New models for ecosystem dynamics and restoration / edited by Richard J. Hobbs and Katharine N. Suding.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hobbs, R. J. (Richard J.)

Suding, Katharine N. (Katharine Nash)

Society for Ecological Restoration International.

Rudolph G. Schmieder Fund.

Series:

Science and practice of ecological restoration

The science and practice of ecological restoration

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Restoration ecology.

Ecological succession.

Ecosystem management.

Physical Description:

xii, 352 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm.

Place of Publication:

Washington : Island Press, [2009]

Contents:

Part I Background: Concepts and Models 1

1 Models of Ecosystem Dynamics as Frameworks for Restoration Ecology / Katharine N. Suding, Richard J. Hobbs 3

2 Critical Transitions and Regime Shifts in Ecosystems: Consolidating Recent Advances / Stephen R. Carpenter, Marten Scheffer 22

3 Transition Dynamics in Succession: Implications for Rates, Trajectories, and Restoration / Lawrence R. Walker, Roger del Moral 33

4 Inference about Complex Ecosystem Dynamics in Ecological Research and Restoration Practice / Arne Schroder 50

5 Thresholds in Ecological and Linked Social-Ecological Systems: Application to Restoration / Elizabeth G. King, Steven Whisenant 63

6 Resilience Theory in Models of Rangeland Ecology and Restoration: The Evolution and Application of a Paradigm / Brandon T. Bestelmeyer, Kris M. Havstad, Bolormaa Damindsuren, Guodong Han, Joel R. Brown, Jeffrey E. Herrick, Caitriana M. Steele, Debra P. C. Peters 78

Part II Dynamics and Restoration of Different Ecosystem Types 97

Arid Ecosystems

7 Long-Term Dynamics and Rehabilitation of Woody Ecosystems in Dryland South Island, New Zealand / Susan Walker, Ellen Cieraad, Adrian Monks, Larry Burrows, Jamie Wood, Robbie Price, Geoff Rogers, Bill Lee 99

8 Dryland Dynamics and Restoration: Perspectives for the Use of Climatic Swings / Milena Holmgren 112

Grassland, Woodland, and Savanna Ecosystems

9 Developing Data-Driven Descriptive Models for California Grasslands / James W. Bartolome, Randall D. Jackson, Barbara H. Allen-Diaz 124

10 Management and Restoration in African Savannas: Interactions and Feedbacks / Mahesh Sankaran, T. Michael Anderson 136

11 Rapid Internal Plant-Soil Feedbacks Lead to Alternative Stable States in Temperate Australian Grassy Woodlands / Suzanne M. Prober, Ian D. Lunt, John W. Morgan 156

12 A Revised State-and-Transition Model for the Restoration of Woodlands in Western Australia / Rachel J. Standish, Viki A. Cramer, Colin J. Yates 169

Forest Ecosystems

13 A State-and-Transition Model for the Recovery of Abandoned Farmland in New Zealand / Rachel J. Standish, Ashley D. Sparrow, Peter A. Williams, Richard J. Hobbs 189

14 Dynamics and Restoration of Australian Tropical and Subtropical Rainforests / John Kanowski, Robert M. Kooyman, Carla P. Catterall 206

Wetland Ecosystems

15 Interactions between Lesser Snow Geese and Arctic Coastal Vegetation Leading to Alternative Stable States / I. Tanya Handa, Robert L. Jefferies 221

16 Feedbacks That Might Sustain Natural, Invaded, and Restored States in Herbaceous Wetlands / Joy B. Zedler 236

17 Development of Conceptual Models for Ecological Regime Change in Temporary Australian Wetlands / Lien L. Sim, Jenny A. Davis, Jane M. Chambers 259

Production Landscapes

18 State-and-Transition Models for Mining Restoration in Australia / Carl Grant 280

19 An Alternative Stable State Model for Landscape-Scale Restoration in South Australia / Peter Cale, Nigel Willoughby 295

20 Alternative Stable States for Planning and Implementing Restoration of Production Systems in Michoacan, Mexico / Roberto Lindig-Cisneros 311

Part III Synthesis: Implications for Theory and Practice 323

21 Synthesis: Are New Models for Ecosystem Dynamics Scientifically Robust and Helpful in Guiding Restoration Projects? / Richard J. Hobbs, Katharine N. Suding 325.

Notes:

"Society for Ecological Restoration International."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rudolph G. Schmieder Fund.

ISBN:

9781597261845

159726184X

9781597261852

1597261858

OCLC:

217263670