Linking Restoration and Ecological Succession (eBook)

Lawrence R. Walker, Joe Walker, Richard J. Hobbs (Herausgeber)

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2007 | 2007
XII, 188 Seiten
Springer New York (Verlag)
978-0-387-35303-6 (ISBN)

Infos

This innovative book integrates practical information from restoration projects around the world with the latest developments in successional theory. It recognizes the critical roles of disturbance ecology, landscape ecology, ecological assembly, invasion biology, ecosystem health, and historical ecology in habitat restoration. It argues that restoration within a successional context will best utilize the lessons from each of these disciplines.

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While studies of restoration and ecological succession have been published independently, there is much overlap between these approaches that has not been adequately explored. Linking Restoration and Ecological Succession integrates practical information from restoration projects around the world with the latest developments in successional theory.This innovative book recognizes the critical roles of disturbance ecology, landscape ecology, ecological assembly, invasion biology, ecosystem health, and historical ecology in habitat restoration and argues that restoration within a successional context will best utilize the lessons from each of these disciplines. To successfully restore an ecosystem that needs minimal care, the temporal dynamics of successional processes must be considered. By re-examining restoration in the light of succession, the authors hope to encourage the development of new approaches to the practice of restoration supported by solid ecological principles.

Inhalt

Preface 6
Contents 8
Contributing Authors 9
Forging a New Alliance Between Succession and Restoration 12
Insights Gained from Succession for the Restoration of Landscape Structure and Function 30
Aboveground-Belowground Linkages, Ecosystem Development, and Ecosystem Restoration 56
Retrogressive Succession and Restoration on Old Landscapes 80
Succession and Restoration of Drained Fens: Perspectives from Northwestern Europe 101
Manipulation of Succession 132
Restoration as a Process of Assembly and Succession Mediated by Disturbance 161
Integrating Restoration and Succession 179
Glossary 191
Index 196

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 16.10.2007
• Reihe/Serie: Springer Series on Environmental Management
• Reihe/Serie: Springer Series on Environmental Management
• Zusatzinfo: XII, 188 p.
• Verlagsort: New York
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Studium ► 1. Studienabschnitt (Vorklinik) ► Biochemie / Molekularbiologie
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Botanik
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
• Themenwelt: Technik
• Themenwelt: Weitere Fachgebiete ► Land- / Forstwirtschaft / Fischerei
• Schlagworte: Assembly • ecological principles • Ecology • ecosystem • ecosystem development • ecosystem management • Environment • Environmental Management • restoration • succession • temporal dynamics
• ISBN-10: 0-387-35303-8 / 0387353038
• ISBN-13: 978-0-387-35303-6 / 9780387353036