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	Título: Ecological Restoration Principles, Values, And Structure Of An Emerging Professi
	Autor: Andre Clewell, James Aronson	Precio: $420.00
	Editorial: Island Press	Año: 2007
	Tema: Restauracion, Teorias, Ecologia	Edición: 1ª
	Sinopsis	ISBN: 9781597261692
	The field of ecological restoration is a rapidly growing discipline that encompasses a wide range of activities and brings together practitioners and theoreticians from a variety of backgrounds and perspectives, ranging from volunteer backyard restorationists to highly trained academic scientists and professional consultants. Ecological Restoration offers for the first time a unified vision of ecological restoration as a field of study, one that clearly states the discipline's precepts and emphasizes issues of importance to those involved at all levels. In a lively, personal fashion, the authors discuss scientific and practical aspects of the field as well as the human needs and values that motivate practitioners. The book: identifies fundamental concepts upon which restoration is based considers the principles of restoration practice explores the diverse values that are fulfilled with the restoration of ecosystems reviews the structure of restoration practice, including the various contexts for restoration work, the professional development of its practitioners, and the relationships of restoration with allied fields and activities A unique feature of the book is the inclusion of eight "virtual field trips," short photo essays of project sites around the world that illustrate various points made in the book and are "led" by those who were intimately involved with the project described. Throughout, ecological restoration is conceived as a holistic endeavor, one that addresses issues of ecological degradation, biodiversity loss, and sustainability science simultaneously, and draws upon cultural resources and local skills and knowledge in restoration work. Biographies Andre F. Clewell taught botany at Florida State University in Tallahassee for 16 years before entering private practice as a restoration practitioner and plant ecologist. He served as president of the Society for Ecological Restoration and is co-coordinator of the RNC Alliance. James Aronson is head of the Restoration Ecology group at the Center of Functional and Evolutionary Ecology (CNRS), in Montpellier, France, and curator of restoration ecology at the Missouri Botanical Garden. He is co-coordinator of the RNC Alliance. Table Of Contents Dedication Preface Introduction PART I: Introduction and Essential Background Chapter 1: Essence of Restoration Virtual Field Trip 1: Restoing Desertified Vegetation in Australia Chapter 2: Ecological Impairment and Recovery Virtual Field Trip 2: Restoring Cultural Landscapes in Central Chile Chapter 3: Cultural Ecosystems, Fire, and Alternative States PART II: Elements of Restoration Projects Chapter 4: Ecological Attributes of Restored Ecosystems Virtual Field Trip 3: Restoring Wet Prairie in Mississippi, USA Chapter 5: Reference Models and Developmental Trajectories Chapter 6: Project Planning and Evaluation PART III: Values That Restoration Addresses Virtual Field Trip 4: Restoring a Communal Savanna in South Africa Chapter 7: Values and Ecological Restoration Virtual Field Trip 5: Restoring Forests and People's Well-Being in Southern India Chapter 8: A Four-Quadrant Model for Holistic Ecological Restoration PART IV: Structure of an Emerging Profession Virtual Field Trip 6: Restoring Drained Peatleands for Sustainable Use in Germany Chapter 9: Relationship of Restoration to Related Fields Virtual Field Trip 7: Restoring Dogleg Branch in Florida, USA Chapter 10: Project Roles and Contexts Virtual Field Trip 8: Setting Up a Long-Term Restoration Ecology Research Site in Southern France Chapter 11: Recognizing the Profession and the Professional PART V: Holistic Ecological Restoration Chapter 12: The Concept of Holistic Ecological Restoration: A Synthesis Appendix: Guidelines for Developing and Managing Ecological Restoration Projects Glossary References About the Authors and Collaborators Index

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