Foundations of Restoration Ecology

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Palmer, Margaret A. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Zedler, Joy B. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Falk, Donald A. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Washington, DC : Island Press/Center for Resource Economics : Imprint: Island Press, 2016.
• Θέματα: Environment.; Ecosystems.; Conservation biology.; Ecology.; Environment, general.; Conservation Biology/Ecology.

The practice of ecological restoration, firmly grounded in the science of restoration ecology, provides governments, organizations, and landowners a means to halt degradation and restore function and resilience to ecosystems stressed by climate change and other pressures on the natural world. Founda...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Foreword
• Preface
• Book Guide
• Acknowledgements
• PART I. Introduction to Restoration and Foundational Concepts
• 1. Ecological Theory and Restoration Ecology
• 2. Ecological Dynamics and Ecological Restoration
• 3. Biodiversity as a Goal and Driver of Restoration
• 4. Landscape Ecology and Restoration Processes
• PART II. Ecological Theory and the Restoration of Populations and Communities
• 5. Population and Ecological Genetics in Restoration Ecology
• 6. Ecophysiological Considerations for Restoration
• 7. Implications of Populations and Metapopulation Theory for Restoration Science and Practice.-8. Invasive Species and Restoration Challenges
• 9. Assembly Theory for Restoring Ecosystem Structure and Functioning: Timing is Everything?- 10. Heterogeneity Theory and Ecological Restoration
• 11. Food Web Theory and Ecological Restoration
• PART III. Ecosystem Processes and Restoration Ecology.-12. Nutrient Dynamics as Determinants and Outcomes of Restoration
• 13. Recovery of Ecosystem Processes: Carbon and Energy Flows in Restored Wetlands, Grasslands and Forests
• 14. Watershed Processes as Drivers for Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration
• PART IV. The Spatial and Temporal Dimensions of Restoration
• 15. Evolutionary Restoration Ecology
• 16. Macroecology and the Theory of Island Biogeography: Abundant Utility for Applications in Restoration Ecology
• 17. The Influence of Climate Variability and Change on the Science and Practice of Restoration Ecology
• PART V. Synthesis and Challenges
• 18. Persistent and emerging themes in the linkage of theory to restoration practice
• About the Editors
• About the Contributors
• Index.