Book ID: 100496
Howell, Evelyn A., John A. Harrington and Stephen B. Glass
Introduction to Restoration Ecology. 2011. (Science and Practice of Ecological Restoration Series). 464 p. gr8vo. Hardcover.
Restoration ecology is a young field that integrates theory andknowledge from a range of disciplines, including the biological,physical, and social sciences as well as the humanities. This textbookoffers an introduction to the field and an interdisciplinary overviewof the theory behind it. The focus of the book is on providing aframework that can be used to guide restoration decisions anywhere onthe globe. Each chapter includes a series of Food for Thought questionsthat both help students review concepts and put them to work insolving conservation problems.