Restoring the Pacific Northwest - The Art and Science of Ecological Restoration in Cascadia

Informationen zum Autor Dean Apostol is a landscape architect! natural resource planner! writer! and teacher! who lives and works on a small farm near Portland! Oregon. Marcia Sinclair! a writer! editor! and consultant! is outreach specialist for the Willamette Partnership. She lives near Portland! Oregon. Klappentext The Pacific Northwest is a global ecological "hotspot" because of its relatively healthy native ecosystems! a high degree of biodiversity! and the number and scope of restoration initiatives that have been undertaken there. Restoring the Pacific Northwest gathers and presents the best examples of state-of-the-art restoration techniques and projects. It is an encyclopedic overview that will be an invaluable reference not just for restorationists and students working in the Pacific Northwest! but for practitioners across North America and around the world. Zusammenfassung The Pacific Northwest is a global ecological "hotspot" because of its healthy native ecosystems! a high degree of biodiversity! and the number of restoration initiatives that have been undertaken. This work presents examples of the restoration techniques and projects! and is useful for restorationists and students working in the Pacific Northwest.

Product details

• Authors: Dean (EDT)/ Sinclair Apostol, Dean Sinclair Apostol
• Assisted by: Dean Apostol (Editor), Marcia Sinclair (Editor)
• Publisher: Island Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 05.11.2006
• EAN: 9781559630771
• ISBN: 978-1-55963-077-1
• No. of pages: 500
• Dimensions: 203 mm x 254 mm x 25 mm
• Series: Science & Practice of Ecological Restoration; Science and Practice of Ecolog; Science and Practice of Ecolog
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Structural and environmental engineering; Nature, Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection