Restoration Ecology. The New Frontier
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Author(s): J. van Andel and J. Aronson (Eds)
Publisher: Blackwell Publishing
ISBN: 063205834X
Format: softback
319pp
Price: £32.50
Review Date: 11 August 2005
Review: Restoration ecology is the field of study that provides the scientific background and underpinnings for practical ecological restoration. This textbook, for postgraduate students, begins by providing the reader with an introduction to restoration ecology. It goes on to explore the potential applicability of current ecological concepts and theories, at the levels of landscapes, ecosystems, communities and populations. The next part of the book focuses on particular ecosystems: dry grasslands, mire and wet grasslands, forests, rivers and floodplains, freshwater lakes, intertidal flats and tidal salt marshes, Mediterranean woodlands, and alpine ecosystems. The book concludes by examining the challenge for ecological restoration in the future.