Restoration ecology is a young field that integrates theory and
knowledge from a range of disciplines, including the biological,
physical, and social sciences as well as the humanities. This new
textbook, written for upper-division undergraduates and first-year
graduate students, offers a real-life introduction to the field and
an interdisciplinary overview of the theory behind it.
Developed by ecologists and landscape architects, each of whom has
been involved in restoration research and practice for many years,
the focus of the book is on providing a framework that can be used
to guide restoration decisions anywhere on the globe, both now and
in the future. The text is organized around a restoration process
that has been tested and revised by the authors in their
restoration ecology courses taught at the University of
Wisconsin-Madison over the past thirty years.
Each chapter includes a series of "Food for Thought" questions that
both help students review concepts and put them to work in solving
conservation problems. The framework is designed to work with the
uniqueness, uncertainty, messiness, and constraints inherent in any
real-world restoration project.
Success in ecological restoration requires not only technical
proficiency but also skill in the social, cultural, and political
arenas. "Introduction to Restoration Ecology" can help students
develop the skills they need to succeed in all of these areas and
is a much-needed new resource.
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