Ecological restoration : principles, values, and structure of an emerging profession

Ecological restoration : principles, values, and structure of an emerging profession / Andre F. Clewell and James Aronson.

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...

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Main Author: Clewell, Andre F.
Corporate Author: Society for Ecological Restoration International
Other Authors: Aronson, James, 1953-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC : Island Press, ©2013.
©2013
Edition:2nd ed.
Series:Science and practice of ecological restoration.
Subjects:
Restoration ecology.
Environmental management.
environmental control.
NATURE > Ecology.
NATURE > Ecosystems & Habitats > Wilderness.
SCIENCE > Environmental Science.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Ecology.
Restoration ecology
Renaturierung > Ökologie
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Table of Contents:
  • Why We Restore. Overview
  • Values and Ecological Restoration
  • Disturbance and Impairment
  • What We Restore. Recovery
  • Ecological Attributes of Restored Ecosystems
  • Semicultural Landscapes and Ecosystems
  • How We Restore. Ecological References
  • Approaches to Restoration
  • Project Planning and Evaluation
  • Ecological Restoration as a Profession. Relationship of Restoration to Related Fields
  • Projects and the Professional
  • Moving Restoration Forward--Together.

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