| Description |
xi, 411 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
I. Introduction -- 1. Why Ecological Engineering and Ecosystem Restoration? -- 2. Definitions -- 3. Classification of Ecological Engineering -- 4. Ecosystems -- 5. Ecological Design Principles -- II. Applications of Ecological Engineering -- 6. Lake and Reservoir Restoration -- 7. Stream and River Restoration -- 8. Wetland Creation and Restoration -- 9. Coastal Restoration -- 10. Treatment Wetlands -- 11. Bioremediation: Restoration of Contaminated Soils -- 12. Mine and Disturbed Land Restoration -- 13. Ecological Engineering in China -- III. Ecological Engineering Tools -- 14. Modeling in Ecological Engineering and Ecosystem Restoration |
| Summary |
"Ecological Engineering and Ecosystem Restoration has the new and updated information that is essential for today's environmental scientists and engineers, wetlands scientists and managers, ecologists and ecological engineers, civil engineers, and landscape architects."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 367-396) and indexes |
| Subject |
Restoration ecology.
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Ecological engineering.
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| Author |
Jørgensen, Sven Erik, 1934-
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| LC no. |
2003041105 |
| ISBN |
047133264X |
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