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

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hobbs, R. J. (Richard J.), editor.

Suding, Katharine N. (Katharine Nash), editor.

Society for Ecological Restoration International.

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:

1 online resource (366 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington : Island Press, [2009]

Summary:

Conceptual models based on alternative stable states and restoration thresholds can help inform restoration efforts. New Models for Ecosystem Dynamics and Restoration brings together leading experts from around the world to explore how conceptual models of ecosystem dynamics can be applied to the recovery of degraded systems and how recent advances in our understanding of ecosystem and landscape dynamics can be translated into conceptual and practical frameworks for restoration.

Contents:

pt. 1. Background : concepts and models

pt. 2. Dynamics and restoration of different ecosystem types

pt. 3. Synthesis : implications for theory and practice.

Notes:

"Society for Ecological Restoration International."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-61091-138-5

OCLC:

923187768