Repairing damaged wildlands : a process-oriented, landscape-scale approach / / Steven G. Whisenant [[electronic resource]]

• Autore: Whisenant Steven G (Steven Gerald), <1950->
• Pubblicazione: Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 1999
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xii, 312 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
• Disciplina: 333.7/153
• Soggetto topico: Restoration ecology; Conservation biology; Range management
• Note generali: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 258-308).
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Wildland degradation and repair; 2 Assessing damage to primary processes; 3 Repairing damaged primary processes; 4 Directing vegetation change; 5 Selecting plant materials; 6 Site preparation and seedbed management; 7 Planting; 8 Planning repair programs for wildland landscapes; Literature cited; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: The interesting approach to ecological restoration described in this book will appeal to anyone interested in improving the ecological conditions, biological diversity, or productivity of damaged wildlands. Using sound ecological principles, the author describes how these ecosystems are stabilised and directed toward realistic management objectives using natural recovery processes rather than expensive subsidies. An initial emphasis on repairing water and nutrient cycles, and increasing energy capture, will initiate and direct positive feedback repair systems that drive continuing autogenic recovery. This strategy is most appropriate where landuse goals call for low-input, sustainable vegetation managed for biological diversity, livestock production, timber production, wildlife habitat, watershed management, or ecosystem services. Providing a comprehensive strategy for the ecological restoration of any wildland ecosystem, this is an invaluable resource for professionals working in the fields of ecological restoration, conservation biology and rangeland management.
• Titolo autorizzato: Repairing damaged wildlands
• ISBN: 1-107-11247-8; 0-511-17345-8; 0-511-05301-0; 9786610416837; 0-511-32756-0; 0-511-61256-7; 1-280-41683-1; 0-511-15252-3; 0-521-47001-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910779922803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Biological conservation, restoration, and sustainability ; ; 1.