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Restoration Ecology: The New Frontier
Jelte Van Andel
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Description for Restoration Ecology: The New Frontier
Paperback. Since 2006, when the first edition of this book appeared, major advances have taken place in restoration science and in the practice of ecological restoration, both now accepted as key components of the increasingly urgent search for sustainability at global, national, and community levels. Editor(s): van Andel, Jelte; Aronson, James. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 187 x 12. Weight in Grams: 890.
Enlarged, enhanced and internationalized edition of the first restoration ecology textbook to be published, with foreword by Dr. Steven Whisnant of Texas A&M University and Chair of the Society of Ecological Restoration. Since 2006, when the first edition of this book appeared, major advances have taken place in restoration science and in the practice of ecological restoration. Both are now accepted as key components of the increasingly urgent search for sustainability at global, national, and community levels hence the phrase 'New Frontier' in the title. While the first edition focused on ecosystems and landscapes in Europe, this new edition covers ... Read more
Enlarged, enhanced and internationalized edition of the first restoration ecology textbook to be published, with foreword by Dr. Steven Whisnant of Texas A&M University and Chair of the Society of Ecological Restoration. Since 2006, when the first edition of this book appeared, major advances have taken place in restoration science and in the practice of ecological restoration. Both are now accepted as key components of the increasingly urgent search for sustainability at global, national, and community levels hence the phrase 'New Frontier' in the title. While the first edition focused on ecosystems and landscapes in Europe, this new edition covers ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Weight
891 g
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
Chicester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781444336368
SKU
V9781444336368
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-13
About Jelte Van Andel
Dr Jelte van Andel is Professor of Plant Ecology, recently retired from the University of Groningen, the Netherlands. His interest in the fundamentals of plant population ecology and vegetation dynamics increasingly includes the applicability of concepts and theories to problems facing society, aiming at improving the communication between scientists and citizens. Dr James Aronson is a ... Read more
Reviews for Restoration Ecology: The New Frontier
Overall, I think that this book makes a genuinely useful contribution to the fields of scaling and governance and would highly recommend it as reading for those who are grappling with similar issues. (Restoration Ecology, 1 March 2015) As well as being a useful text for university students, the book particularly those chapters summarising recent thinking on ecological topics relevant ... Read more