Overview
- The text will offer upbeat, personal, accessible information on how to understand and practice ecological restoration
- The writing assumes some interest in and knowledge of natural history, but no higher degrees in ecology or other science
- The authors, particularly Steve Apfelbaum, are very active in presentations and short courses to groups sponsored by National Arbor Day Foundation, Land Trust Alliance, and other groups
- Text will be well-illustrated
Part of the book series: The Science and Practice of Ecological Restoration (SPER)
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
This is the first practical guidebook to give restorationists and would-be restorationists with little or no scientific training or background the “how to” information and knowledge they need to plan and implement ecological restoration activities.
The first part of the book introduces the process of ecological restoration in simple, easily understood language through specific examples drawn from the authors’ experience in restoring their own lands. The second half shows how that same “thinking” and “doing” can be applied to North America’s major ecosystems and landscapes in any condition or scale.
No other ecological restoration book leads by example and first-hand experience like this one. It represents a unique and important contribution to the literature on restoration.
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Steven I. Apfelbaum is Chairman of Applied Ecological Services and has been active in teaching and practicing ecological restoration for more than thirty years.
Alan Haney is a forest ecologist and former Dean of the College of Natural Resources, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Restoring Ecological Health to Your Land Workbook
Authors: Steven I. Apfelbaum, Alan Haney
Series Title: The Science and Practice of Ecological Restoration
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5822/978-1-61091-049-1
Publisher: Island Press Washington, DC
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Steven I. Apfelbaum and Alan Haney 2012
eBook ISBN: 978-1-61091-049-1Published: 22 March 2012
Series ISSN: 2945-5391
Series E-ISSN: 2945-5405
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVIII, 182
Topics: Environmental Management, Ecosystems, Landscape Ecology, Conservation Biology/Ecology, Nature Conservation
Industry Sectors: Biotechnology
