Repairing Damaged Wildlands: A Process-Orientated, Landscape-Scale Approach (Biological Conservation, Restoration, and Sustainability) [Paperback]

S. Whisenant (Author)

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ISBN-10: 052166540X | ISBN-13: 978-0521665407 | Publication Date: November 28, 1999 | Edition: 1

The unique 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 stabilized 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. No other book provides such a comprehensive strategy for the ecological restoration of any wildland ecosystem, making this an invaluable resource for professionals working in the fields of ecological restoration, conservation biology and rangeland management.

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"An impressive command of the literature on this increasingly important subject." Northeastern Naturalist

Book Description

The unique 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. Sound ecological principles are used to initiate and direct natural recovery processes. The emphasis is on repairing water and nutrient cycles, increasing energy capture, and redirecting successional processes. No other book provides such a comprehensive strategy for the ecological restoration of any wildland ecosystem, making this an invaluable resource for professionals and students in the fields of ecological restoration, conservation biology and rangeland management.

Product Details

• Paperback: 328 pages
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press; 1 edition (November 28, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 052166540X
• ISBN-13: 978-0521665407
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #124,152 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars One of the few books available on this topic, June 9, 2009

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This review is from: Repairing Damaged Wildlands: A Process-Orientated, Landscape-Scale Approach (Biological Conservation, Restoration, and Sustainability) (Paperback)

I had to buy this book for a class. While doing research for that class, I would search the internet for restoration topics. Google returned googlebooks results and this one was near the top. I don't know of other resotration books that focus on repairing damaged areas using the process oriented approach. I would not have bought this book had it not been for a class, but overall it was an interesting read and I would recommend it for anyone interested in restoration ecology or ecology in general.