| Description |
425 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
Ch. 1. Restoration Ecology: Protecting our National and Global Life Support Systems / John Cairns, Jr. -- Ch. 2. Decision Analysis: An Integrated Approach to Ecosystem Exploitation and Rehabilitation Decisions / Lynn A. Maguire -- Ch. 3. Making Watershed Restoration Happen: What Does Economics Offer? / Leonard A. Shabman -- Ch. 4. Principles and Guidelines for Restoration of River/Floodplain Ecosystems - Kissimmee River, Florida / Louis A. Toth -- Ch. 5. Salt Marsh Restoration: Lessons from California / Joy B. Zedler -- Ch. 6. Mitigation Banks: A Strategy for Sustainable Ecosystem Function / Daniel E. Willard and John Klarquist -- Ch. 7. Restoration and Management of Ecosystems for Nature Conservation in Germany / Diedrich Bruns and Sabine Gilcher -- Ch. 8. Alternative Endpoints for Reclamation / Anthony D. Bradshaw -- Ch. 9. Improving Coal Surface Mine Reclamation in the Central Appalachian Region / W. Lee Daniels and Carl E. Zipper |
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Ch. 10. Nuclear Winter: Is Rehabilitation Possible? /Anne H. Ehrlich -- Ch. 11. River and Stream Restoration / James A. Gore, Franklin L. Bryant and Dina J. Crawford -- Ch. 12. Political and Social Factors in the Patuxent River Cleanup Agreement /Peter N. Klose, Elizabeth L. Rich and Peter Schneider -- Ch. 13. Re-Creation of Ecosystems at Mount St. Helens: Contrasts in Artificial and Natural Approaches / Jerry F. Franklin, Peter M. Frenzen and Frederick J. Swanson -- Ch. 14. Insect Pests and Plant Stress as Considerations for Revegetation of Disturbed Ecosystems / Svaia M. Louda -- Ch. 15. Variation in Undisturbed Plant and Animal Populations and Its Implications for Studies of Recovering Ecosystems /David W. Inouye -- Ch. 16. Restoration Ecology: A Synthetic Approach to Ecological Research / William R. Jordan III -- Ch. 17. Abandoned Mines in Illinois and North Dakota: Toward an Understanding of Revegetation Problems / Claus Grunwald, Louis R. Iverson and Diane B. Szafoni |
| Analysis |
Derelict land Reclamation |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Restoration ecology -- Case studies.
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Restoration ecology -- Case studies.
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Revegetation.
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| Author |
Cairns, John, 1923-
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| LC no. |
94015305 |
| ISBN |
1566700434 (acid-free paper) |
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