Routledge handbook of ecological and environmental restoration / edited by Stuart K. Allison and Stephen D. Murphy.

"Earthscan from Routledge."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : what next for restoration ecology? / Stephen D. Murphy and Stuart K. Allison -- Part I. The basis for ecological restoration in the twenty-first century. Considering the future : anticipating the need for ecological restoration / Young D. Choi -- The principles of restoration ecology at population scales / Stephen D. Murphy, Michael J. McTavish and Heather A. Cray -- Landscape-scale restoration ecology / Michael P. Perring -- Understanding social processes in planning ecological restorations / Stephen R. Edwards, Brock Blevins, Darwin Horning and Andrew Spaeth -- The role of history in restoration ecology / Eric S. Higgs and Stephen T. Jackson -- Social engagement in ecological restoration / Susan Baker -- Part II. Restoring key ecosystems. Restoration and ecosystem management in the boreal forest : from ecological principles to tactical solutions / Timo Kuuluvainen -- Restoration of temperate broadleaf forests / John A. Stanturf -- Temperate grasslands / Karel Prach, Péter Török, and Jonathan D. Bakker -- Restoration of temperate savannas and woodlands / Brice B. Hanberry, John M. Kabrick, Peter W. Dunwiddie, Tibor Hartel, Theresa B. Jain and Benjamin O. Knapp -- Restoring desert ecosystems / Scott B. Abella -- Ecological restoration in Mediterranean-type shrublands and woodlands / Ladislav Mucina, Marcela A. Bustamante-Sánchez, Beatriz Duguy Pedra, Patricia Holmes, Todd Keeler-Wolf, Juan J. Armesto, Mark Dobrowolski, Mirijam Gaertner, Cecilia Smith-Ramírez and Alberto Vilagrosa -- Alpine habitat conservation and restoration in tropical and sub-tropical high mountains / Alton C. Byers -- Restoration of rivers and streams / Benjamin Smith and Michael A. Chadwick -- Lake restoration / Erik Jeppesen, Martin Søndergaard and Zhengwen Liu -- Restoration of freshwater wetlands / Paul A. Keddy -- Salt marshes / David M. Burdick and Susan C. Adamowicz -- Oyster-generated marine habitats : their services, enhancement, restoration, and monitoring / Loren D. Coen and Austin T. Humphries -- Ecological rehabilitation in mangrove systems : the evolution of the practice and the need for strategic reform of policy and planning / Ben Brown -- Tropical savanna restoration / Jillianne Segura, Sean M. Bellairs and Lindsey B. Hutley -- Restoration of tropical and subtropical grasslands / Gerhard Ernst Overbeck and Sandra Cristina Müller -- Tropical forest restoration / David Lamb -- The restoration of coral reefs / Boze Hancock, Kemit-Amon Lewis and Eric Conklin -- Ecological restoration in an urban context / Jessica Hardesty Norris, Keith Bowers and Stephen D. Murphy -- Part III. Management and policy issues. International law and policy on restoration / An Cliquet -- Governance and restoration / Stephanie Mansourian -- Restoration, volunteers and the human community / Stephen Packard -- Building social capacity for restoration success / Elizabeth Covelli Metcalf, Alexander L. Metcalf and Jakki J. Mohr -- Ecological restoration : a growing part of the green economy / Keith Bowers and Jessica Hardesty Norris -- Restoration and market-based instruments / Alex Baumber -- Profit motives and ecological restoration : opportunities in bioenergy and conservation biomass / Carol L. Williams -- Part IV. Ecological restoration for the future. Ecological restoration and environmental change / Stuart K. Allison -- Invasive species and ecological restoration / Joan C. Dudney, Lauren M. Hallett, Erica N. Spotswood and Katharine Suding -- Restoration and resilience / Elizabeth Trevenen, Rachel Standish, Charles Price and Richard Hobbs -- Ecological restoration and ecosystem services / Robin L. Chazdon and José M. Rey Benayas -- The economics of restoration and the restoration of economics / James Blignaut -- Better together : the importance of collaboration between researchers and practitioners / Robert Cabin -- Less than 140 characters : restorationists' use of social media / Liam Heneghan and Oisín Heneghan.