Primary succession and ecosystem rehabilitation / Lawrence R. Walker and Roger del Moral.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Walker, Lawrence R., author.

Moral, Roger del, 1943- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ecological succession.

Ecosystem management.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 442 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Primary Succession & Ecosystem Rehabilitation

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Natural disturbances such as lava flows, landslides and glacial moraines, and human-damaged sites such as pavement, road edges and mine wastes often leave little or no soil or biological legacy. This 2003 book provided the first comprehensive summary of how plant, animal and microbial communities develop under the harsh conditions following such dramatic disturbances. The authors examine the basic principles that determine ecosystem development and apply the general rules to the urgent practical need for promoting the reclamation of damaged lands. Written for ecologists concerned with disturbance, landscape dynamics, restoration, life histories, invasions, modeling, soil formation and community or population dynamics, this book will also serve as an authoritative text for graduate students and a valuable reference for professionals involved in land management.

Contents:

Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface and acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 2 Denudation: the creation of a barren substrate; 3 Successional theory; 4 Soil development; 5 Life histories of early colonists; 6 Species interactions; 7 Successional patterns; 8 Applications of theory for rehabilitation; 9 Future directions; Glossary; Illustration credits; References; Index

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references (p. [357]-427) and index.

ISBN:

1-107-13027-1

1-280-43031-1

9786610430314

1-139-14700-5

0-511-17866-2

0-511-06328-8

0-511-05695-8

0-511-30588-5

0-511-61507-8

0-511-07174-4

OCLC:

559174590