Repairing Damaged Wildlands A Process-Orientated, Landscape-Scale Approach [Paperback]

Provides a comprehensive strategy for the ecological restoration of any wildland ecosystem.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.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.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 sylÓ4