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Restoration and Recovery of an Industrial Region

Progress in Restoring the Smelter-Damaged Landscape Near Sudbury, Canada

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  • © 1995

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Editors:
  1. John M. Gunn

    1. Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Cooperative Freshwater Ecology Unit, Laurentian University, Sudbury, Canada

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Part of the book series: Springer Series on Environmental Management (SSEM)

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Table of contents (26 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
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  2. History of Geology, Mineral Exploration, and Environmental Damage

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 2-4
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    2. Geological and Geographic Setting

      • David A. B. Pearson, J. Roger Pitblado
      Pages 5-15

    3. Early History of Human Activities in the Sudbury Area and Ecological Damage to the Landscape

      • Keith Winterhalder
      Pages 17-31

    4. Reading the Records Stored in the Lake Sediments: A Method of Examining the History and Extent of Industrial Damage to Lakes

      • Sushil S. Dixit, Aruna S. Dixit, John P. Smol, W. Keller
      Pages 33-44

  3. Trends in Natural Recovery after Emission Reductions

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 46-49
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    2. Declining Industrial Emissions, Improving Air Quality, and Reduced Damage to Vegetation

      • Raymond R. Potvin, John J. Negusanti
      Pages 51-65

    3. Lake Water Quality Improvements and Recovering Aquatic Communities

      • W. Keller, John M. Gunn
      Pages 67-80

    4. Lichens: Sensitive Indicators of Improving Air Quality

      • Peter J. Beckett
      Pages 81-91

    5. Natural Recovery of Vascular Plant Communities on the Industrial Barrens of the Sudbury Area

      • Keith Winterhalder
      Pages 93-102

  4. Goals of Restoration

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 104-107
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    2. Municipal Land Restoration Program: The Regreening Process

      • William E. Lautenbach, Jim Miller, Peter J. Beckett, John J. Negusanti, Keith Winterhalder
      Pages 109-122

    3. Revegetation of the Copper Cliff Tailings Area

      • Tom H. Peters
      Pages 123-133

    4. Engineered Wetlands as a Tailings Rehabilitation Strategy

      • Bob Michelutti, Mark Wiseman
      Pages 135-141

    5. Preservation of Biodiversity: Aurora Trout

      • Ed J. Snucins, John M. Gunn, W. Keller
      Pages 143-153

    6. Partnerships for Wildlife Restoration: Peregrine Falcons

      • Chris G. Blomme, Karen M. Laws
      Pages 155-166

  5. Research Topics in Restoration Ecology

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 168-172
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    2. Dynamics of Plant Communities and Soils in Revegetated Ecosystems: A Sudbury Case Study

      • Keith Winterhalder
      Pages 173-182

    3. Lake Sediments: Sources or Sinks of Industrially Mobilized Elements?

      • Nelson Belzile, J. Robert Morris
      Pages 183-193

    4. Liming of Sudbury Lakes: Lessons for Recovery of Aquatic Biota from Acidification

      • Norman D. Yan, W. Keller, John M. Gunn
      Pages 195-204
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Sudbury, Ontario is one of the world's most polluted areas. A century of industrial activities has resulted in thousands of acidified lakes and vast areas of denuded land. This book describes, in a manner accessible to a wide audience, the damage and the efforts at environmental restoration at Sudbury which resulted in its winning a United Nations award in 1992 for land reclamation.
The book has been written by a distinguished group of contributors, ranging from experts in acid rain and land reclamation to environmental engineers and toxicologists.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Cooperative Freshwater Ecology Unit, Laurentian University, Sudbury, Canada

    John M. Gunn

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