Nature's second chance : restoring the ecology of Stone Prairie Farm /

Renowned conservationist Aldo Leopold once wrote, "A thing is right when it tends to preserve the integrity, stability, and beauty of the biotic community. It is wrong when it does otherwise." Few have taken Leopold's vision more to heart than Steven I. Apfelbaum, who has, over the la...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Apfelbaum, Steven I., 1954-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Boston, Mass. : Beacon Press, ©2009.
Subjects:
Apfelbaum, Steven I., > 1954-
Restoration ecology > Wisconsin > Anecdotes.
Prairie restoration > Wisconsin > Anecdotes.
Réhabilitation (Écologie) > Wisconsin > Anecdotes.
Prairies > Réhabilitation > Wisconsin > Anecdotes.
NATURE > Environmental Conservation & Protection.
Prairie restoration
Restoration ecology
Stone Prairie Farm (Wis.)
Wisconsin
Wisconsin > Stone Prairie Farm
Anecdotes
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • A place to settle
  • Ancient landforms and modern inhabitants
  • Jump-starting land restoration
  • Formative ideas and understandings
  • The past revisits and the future begins
  • Taming the old house
  • Planting the seeds of restoration
  • The doctor is in-- symptoms of ecological health
  • Playing with fire
  • Getting to know your neighbors
  • Globally connected
  • Gone
  • Exotic and invasive species
  • The invading humans
  • Ecological reserves
  • A healthy Earth ethic
  • Conclusion : Land community membership.

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