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Ecological Restoration, Second Edition Principles, Values, and Structure of an Emerging Profession

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ISBN-10: 1610911687

ISBN-13: 9781610911689

Edition: 2nd 2013

Authors: Andre F. Clewell, James Aronson

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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…    
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Book details

List price: $39.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Island Press
Publication date: 1/21/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 329
Size: 7.00" wide x 10.00" long x 0.80" tall
Weight: 1.540
Language: English

About the Society for Ecological Restoration
List of Virtual Field Trips
Foreword
Preface
Why We Restore
Overview
Some Basic Terms and Concepts
Values and Ecological Restoration
Ecological Values
Personal Values
Socioeconomic Values
Cultural Values
Holons and Realms of Organization
Disturbance and Impairment
Disturbance
Ecosystem Response to Disturbance
Degradation, Damage, Destruction
Ecological Consequences of Impairment
What We Restore
Recovery
Ecological Views of Recovery
Ecological Theory and Restoration
Ecological Attributes of Restored Ecosystems
Species Composition
Community Structure
Abiotic Environment
Landscape Context
Ecological Functionality
Historic Continuity
Ecological Complexity
Self-Organization
Resilience
Self-Sustainability
Biosphere Support
Goals and Project Standards
Semicultural Landscapes and Ecosystems
Culturalization of Landscapes
Examples of Semicultural Landscapes
Selecting Semicultural Targets for Restoration
How We Restore
Ecological References
Reference Concept
Types of Reference Sites
Steps in Reference Model Preparation
Temporal References
References in Landscape Restoration
Trajectories
Approaches to Restoration
Intensity of Effort
Framework Approach
Sources of Knowledge
Project Planning and Evaluation
Guidelines for Restoration
Strategies and Designs
Inoculating Soils and Substrates
Project Evaluation
Ecological Restoration as a Profession
Relationship of Restoration to Related Fields
Restoration Ecology and Ecological Restoration
Ecosystem Management
Rehabilitation, Reclamation, Revegetation, and Remediation
Compensatory Mitigation
Fabrication and Creation
Landscape Architecture and Design
Ecological Engineering
Restoration of Natural Capital
Sustainability Science
Projects and the Professional
Stakeholders
Project Sponsors
Project Roles
Organizational Structure
Evolution of Contexts
Stewardship Models
Practitioner Certification
Moving Restoration Forward-Together
Perceptions of Ecological Restoration
Novel Ecosystems
Climate Change
Moving Forward
Glossary
References Cited
About the Authors and Collaborators
Index