Restoring Disturbed Landscapes is a hands-on guide for individuals and groups seeking to improve the functional capacity of landscapes. The book presents a five-step, adaptive procedure for restoring landscapes that is supported by proven principles and concepts of ecological science.
Written by restoration experts with a wealth of experience teaching restoration principles and techniques to practitioners and would-be practitioners from a variety of backgrounds, the book offers:
- an outline of a science-based, ecologically sound approach to restoration
- discussion of the conceptual framework and rigorous principles that underlie the approach
- case studies of two types of restoration projects (restoring mined landscapes and restoring damaged rangelands) that illustrate how the approach, framework, and four key principles for restoring landscapes have been implemented
- a variety of scenarios that represent typical restoration problems and how those problems can be handled
- indicators for monitoring and how landscape function can be tracked and analyzed as part of a comprehensive monitoring program.
Abundantly illustrated with photos and figures that clearly explain concepts outlined in the book, Restoring Disturbed Landscapes is an engaging and accessible work designed specifically for restoration practitioners with limited training or experience in the field. It tells restorationists where to start, what information they need to acquire, and how to apply this information to their specific situations.
Autorentext
David J. Tongway is a soil scientist and landscape ecologist who worked for Australia's Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) for thirty-eight years. He is an Honorary Fellow at CSIRO's Gungahlin Laboratory in the Australian Capital Territory. John A. Ludwig is a plant and landscape ecologist who worked in the Biology Department, New Mexico State University, in Las Cruces, 1969-1985, and for CSIRO, 1985-2007. He is currently an Honorary Fellow at CSIRO's laboratory in Atherton, Queensland.
Klappentext
Restoring Disturbed Landscapes is a hands-on guide for individuals and groups seeking to improve the functional capacity of landscapes. The book presents a five-step, adaptive procedure for restoring landscapes that is supported by proven principles and concepts of ecological science.
Abundantly illustrated with photos and figures that clearly explain concepts outlined in the book, Restoring Disturbed Landscapes is an engaging and accessible work designed specifically for restoration practitioners with limited training or experience in the field. It tells restorationists where to start, what information they need to acquire, and how to apply this information to their specific situations.
Inhalt
Foreword by James Aronson
Preface
Acknowledgments
PART I: A Function-Based Approach to Restoring Disturbed Landscapes
Chapter 1. Our Approach to Restoring Disturbed Landscapes: Five-Step Adaptive Procedure
Chapter 2. A Framework for How Landscapes Function
Chapter 3. Principles for Restoring Landscape Functionality
PART II: Case Studies on Restoring Landscapes: Mine Sites and Rangelands
Chapter 4. Restoring Mined Landscapes
Chapter 5. Restoring Damaged Rangelands
PART III: Scenarios for Restoring Landscapes: Mine Sites, Rangelands, Farmlands, and Roadsides
Chapter 6. Restoration of Mine-Site Waste-Rock Dumps
Chapter 7. Restoration of Mine-Site Tailings Storage Facilities
Chapter 8. Restoring Landscapes after Open-Cut Coal Mining
Chapter 9. Restoring Rangelands with an Overabundance of Shrubs
Chapter 10. Renewing Pastureland Functions Using Tree Belts
Chapter 11. Restoration of Former Farmlands near Urban Developments
Chapter 12. Restoring Verges after Road Construction
PART IV: Monitoring Indicators
Chapter 13. Landscape Function Analysis: An Overview and Landscape Organization Indicators
Chapter 14. Landscape Function Analysis: Soil-Surface Indicators
Chapter 15. Ephemeral Drainage-Line Assessments: Indicators of Stability
Chapter 16. Vegetation Assessments: Structure and Habitat Complexity Indicators
Chapter 17. Reflections on Restoring Landscapes: A Function-Based Adaptive Approach
References
Glossary
Further reading
About the authors
Index