Overview
- The authors, pioneers in the field of restoration; have written a completely updated and expanded version of a classic book
- The authors tackle many controversies in the field head-on, affording the book a timeliness that is unique in the literature
- The new edition contains entirely new “Virtual Field Trips,” which are popular with both readers and professors
Part of the book series: The Science and Practice of Ecological Restoration (SPER)
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Why We Restore
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What We Restore
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How We Restore
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Ecological Restoration as a Profession
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About this book
Originally published in 2007, Ecological Restoration has become one of the seminal books in this quickly developing field. This completely revised and reorganized edition presents up-to-date developments and current trends in the field by two of its leaders. Among its key features are:
Entirely new Virtual Field Trips, with additional examples woven into chapters
Full treatment of the controversial topic of the restoration of semicultural ecosystems
Up-to-date discussion of reference systems and reference models, which inform almost every aspect of restoration planning
Full discussion of the global issue of ecosystem impairment and the complex topics of what restoration recovery means and how it is accomplished.
The authors focus on clarifying terminology, stressing the importance of precision in language for a field that is quickly becoming an established discipline. This new edition will be an invaluable resource for practitioners and theoreticians from avariety of backgrounds and perspectives, ranging from backyard volunteers to highly trained academic scientists and professional consultants.
About the authors
Andre F. Clewell taught botany at Florida State University in Tallahassee for 16 years before entering private practice as a restoration practitioner and plant ecologist. He owned a consulting firm for 22 years. He served as President of the Society for Ecological Restoration and is currently the managing trustee of the newly formed nongovernmental organization, RNC-South Asia, which is affiliated with the RNC Alliance, based at the Missouri Botanical Garden. His research interests include ecosystem inventory and characterization, restoration ecology, and plant systematics.
Clewell served on the board of directors of SER International during the first seven years of that organization's existence and as SER's second president for two of those years. He owned A.F. Clewell, Inc. in Holmes Beach, Florida, which was founded in 1984 and closed in 2006.
James Aronson is a full-time researcher, and for over 20 years has been involved with research and development programs aimed atrestoring and rehabilitating degraded ecosystems in the Mediterranean region, South America, Africa, and elsewhere. Since 1992, he has been a researcher with the Center for Functional and Evolutionary Ecology (CNRS) in Montpellier, France, where he serves as Head of the Restoration Ecology Group. He is also Curator of Restoration Ecology at the Missouri Botanical Garden in St. Louis, Missouri.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Ecological Restoration, Second Edition
Book Subtitle: Principles, Values, and Structure of an Emerging Profession
Authors: Andre F. Clewell, James Aronson
Series Title: The Science and Practice of Ecological Restoration
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5822/978-1-59726-323-8
Publisher: Island Press Washington, DC
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Andre F. Clewell and James Aronson 2013
eBook ISBN: 978-1-59726-323-8Published: 26 February 2013
Series ISSN: 2945-5391
Series E-ISSN: 2945-5405
Edition Number: 2
Number of Pages: XXIV, 303
Number of Illustrations: 78 b/w illustrations
Topics: Environment, general, Science, Humanities and Social Sciences, multidisciplinary, Terrestial Ecology, Environmental Management, Applied Ecology