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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Greipsson, Sigurdur (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Sudbury, Massachusetts : Jones and Bartlett Publishers , c2011
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction to restoration ecology
  • 2. Ecosystem functioning
  • 3. Biodiversity
  • 4. Succession
  • 5. Assembly
  • 6. Landscape
  • 7. Invasive species
  • 8. Soil
  • 9. Sand dunes
  • 10. Mines and polluted sites
  • 11. Forest
  • 12. Endangered animals
  • 13. Aquatic ecosystems : wetlands, lakes, and rivers
  • 14. Management of restoration project