Rewilding European Landscapes

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Pereira, Henrique M. (Editor), Navarro, Laetitia M. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Subjects: Environment.; Applied ecology.; Biodiversity.; Landscape ecology.; Environmental management.; Nature conservation.; Nature Conservation.; Environmental Management.; Landscape Ecology.; Applied Ecology.

Some European lands have been progressively alleviated of human pressures, particularly traditional agriculture in remote areas. This book proposes that this land abandonment can be seen as an opportunity to restore natural ecosystems via rewilding. We define rewilding as the passive management of e...