Originally published in 2007, "Ecological Restoration" has become one of the seminal books in this quickly developing field. This completely revised and reorganized edition presents up-to-date developments and current trends in the field by two of its leaders. Among its key feat…
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 scien…
In recent years, restoration of forest ecosystems has gained much interest. Forestry research and management has undergone profound change over the last decade, and restoration has become a policy goal in many countries. Nevertheless, until now there has been no authoritative re…
The papers published in these proceedings address a range of reclamation issues and capture experience from the continents of Europe, Africa, and America as well as the UK. Administrative, technical and legal perspectives are considered and a wide range of case studies are prese…
Land reclamation: extending the boundaries : proceedings of the sev…
by Moore, Heather M., Fox, Howard R., International Affiliation of Land Reclamationists, National Land Reclamation Panel, British Land Reclamation Society, Institute of Professional Soil Scientists, International Affiliation of Land Reclamationists, Runcorn)
Attempting to extend the boundaries of land reclamation, this publication is a collection of conference papers addressing a range of topics from the practical challenges of cleaning up the most contaminated sites to the creation of new landscapes and the ethical issues surroundi…
"A look at how the natural world has changed because of the impact of humans and what we should be doing to help restore it for future generations."--[Source inconnue].
A look at how the natural world has changed because of the impact of humans and what we should be doing to help restore it for future generations.
One of the most interesting and vexing problems in ecology is how distinctly different communities of plants and animals can occur in the same ecosystem. The theory of these systems, known as multiple stable states, is well understood, but whether multiple stable states actually…
