Restoring disturbed landscapes : putting principles into practice /
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| Author / Creator: | Tongway, David J. (David John) |
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| Imprint: | Washington, D.C. : Island Press, c2011. |
| Description: | 1 online resource (xxi, 189 p., [16] p. of plates) : ill. (some col.), maps. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | The science and practice of ecological restoration Science and practice of ecological restoration. |
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| Format: | E-Resource Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8899730 |
Table of Contents:
- Part I. A Function-Based Approach to RestoringDisturbed Landscapes
- Our Approach to Restoring Disturbed Landscapes: A Five-Step Adaptive Procedure
- A Framework for How Landscapes Function
- Principles for Restoring Landscape Functionality
- Part II. Case Studies on Restoring Landscapes: Mine Sites and Rangelands
- Restoring Mined Landscapes
- Restoring Damaged Rangelands
- Part III. Scenarios for Restoring Landscapes:Mine Sites, Rangelands, Farmlands, and Roadsides
- Restoration of Mine-Site Waste-Rock Dumps
- Restoration of Mine-Site Tailings Storage Facilities
- Restoring Landscapes after Open-Cut Coal Mining
- Restoring Rangelands with an Overabundance of Shrubs
- Renewing Pastureland Functions Using Tree Belts
- Restoration of Former Farmlands Near Urban Developments
- Restoring Verges after Road Construction
- Part IV. Monitoring Indicators
- Landscape Function Analysis: An Overview and Landscape Organization Indicators
- Landscape Function Analysis: Soil-surface Indicators
- Ephemeral Drainage-Line Assessments: Indicators of Stability
- Vegetation Assessments: Structure and Habitat Complexity Indicators
- Reflections on Restoring Landscapes: A Function-Based Adaptive Approach