Restoration ecology and sustainable development /
edited by Krystyna M. Urbanska, Nigel R. Webb, and Peter J. Edwards.
- Cambridge, U.K. ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1997.
- xv, 397 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 24 cm.
Papers from a conference sponsored by the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich, and others.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Why restoration? / What do we mean by restoration? / Restoration as an ecosystem process : implications of the modern ecological paradigm / Importance of soil ecology in restoration science / Soil micro-organisms, mycorrhiza, and restoration ecology / Safe sites : interface of plant population ecology and restoration ecology / Role of plant-animal mutualisms in the design and restoration of natural communities / Development of criteria for ecological restoration / Restoring alpine ecosystems in the western United States : environmental constraints, disturbance characteristics, and restoration success / Restoration of eroded areas in Iceland / Invertebrates assist the restoration process : an Australian perspective / Terrestrial arthropods as ecological indicators of habitat restoration in southwestern North America / Tidal wetlands restoration and creation along the east coast of North America / Options for restoration and management of coastal salt marshes in Europe / Ecological engineering and sustainable development / Ecological restoration, the magnitude of the challenge : an outsider's view / Restoration ecology : science, technology, and society / Krystyna M. Urbanska, Nigel R. Webb, Peter J. Edwards -- Anthony D. Bradshaw -- V. Thomas Parker, Steward T.A. Pickett -- Anthony D. Bradshaw -- Kurt Haselwandter -- Krystyna M. Urbanska -- Steven N. Handel -- Nigel R. Webb -- Jeanne C. Chambers -- Sigurºur H. Magnâusson -- Jonathan D. Majer -- Kathy S. Williams -- William A. Niering -- Jan P. Bakker ... [et al.] -- Peter J. Edwards, Cyrus Abivardi -- Michael J. Clark -- Peter J. Edwards ... [et al.].