Restoration ecology and sustainable development
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Restoration ecology and sustainable development
Cambridge University Press, 1997
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  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
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  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
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  United Kingdom
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Papers from a conference sponsored by the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich, and others
Includes indexes
Description and Table of Contents
Description
The problem of ecosystem damage is international; a recent estimate suggests that 43% of the earth's terrestrial surface has a reduced capacity to supply benefits to humanity because of recent direct impacts of land use. The discipline of restoration ecology aims to provide a scientifically sound basis for the reconstruction of degraded or destroyed ecosystems and to produce self-supporting systems which are, to some degree, resilient to subsequent damage. This book looks at the main issues with a broad perspective, using case studies where appropriate and considering the economic and social context in which restoration is carried out. It is essential to reverse current trends by developing and using our knowledge of how to restore ecosystems. The book is therefore important for scientists, professionals in ecological restoration, landscape architects and environmental engineers, and more generally for those involved in sustainable development.
Table of Contents
- Foreword Pehr Enckell
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- 1. Why restoration? Krystyna M. Urbanska, Nigel R. Webb and Peter J. Edwards
- 2. What do we mean by restoration? Anthony D. Bradshaw
- Part I. Ecological Basis of Restoration: 3. Restoration as an ecosystem process: implications of the modern ecological paradigm V. Thomas Parker and Steward T. A. Pickett
- 4. Importance of soil ecology in restoration science A. D. Bradshaw
- 5. Soil microorganisms, mycorrhiza and restoration ecology Kurt Haselwandter
- 6. Safe sites - interface of plant population ecology and restoration ecology Krystyna M. Urbanska
- 7. The role of plant-animal mutualism in the design and restoration of natural communities Steven N. Handel
- 8. The development of criteria for ecological restoration Nigel R. Webb
- Part II. The Implementation and Assessment of Restoration Schemes: 9. Restoring alpine ecosystems in the United States: environmental constraints, disturbance characteristics and restoration success Jeanne C. Chambers
- 10. Restoration of eroded areas in Iceland Sigurdur H. Marnusson
- 11. Invertebrates assist the restoration process: an Australian perspective Jonathan D. Majer
- 12. Terrestrial arthropods as ecological indicators of habitat restoration in southwestern North America K. S. Williams
- 13. Tidal wetland restoration and creation along the east coast of North America William A. Niering
- 14. Options for restoration and management of coastal salt marshes in Europe Jan P. Bakker, Peter Esselink, Rene van der Wal and Kees S. Dijkema
- Part III. Ecological Restoration, Economics and Sustainability: 15. Ecological engineering and sustainable development Peter J. Edwards, and Cyrus Abivardi
- 16. Ecological restoration - the magnitude of the challenge: an outsider's view Michael Clark
- Part IV. Conclusions: 17. Restoration ecology: science, technology and society Peter J. Edwards, Nigel R. Webb, Krystyna M. Urbanska and Reinhard Bornkamm
- Taxonomic index
- Subject index.
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