Functionality
• PART II: Case Studies on Restoring Landscapes: Mine Sites and Rangelands. 4. Restoring Mined Landscapes
• 5. Restoring Damaged Rangelands
• PART III: Scenarios for Restoring Landscapes: Mine Sites, Rangelands, Farmlands, and Roadsides. 6. Restoration of Mine-Site Waste-Rock Dumps
• 7. Restoration of Mine-Site Tailings Storage Facilities
• 8. Restoring Landscapes after Open-Cut Coal Mining
• 9. Restoring Rangelands with an Overabundance of Shrubs
• 10. Renewing Pastureland Functions Using Tree Belts
• 11. Restoration of Former Farmlands near Urban Developments
• 12. Restoring Verges after Road Construction
• PART IV: Monitoring Indicators. 13. Landscape Function Analysis: An Overview and Landscape Organization Indicators
• 14. Landscape Function Analysis: Soil-Surface Indicators
• 15. Ephemeral Drainage-Line Assessments: Indicators of Stability
• 16. Vegetation Assessments: Structure and Habitat Complexity Indicators
• 17. Reflections on Restoring Landscapes: A Function-Based Adaptive Approach
• References
• Glossary
• Further reading
• About the authors
• Index.