Restoration ecology and sustainable development / edited by Krystyna M. Urbanska, Nigel R. Webb, and Peter J. Edwards.

Other author Urbanska, K. M. (Krystyna M.)
Other author Webb, N. R. (Nigel R.)
Other author Edwards, Peter J.
Format Book
Publication InfoCambridge, U.K. ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1997.
Descriptionxv, 397 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents Why restoration? / Krystyna M. Urbanska, Nigel R. Webb, Peter J. Edwards -- What do we mean by restoration? / Anthony D. Bradshaw -- Restoration as an ecosystem process : implications of the modern ecological paradigm / V. Thomas Parker, Steward T.A. Pickett -- Importance of soil ecology in restoration science / Anthony D. Bradshaw -- Soil micro-organisms, mycorrhiza, and restoration ecology / Kurt Haselwandter -- Safe sites : interface of plant population ecology and restoration ecology / Krystyna M. Urbanska -- Role of plant-animal mutualisms in the design and restoration of natural communities / Steven N. Handel -- Development of criteria for ecological restoration / Nigel R. Webb -- Restoring alpine ecosystems in the western United States : environmental constraints, disturbance characteristics, and restoration success / Jeanne C. Chambers -- Restoration of eroded areas in Iceland / Sigurður H. Magnússon -- Invertebrates assist the restoration process : an Australian perspective / Jonathan D. Majer -- Terrestrial arthropods as ecological indicators of habitat restoration in southwestern North America / Kathy S. Williams -- Tidal wetlands restoration and creation along the east coast of North America / William A. Niering -- Options for restoration and management of coastal salt marshes in Europe / Jan P. Bakker ... [et al.] -- Ecological engineering and sustainable development / Peter J. Edwards, Cyrus Abivardi -- Ecological restoration, the magnitude of the challenge : an outsider's view / Michael J. Clark -- Restoration ecology : science, technology, and society / Peter J. Edwards ... [et al.].
Local noteLittle-320017--305131018934
General notePapers from a conference sponsored by the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich, and others.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 96052176
ISBN0521581605 (hc)
ISBN052159989X (pbk.)

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Joyner General Stacks QH541.15.R45 R5 1997 ✔ Available Place Hold