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Restoring Disturbed Landscapes

Putting Principles into Practice

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  • © 2011

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Authors:
  1. David J. Tongway
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  2. John A. Ludwig
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  • The authors have strong and widely recognized expertise in the area of scientific landscape evaluation and restoration/rehabilitation
  • The book offers practical, easy-to-understand guidance to people involved in restoration and aims to bridge the gap between “recipe” driven procedures and engineering level assessments
  • It will help readers develop the capacity to objectively evaluate a problem, so that the solution naturally flows out of the analysis

Part of the book series: The Science and Practice of Ecological Restoration (SPER)

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Table of contents (17 chapters)

  1. Monitoring Indicators

    1. Vegetation Assessments: Structure and Habitat Complexity Indicators

      • David J. Tongway, John A. Ludwig
      Pages 157-162

    2. Reflections on Restoring Landscapes: A Function-Based Adaptive Approach

      • David J. Tongway, John A. Ludwig
      Pages 163-165

  2. Back Matter

    Pages 167-189
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About this book

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.

About the authors

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.

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