Repairing damaged wildlands : a process-oriented, landscape-scale approach / Steven G. Whisenant.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Whisenant, Steven G. (Steven Gerald), 1950-

Series:

Biological conservation, restoration, and sustainability ; 1.

Biological conservation, restoration, and sustainability ; 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Restoration ecology.

Conservation biology.

Range management.

Physical Description:

xii, 312 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, U.K. ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1999.

Summary:

Using sound ecological principles, the author describes how ecosystems are stabilized and directed toward realistic management objectives using natural recovery processes rather than expensive subsidies. No other book provides such a comprehensive strategy for the ecological restoration of any wildland ecosystem.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 258-308) and index.

ISBN:

0521470013

052166540X

OCLC:

40453063