Reconstruction of fragmented ecosystems
Subtitle: global and regional perspectives
By: edited by Denis A. Saunders, Richard J. Hobbs, and Paul R. Ehrlich.
Contributors: Saunders, Denis A.; Hobbs, R. J.; Ehrlich, Paul R.; Saunders, Denis A.
Series: Nature conservation ;; 3
Publisher: Surrey Beatty & Sons; Surrey Beatty
Published: 1993
Place of publication: Chipping Norton, NSW
Language: eng
Number of pages: 326
Subjects: Restoration ecology -- Congresses.; Ecosystem management -- Congresses.; Reclamation of land -- Congresses.; Nature conservation -- Congresses.
Genres: Congresses.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
"February 1993"--T.p. verso.
Proceedings from a workshop held on October 7-11, 1991, in Tammin, Western Australia.
Accompanied by: Repairing a damaged world / by Denis A. Saunders, Richard J. Hobbs, and Paul R. Ehrlich. 15 p. : col. ill. ; 21 cm. ISBN 0949324515.
Includes errata slip.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: Preface. Nature Conservation Series. By D. A. Saunders and I. E. Beatty v; title: Preface. By D. A. Saunders, RKJ. Hobbs and P. K Ehrlich .ix-xi; title: List of Colour Plates .xiv; title: GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES; title: 1. The scale of the human enterprise. By P. REhrlich3-8; title: 2. Social constraints on restoration ecology. By G. C. Daily9-16; title: 3. Global co-operation and ecosystem restoration. By A. H. Ehrlich17-25; title: 4. Restoration ecology and climatic change. By A. R Main .27-32; title: 5. Some human responses to global problems. By E. C. Lefroy and R.J. Hobbs .33-39; title: 6. Discussion report: how global change will impact on restoration projects. By PR J. Hobbs; title: andS.A.Scougall41-42; title: REGIONAL AND LOCAL PERSPECTIVES; title: 7. What do we presently understand about ecosystem fragmentation? By Y. Haila,; title: D. A. Saunders and R J. Hobbs 45-55; title: 8. Habitat edges and restoration: methods for quantifying edge effects and predicting the; title: results of restoration efforts. By T. D. Sisk and C. R Margules57-69; title: 9. Corridors in restoration of fragmented landscapes. By G. Merriam and D. A. Saunders 71-87; title: 10. Climatic considerations in reserve design and ecological restoration. By S. B. Weiss and; title: D. D. Murphy. 89-107; title: 11. Contrasting roles of remnants in old and newly impacted landscapes: lessons for ecosystem; title: reconstruction. By P. Angelstam and G. W. Arnold109-25; title: 12. Restoration ecology and invasions. By R J. Hobbs and H. A. Mooney127-33; title: 13. Ecology and stress from a population genetics perspective. By M. W. Feldman135-40; title: 14. The loss of biodiversity and landscape restoration: conservation, management, survival.; title: An Australian perspective. By H. F. Recher141-51; title: 15. The role of patchiness in reconstructed wheatbelt landscapes. By R. J. Lambeck and; title: D. A. Saunders 153-61; title: 16. Edge effects in grazed and ungrazed Western Australian wheatbelt remnants in relation to; title: ecosystem reconstruction. By S. A Scougall,J. D. Majer and RJ. Hobbs163-78; title: 17. Effects of fragmentation on some Florida ecosystems, and how to redress them.; title: ByD. Simberloff .179-87; title: 18. Discussion report: management implications of restructuring a fragmented landscape.; title: By A. R. Main and R J. Lambeck .189-90; title: SOLUTIONS: MAKING RESTORATION ECOLOGY WORK; title: 19. Ecological restoration: replenishing our national and global ecological capital.; title: ByJ. CairnsJr. 193-208; title: 20. Restoration of function or diversity? By. K Armstrong 209-14; title: 21. What information do primary producers need from ecologists? By D. Couper 215-23; title: 22. Restoring seemingly natural communities on agricultural land. By G. Fry and R. Main225-41; title: 23. Reconciling agriculture and nature conservation: toward a restoration strategy for the; title: Western Australian wheatbelt. By E. C. Lefroy, R. J. Hobbs and M. Scheltema243-57; title: 24. The recognition and implementation of landscape management objectives for agriculture; title: in the UK By B. H. Green .259-66; title: 25. Special people, a special animal and a special vision: the first steps to restoring a; title: fragmented tropical landscape. By F. H.J. Crome andJ. Bentrupperbilumer267-79; title: 26. Landcare groups in Western Australia: the role of self help groups in restoring degraded; title: farmland. By K F. Goss andJ. Chatfield281-93; title: 27. Communication: how can ecologists get their message out? P. R Ehrlich 295-301; title: CONCLUSION; title: 28. Reconstruction of fragmented ecosystems: problems and possibilities. By D. A Saunders,; title: J. Hobbs and P. REhrlich .305-13; title: Index 315-26.