Introduction to Restoration Ecology

Author: Li Feng Feng Guangping
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Publish Date: 2003-07-01
Features: Restoration ecology, ecosystem health, and ecosystem management are current hot topics in the development of ecology. Based on reviewing a large number of literature and combining years of research achievements, this book systematically elaborates on the basic theories and methods of restoration ecology and its current development trends, and introduces the basic theories of ecosystem health and ecosystem management along with their relationship with restoration ecology. The main content of the book includes: the formation causes and mechanisms of degraded ecosystems; the principles and methods of restoring degraded ecosystems, including forests, grasslands, farmlands, wetlands, islands, and aquatic ecosystems; ecosystem services; the impact of invasive species and global change on degraded ecosystems; ecosystem health; ecosystem management, etc. At the end of the main text, there are websites introducing restoration ecology internationally and important literature on restoration ecology for reference. The book is up-to-date and well-organized, making it a valuable reference for teachers, students, and researchers working in fields such as ecology, forestry, agriculture, geology, as well as natural conservation and environmental protection.