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'I would recommend the book as an essential text for any applied ecology or environmental science degree course. It is very well written and includes some useful tables and diagrams along with relevant illustrations of restoration work being carried out in the field.' John Patchett, Biological Conservation
Book Description
The unique approach to ecological restoration described in this book will appeal to anyone interested in improving the ecological conditions, biological diversity, or productivity of damaged wildlands. Using sound ecological principles, the author describes how these ecosystems are stabilized and directed toward realistic management objectives using natural recovery processes rather than expensive subsidies. An initial emphasis on repairing water and nutrient cycles, and increasing energy capture, will initiate and direct positive feedback repair systems that drive continuing autogenic recovery. This strategy is most appropriate where landuse goals call for low-input, sustainable vegetation managed for biological diversity, livestock production, timber production, wildlife habitat, watershed management, or ecosystem services. No other book provides such a comprehensive strategy for the ecological restoration of any wildland ecosystem, making this an invaluable resource for professionals working in the fields of ecological restoration, conservation biology and rangeland management.
Repairing Damaged Wildlands : A Process-Orientated, Landscape-Scale Approach (Biological Conservation, Restoration, and Sustainability)
Repairing Damaged Wildlands: A Process-Orientated, Landscape-Scale Approach (Biological Conservation, Restoration, and Sustainability),S. Whisenant,A. D. Bradshaw,J. L. Craig,W. Jordan,S. L. Pimm,D. S. Saunders,M. B. Usher,Cambridge University Press,052166540X,Conservation biology,Environmental Science,Environmental Studies,Life Sciences - Biology - General,Natural Resources,Range management,Restoration ecology,Science,Science/Mathematics,Conservation of the environment,Management of land & natural resources,Science / Biology
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