ABSTRACT
Ecological restoration is a rapidly evolving discipline that is engaged with developing both methodologies and strategies for repairing damaged and polluted ecosystems and environments. During the last decade the rapid pace of climate change coupled with continuing habitat destruction and the spread of non-native species to new habitats has forced restoration ecologists to re-evaluate their goals and the methods they use. This comprehensive handbook brings together an internationally respected group of established and rising experts in the field.
The book begins with a description of current practices and the state of knowledge in particular areas of restoration, and then identifies new directions that will help the field achieve increasing levels of future success. Part I provides basic background about ecological and environmental restoration. Part II systematically reviews restoration in key ecosystem types located throughout the world. In Part III, management and policy issues are examined in detail, offering the first comprehensive treatment of policy relevance in the field, while Part IV looks to the future. Ultimately, good ecological restoration depends upon a combination of good science, policy, planning and outreach – all issues that are addressed in this unrivalled volume.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|86 pages
The basis for ecological restoration in the twenty-first century
part II|295 pages
Restoring key ecosystems
chapter 8|21 pages
Restoration and Ecosystem Management in the Boreal Forest
chapter 19|21 pages
Oyster-Generated Marine Habitats
chapter 20|17 pages
Ecological Rehabilitation in Mangrove Systems
part III|98 pages
Management and policy issues
chapter 32|16 pages
Profit Motivations and Ecological Restoration
part IV|98 pages
Ecological restoration for the future