Restoration ecology
The Earth's biodiversity is at risk, as delicate ecosystems struggle to overcome global climate change, rain forest destruction acid rain overfishing, erosion, and a host of other interconnected environmental problems. Written for upper-level undergraduate and graduate students, Restoration Eco...
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| Language: | English |
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Sudbury, Massachusetts :
Jones and Bartlett Publishers ,
c2011
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| Summary: | The Earth's biodiversity is at risk, as delicate ecosystems struggle to overcome global climate change, rain forest destruction acid rain overfishing, erosion, and a host of other interconnected environmental problems. Written for upper-level undergraduate and graduate students, Restoration Ecology addresses these growing environmental Concerns and offers practical and economical solution. The text opens with a look at fundamental ecological principles critical to understanding restoration, including nutriert cycing and factors that regulate ecosystem function, and continues on to explore restoration in practice, providing real-life accounts of the restoration of various disturbed ecosystems. The final section delves into the planning implementation monitoring, and appraisal of restoration work. -- Book Jacket |
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| Physical Description: | xvi, 408 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 0763742198 (paperback alk. paper) 9780763742195 (paperback : alk. paper) |