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Informationen zum Autor Evelyn A. Howell! plant ecologist! and John A. Harrington! landscape architect! are Professors in the Department of Landscape Architecture! University of Wisconsin-Madison. Together they have taught a four-course restoration ecology sequence since 1984. Stephen B. Glass! restoration ecologist! is Restoration Planner and Fire Manager at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Arboretum! where he has been active in all phases of restoration since 1989. Klappentext Written for upper-division undergraduates and first-year graduate students! this new textbook offers a real-life introduction to the field of restoration ecology and an interdisciplinary overview of the theory behind it. The text is organized around a restoration process that has been tested and revised by the authors in their restoration ecology courses taught at the University of Wisconsin-Madison over the past thirty years. Success in ecological restoration requires not only technical proficiency but also skill in the social! cultural! and political arenas. "Introduction to Restoration Ecology" can help students develop the skills they need to succeed in all of these areas and is a much-needed new resource. Zusammenfassung Restoration ecology is a field that integrates theory and knowledge from a range of disciplines! including the biological! physical! and social sciences as well as the humanities. This book offers a real-life introduction to the field and an interdisciplinary overview of the theory behind it.
