A broad discussion of modern restoration and the management needed after restoration. It deals with relevant topics such as restoration ecology; restoration planning; ecological and ecotoxicological risk assessment; management and adaptive management; restoration in the broader context of sustainable development; and case studies and examples related to the Asian region. Major emphasis is placed on the Asian region, but the techniques described in the book can also be applied to other regions. The work should serve as a reference for undergraduate and postgraduate students, professors, decision-makers and engineers in environmental science and management.
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This book arises from a very successful Advanced Study Institute, about the restoration and rehabilitation of derelict land held in Hong Kong and Guangzhou in November 2000. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
waste ore rock, derelict soils, sulfidic wastes, root zone material, bearing alluvium, mine site rehabilitation, vegetation rehabilitation, hyperaccumulator plants, acid sulfate soils, soil conservation technologies, sulfidic materials, selective handling, natural colonisation, natural topsoil, nitrogen capital, liming agents, available water capacity, degraded ecosystems, restoration ecology, pot trials, basic slag, chemical limitations, rock drainage, colliery spoil, mid country Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Sri Lanka, Boca Raton, New York, Journal of Applied Ecology, Second Edition, South China, Academic Press, American Society of Agronomy, Kuala Lumpur, National Research Council, Soil Science Society of America, Environmental Protection Agency, Hong Kong, Nanshan Iron Mine, Science Press, Department of Environment, Lewis Publishers, New Phytologist, Peninsular Malaysia, Nanshan Mine, National Statistical Bureau, Quezon City, Shunfengshan Mine, Agronomy Monograph, Cambridge University Press New!
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This book arises from a very successful Advanced Study Institute, about the restoration and rehabilitation of derelict land held in Hong Kong and Guangzhou in November 2000. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
waste ore rock, derelict soils, sulfidic wastes, root zone material, bearing alluvium, mine site rehabilitation, vegetation rehabilitation, hyperaccumulator plants, acid sulfate soils, soil conservation technologies, sulfidic materials, selective handling, natural colonisation, natural topsoil, nitrogen capital, liming agents, available water capacity, degraded ecosystems, restoration ecology, pot trials, basic slag, chemical limitations, rock drainage, colliery spoil, mid country Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Sri Lanka, Boca Raton, New York, Journal of Applied Ecology, Second Edition, South China, Academic Press, American Society of Agronomy, Kuala Lumpur, National Research Council, Soil Science Society of America, Environmental Protection Agency, Hong Kong, Nanshan Iron Mine, Science Press, Department of Environment, Lewis Publishers, New Phytologist, Peninsular Malaysia, Nanshan Mine, National Statistical Bureau, Quezon City, Shunfengshan Mine, Agronomy Monograph, Cambridge University Press New!
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- Remediation and Management of Degraded Lands by M H Wong on 4 pages
- Restoration Ecology and Sustainable Development by Krystyna M. Urbanska on 4 pages
- METHODS IN MICROBIOLOGY,VOLUME 10, Volume 10 (v. 10) by Author Unknown on page 156, page 159, and page 160
- Restoration Ecology: A Synthetic Approach to Ecological Research by William R. Jordan III on page 190, page 207, and Back Matter
- Reclam of Surface Mined Lands by L. R. Hossner on page 48, page 110, and Back Matter
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