Restoring Disturbed Landscapes Putting Principles into Practice /

Restoring Disturbed Landscapes is a hands-on guide for individuals and groups seeking to improve the functional capacity of landscapes. The book presents a five-step, adaptive procedure for restoring landscapes that is supported by proven principles and concepts of ecological science. Written by res...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Tongway, David J. (Autor), Ludwig, John (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, DC : Island Press/Center for Resource Economics : Imprint: Island Press, 2011.
Edición:1st ed. 2011.
Colección:The Science and Practice of Ecological Restoration,
Temas:
Environmental management.
Landscape ecology.
Biotic communities.
Conservation biology.
Ecology .
Environmental Management.
Landscape Ecology.
Ecosystems.
Conservation Biology.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • PART I: A Function-Based Approach to Restoring Disturbed Landscapes. 1. Our Approach to Restoring Disturbed Landscapes: Five-Step Adaptive Procedure
  • 2. A Framework for How Landscapes Function
  • 3. Principles for Restoring Landscape Functionality
  • PART II: Case Studies on Restoring Landscapes: Mine Sites and Rangelands. 4. Restoring Mined Landscapes
  • 5. Restoring Damaged Rangelands
  • PART III: Scenarios for Restoring Landscapes: Mine Sites, Rangelands, Farmlands, and Roadsides. 6. Restoration of Mine-Site Waste-Rock Dumps
  • 7. Restoration of Mine-Site Tailings Storage Facilities
  • 8. Restoring Landscapes after Open-Cut Coal Mining
  • 9. Restoring Rangelands with an Overabundance of Shrubs
  • 10. Renewing Pastureland Functions Using Tree Belts
  • 11. Restoration of Former Farmlands near Urban Developments
  • 12. Restoring Verges after Road Construction
  • PART IV: Monitoring Indicators. 13. Landscape Function Analysis: An Overview and Landscape Organization Indicators
  • 14. Landscape Function Analysis: Soil-Surface Indicators
  • 15. Ephemeral Drainage-Line Assessments: Indicators of Stability
  • 16. Vegetation Assessments: Structure and Habitat Complexity Indicators
  • 17. Reflections on Restoring Landscapes: A Function-Based Adaptive Approach
  • References
  • Glossary
  • Further reading
  • About the authors
  • Index.

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