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Ecological Restoration, Second Edition: Principles, Values, and Structure of an Emerging Profession
Andre F. Clewell
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Description for Ecological Restoration, Second Edition: Principles, Values, and Structure of an Emerging Profession
Hardback. Suitable for practitioners and theoreticians from a variety of backgrounds and perspectives from backyard volunteers to trained academic scientists and professional consultants, this title focuses on clarifying terminology, stressing the importance of precision in language for a field that is quickly becoming an established discipline. Num Pages: 280 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: RNF; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 264 x 187 x 23. Weight in Grams: 778.
Originally published in 2007, "Ecological Restoration" has become one of the seminal books in this quickly developing field. This completely revised and reorganised edition presents up-to-date developments and current trends in the field by two of its leaders. Among its key features are: entirely new Virtual Field Trips, with additional examples woven into chapters; full treatment of the controversial topic of the restoration of semicultural ecosystems; up-to-date discussion of reference systems and reference models, which inform almost every aspect of restoration planning; and, full discussion of the global issue of ecosystem impairment and the complex topics of what restoration recovery ... Read more
Originally published in 2007, "Ecological Restoration" has become one of the seminal books in this quickly developing field. This completely revised and reorganised edition presents up-to-date developments and current trends in the field by two of its leaders. Among its key features are: entirely new Virtual Field Trips, with additional examples woven into chapters; full treatment of the controversial topic of the restoration of semicultural ecosystems; up-to-date discussion of reference systems and reference models, which inform almost every aspect of restoration planning; and, full discussion of the global issue of ecosystem impairment and the complex topics of what restoration recovery ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Island Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
Washington, United States
ISBN
9781610911672
SKU
V9781610911672
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99-15
About Andre F. Clewell
Andre F. Clewell is a consulting restoration practitioner and plant ecologist, and past president of the Society for Ecological Restoration. James Aronson is a restoration ecologist at the Center of Functional and Evolutionary Ecology, Montpellier, France, and the Missouri Botanical Garden in Saint Louis. He serves on the board of directors for the Society for Ecological Restoration.
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