Restoration Ecology

Enlarged, enhanced and internationalized edition of the first restoration ecology textbook to be published, with foreword by Dr. Steven Whisnant of Texas A&M University and Chair of the Society of Ecological Restoration. Since 2006, when the first edition of this book appeared, major advances have taken place in restoration science and in the practice of ecological restoration. Both are now accepted as key components of the increasingly urgent search for sustainability at global, national, and community levels – hence the phrase 'New Frontier' in the title. While the first edition focused on ecosystems and landscapes in Europe, this new edition covers biomes and contexts all over the world. Several new chapters deal with broad issues such as biological invasions, climate change, and agricultural land abandonment as they relate to restoration science and ecological restoration. Case studies are included from Australia, North America, and the tropics. This is an accessible textbook for senior undergraduate and graduate level students, and early career scientists. The book also provides a solid scientific background for managers, volunteers, and mid-career professionals involved in the practice of ecological restoration. Review of the first edition: "I suspect that this volume will find its way onto the shelves of many restoration researchers and practitioners and will be used as a key text in graduate courses, where it will help fill a large void. My own copy is already heavily bookmarked, and will be a constant source of research ideas and lecture material." (Environmental Conservation) Companion Website: A companion website with downloadable figures is available at www.wiley.com/go/vanandel/restorationecology

Contributors, ix Foreword, xiii Preface, xv PART 1 SETTING THE SCENE, 1 1 Getting Started, 3 JELTE VAN ANDEL AND JAMES ARONSON 2 Unifying Concepts, 9 JELTE VAN ANDEL, AB P. GROOTJANS AND JAMES ARONSON 3 Environmental Management and Restoration in a Changing Climate, 23 RICHARD J. HOBBS 4 Planning and Implementing Successful Landscape-Scale Restoration, 30 DAVID J. TONGWAY AND JOHN A. LUDWIG PART 2 ECOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS, 43 5 Landscape Ecology, 45 RUDY VAN DIGGELEN, RICHARD J. HOBBS AND LADISLAV MIKO 6 Ecology of Ecosystems and Biotic Communities, 59 JOHAN VAN DE KOPPEL, JELTE VAN ANDEL AND ARJEN BIERE 7 Populations: Ecology and Genetics, 73 ARJEN BIERE, JELTE VAN ANDEL AND JOHAN VAN DE KOPPEL 8 Reintroductions: Learning from Successes and Failures, 87 SIPKE E. VAN WIEREN PART 3 EXPERIENCES AND LESSONS, BIOME BY BIOME, 101 9 Restoration of Tropical Forests, 103 KAREN D. HOLL 10 Restoration of Arid and Semi-Arid Lands, 115 DAVID A. BAINBRIDGE 11 Restoration of Mediterranean-Type Woodlands and Shrublands, 130 V. RAMÓN VALLEJO, EDITH B. ALLEN, JAMES ARONSON, JULI G. PAUSAS, JORDI CORTINA AND JULIO R. GUTIÉRREZ 12 Restoration of Temperate Forests: An European Approach, 145 ANTON FISCHER AND HOLGER FISCHER 13 Restoring Temperate Forests: A North American Perspective, 161 DEAN APOSTOL AND AYN SHLISKY 14 Restoration of Dry Grasslands and Heathlands, 173 JAN P. BAKKER, RUDY VAN DIGGELEN, RENÉE M. BEKKER AND ROB H. MARRS 15 Restoration of Arctic–Alpine Ecosystems, 189 BERNHARD KRAUTZER, CHRISTIAN UHLIG AND HELMUT WITTMANN 16 Restoration of Mires, 203 AB P. GROOTJANS, RUDY VAN DIGGELEN, HANS JOOSTEN AND ALFONS J.P. SMOLDERS 17 Restoration of Rivers and Floodplains, 214 JENNY MANT, ANDREW B. GILL, MARTIN JANES AND DI HAMMOND 18 Restoration of Freshwater Lakes, 233 RAMESH D. GULATI, L. MIGUEL DIONISIO PIRES AND ELLEN VAN DONK 19 Restoration of Salt Marshes, 248 JAN P. BAKKER PART 4 RESTORING TO THE FUTURE, 263 20 Biological Invasions, Resilience and Restoration, 265 MIRIJAM GAERTNER, PATRICIA M. HOLMES AND DAVID M. RICHARDSON 21 Shifting Baselines: Dynamics of Evolution and Community Change in a Changing World, 281 KATHARINE SUDING AND ELIZABETH LEGER 22 Restoration Ecology and the Path to Sustainability, 293 JAMES ARONSON AND JELTE VAN ANDEL Glossary, 305 References, 315 Restoration Ecology Author Index, 360 Restoration Ecology Subject Index, 368 Colour plate pages fall between pp. 144 and 145.