Walker Linking Restoration and Ecological Succession

1. Auflage 2007
ISBN: 978-0-387-35303-6
Verlag: Springer-Verlag
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 188 Seiten

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Walker, Joe

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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