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Ecological restoration /
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Nova Science Publishers,
©2009.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Ecological Restoration; Contents; Preface; Auction Designs for Native Biodiversity Conservation on Private Lands; Abstract; 1. Introduction; 2. An Overview of Conservation Auctions; 3. Limitations of Existing Conservation Auction Designs; 4. Output-Based Auction; 5. Conservation of Multiple Species; 6. A Bio-Economic Model on Conservation of Multiple Species; 7. Combinational Biodiversity Auction; 8. Concluding Remarks; Acknowledgment; References; Appendix -1: A Bio-Economic Model on Endangered Species Conservation in the Wheat Belts of WA; River Channel Restoration for Ecological Improvement.
- AbstractIntroduction: Development of the Restoration Paradigm in River Science; The Scientific Basis for River Channel Habitat Restoration; Success in the Restoration of Rivers for Ecological Purposes; The Future; Conclusion; References; Effects of Ecological Restoration on Biogeochemical Processes in Complex Riverine Landscapes; Abstract; Introduction; The Austrian Danube Stretch Downstream of Vienna; Effects on Biogeochemical Processes in Riverine Landscapes; The Importance of Algal Production for Organic Matter Dynamics; The Hydrological Control of Planktonic Processes in Side-Arms.
- Future Perspectives for Ecological Restoration of Large RiversAcknowledgments; References; Integrating Structural and Functional Metrics to Assess the Early Success of Salt Marsh Restoration; Abstract; Introduction; Materials and Methods; Results; Discussion; Acknowledgments; References; Restoration of Channelized Fluvial Systems and Their Floodplains; Abstract; Introduction; Floodplain Formation; Sediment; Hydrology; Floodplain Features; Floodplain Forests; Alterations to Fluvial Systems; Case Study: Western Tennessee; Restoration Guidelines; References.
- Restoration, Rehabilitation and Gardening in Mediterranean Stream EcosystemsAbstract; Introduction; Restoration, Rehabilitation and Gardening; Water Quality and Quantity; In-Stream Habitat; Riparian Vegetation; Stream Connectivity; Exotic Species; Scope for Future Projects; References; Lessons that Nature Urges People to Learn: Experience from Open Drain Research; Abstract; Introduction; Materials, Site Description and Methods; Examples of Landscape Environmental Recovery; Considerations Concerning the Examples; Summary; References.
- Evaluation of Biological Quality of Lotic Ecosystems in Central-Southern Italy: A Comparison of Different European Biotic IndicesAbstract; 1. Introduction; 2. Materials and Methods; 3. Discussion and Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; Index.