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Record Nr.

UNINA9910827755803321

Autore

Walker Lawrence R

Titolo

Primary succession and ecosystem rehabilitation / / Lawrence R. Walker and Roger del Moral

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, UK ; ; New York, : Cambridge University Press, 2003

ISBN

1-107-13027-1

1-280-43031-1

9786610430314

1-139-14700-5

0-511-17866-2

0-511-06328-8

0-511-05695-8

0-511-30588-5

0-511-61507-8

0-511-07174-4

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xiii, 442 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Altri autori (Persone)

MoralRoger del <1943->

Disciplina

577/.18

Soggetti

Ecological succession

Ecosystem management

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [357]-427) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface and acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 2 Denudation: the creation of a barren substrate; 3 Successional theory; 4 Soil development; 5 Life histories of early colonists; 6 Species interactions; 7 Successional patterns; 8 Applications of theory for rehabilitation; 9 Future directions; Glossary; Illustration credits; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Natural disturbances such as lava flows, landslides and glacial moraines, and human-damaged sites such as pavement, road edges and mine wastes often leave little or no soil or biological legacy. This 2003 book provided the first comprehensive summary of how plant, animal and microbial communities develop under the harsh conditions following such dramatic disturbances. The authors examine the basic



principles that determine ecosystem development and apply the general rules to the urgent practical need for promoting the reclamation of damaged lands. Written for ecologists concerned with disturbance, landscape dynamics, restoration, life histories, invasions, modeling, soil formation and community or population dynamics, this book will also serve as an authoritative text for graduate students and a valuable reference for professionals involved in land management.