Repairing damaged wildlands : a process-oriented, landscape-scale approach /

"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 stabilised...

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Autore principale: Whisenant, Steven G. (Steven Gerald), 1950-
Natura: Licensed eBooks
Lingua:inglese
Pubblicazione: Cambridge, UK ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 1999.
Serie:Biological conservation, restoration, and sustainability ; 1.
Accesso online:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=74145
Sommario:
  • Wildland degradation and repair
  • Assessing damage to primary processes
  • Repairing damaged primary processes
  • Directing vegetation change
  • Selecting plant materials
  • Site preparation and seedbed management
  • Planting
  • Planning repair programs for wildland landscapes.