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Restoring Disturbed Landscapes : Putting Principles into Practice
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ISBN: 1597265802 1597265810 1610910079 1597262137 Year: 2011 Publisher: Washington, DC : Island Press/Center for Resource Economics : Imprint: Island Press,

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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 restoration experts with a wealth of experience teaching restoration principles and techniques to practitioners and would-be practitioners from a variety of backgrounds, the book offers: an outline of a science-based, ecologically sound approach to restoration discussion of the conceptual framework and rigorous principles that underlie the approach case studies of two types of restoration projects (restoring mined landscapes and restoring damaged rangelands) that illustrate how the approach, framework, and four key principles for restoring landscapes have been implemented a variety of scenarios that represent typical restoration problems and how those problems can be handled indicators for monitoring and how landscape function can be tracked and analyzed as part of a comprehensive monitoring program. Abundantly illustrated with photos and figures that clearly explain concepts outlined in the book, Restoring Disturbed Landscapes is an engaging and accessible work designed specifically for restoration practitioners with limited training or experience in the field. It tells restorationists where to start, what information they need to acquire, and how to apply this information to their specific situations.

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Earth & Environmental Sciences --- Environmental Sciences --- Restoration ecology --- Landscape protection --- Landscape ecology --- Ecology --- Restoration ecology. --- Landscape protection. --- Landscape ecology. --- Beautification of the landscape --- Conservation of landscapes --- Conservation of scenic beauty --- Conservation of scenic resources --- Landscape --- Natural beauty conservation --- Preservation of natural scenery --- Preservation of scenic resources --- Protection of landscapes --- Protection of scenic beauty --- Protection of scenic resources --- Scenery preservation --- Ecological restoration --- Ecosystem restoration --- Rehabilitation ecology --- Restoration of ecosystems --- Conservation --- Protection --- Environment. --- Ecosystems. --- Conservation biology. --- Ecology. --- Environmental management. --- Nature conservation. --- Environmental Management. --- Landscape Ecology. --- Conservation Biology/Ecology. --- Nature Conservation. --- Environmental protection --- Nature conservation --- Environmentally sensitive areas --- Landscape assessment --- Regional planning --- Applied ecology --- Endangered ecosystems. --- Threatened ecosystems --- Biotic communities --- Environmental stewardship --- Stewardship, Environmental --- Environmental sciences --- Management --- Conservation of nature --- Nature --- Nature protection --- Protection of nature --- Conservation of natural resources --- Conservation biology --- Endangered ecosystems --- Natural areas --- Ecology . --- Balance of nature --- Biology --- Bionomics --- Ecological processes --- Ecological science --- Ecological sciences --- Environment --- Environmental biology --- Oecology --- Population biology --- Biocenoses --- Biocoenoses --- Biogeoecology --- Biological communities --- Biomes --- Biotic community ecology --- Communities, Biotic --- Community ecology, Biotic --- Ecological communities --- Ecosystems --- Natural communities


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Ecological restoration : principles, values, and structure of an emerging profession
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ISBN: 1597263583 1610911679 1597263230 1610911687 Year: 2013 Publisher: Washington, District of Columbia : Island Press,

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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 professional consultants. This book offers a comprehensive and coherent account of the field for everyone who initiates, finances, designs, administers, issues government permits for, manages, and implements ecological restoration projects, and all those who serve in supportive roles. Originally published in 2007, this revised and reorganized edition brings the book up to date with new developments and current trends in the field. In a lively, personal fashion, the authors discuss scientific and practical aspects of the field as well as the human needs and values that motivate practitioners. The book - identifies fundamental concepts upon which restoration is based - considers the principles of restoration practice - explores the diverse values that are fulfilled with the restoration of ecosystems - reviews the structure of restoration practice, including the various contexts for restoration work, the professional development of its practitioners, and the relationships of restoration with allied fields and activities. The book also includes case studies and Virtual Field Trips around the world that illustrate points made in the book with on-the-ground information from those who were intimately involved with the projects described. Throughout, ecological restoration is conceived as a holistic endeavor, one that addresses issues of ecological degradation, biodiversity loss, personal engagement, and sustainability science simultaneously, and draws upon cultural resources and local skills and knowledge in restoration work.


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The Historical Ecology Handbook
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ISBN: 1610913345 9781610913348 Year: 2005 Publisher: Washington, DC

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As a guide to determining historic reference conditions of a landscape, this text makes connections between past and future ecosystems, bringing together leading experts to offer an introduction to the practical application of historical ecology by on-the-ground restorationists.


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Restoration ecology

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Ecological restoration : principles, values, and structure of an emerging profession
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ISBN: 9781597261685 1597261688 9781597261692 1597261696 Year: 2007 Publisher: Washington, D.C. : Island Press,

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Restauração Ecológica
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ISBN: 1610919106 9781610919104 9781610919098 1610919092 1610919092 9781610911689 9781610911672 Year: 2013 Publisher: Washington [District of Columbia]

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Restoring wildlife : ecological concepts and practical applications
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Year: 2009 Publisher: Island Press

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Restoring the Pacific Northwest
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ISBN: 1610911032 1597269204 1435611950 9781435611955 9781610911030 1559630779 9781559630771 1559630787 9781559630788 Year: 2006 Publisher: Washington, DC Island Press

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