Foundations of Restoration EcologyDonald A. Falk, Margaret A. Palmer, Joy B. Zedler As the practical application of ecological restoration continues to grow, there is an increasing need to connect restoration practice to areas of underlying ecological theory. Foundations of Restoration Ecology is an important milestone in the field, bringing together leading ecologists to bridge the gap between theory and practice by translating elements of ecological theory and current research themes into a scientific framework for the field of restoration ecology. Each chapter addresses a particular area of ecological theory, covering traditional levels of biological hierarchy (such as population genetics, demography, community ecology) as well as topics of central relevance to the challenges of restoration ecology (such as species interactions, fine-scale heterogeneity, successional trajectories, invasive species ecology, ecophysiology). Several chapters focus on research tools (research design, statistical analysis, modeling), or place restoration ecology research in a larger context (large-scale ecological phenomena, macroecology, climate change and paleoecology, evolutionary ecology). The book makes a compelling case that a stronger connection between ecological theory and the science of restoration ecology will be mutually beneficial for both fields: restoration ecology benefits from a stronger grounding in basic theory, while ecological theory benefits from the unique opportunities for experimentation in a restoration context. Foundations of Restoration Ecology advances the science behind the practice of restoring ecosystems while exploring ways in which restoration ecology can inform basic ecological questions. It provides the first comprehensive overview of the theoretical foundations of restoration ecology, and is a must-have volume for anyone involved in restoration research, teaching, or practice. |
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... sample size, general statistical framework, time series and repeated measures, chronosequence analysis, multivari- ate characterization, estimating effect size, BACI designs Osenberg, Bolker, White, St. Mary, and Shima (Chapter 13) ...
... sample size, general statistical framework, time series and repeated measures, chronosequence analysis, multivari- ate characterization, estimating effect size, BACI designs Osenberg, Bolker, White, St. Mary, and Shima (Chapter 13) ...
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... sample loci Expected fraction of heterozygotes based on allele frequencies, averaged over sample loci Percent of all loci with > one allele Number of alleles/locus averaged over all sample loci The difference between Ho and He relative ...
... sample loci Expected fraction of heterozygotes based on allele frequencies, averaged over sample loci Percent of all loci with > one allele Number of alleles/locus averaged over all sample loci The difference between Ho and He relative ...
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... sampled from within a local ecoregion may be one way of striking a balance that assures input of genetic variation while limiting extreme differentiation (balancing inbreeding and outbreeding). Since many adaptive traits have a genetic ...
... sampled from within a local ecoregion may be one way of striking a balance that assures input of genetic variation while limiting extreme differentiation (balancing inbreeding and outbreeding). Since many adaptive traits have a genetic ...
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... Sampling the Diversity of Source Populations The genetic diversity of a restoration project is limited initially by the diversity of the original sample. While other alleles may enter the project area over time (by migration of ...
... Sampling the Diversity of Source Populations The genetic diversity of a restoration project is limited initially by the diversity of the original sample. While other alleles may enter the project area over time (by migration of ...
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... sample of 50–100 seeds collected from separate individuals per site, whereas, using a different theoretical model, Lawrence et al. conclude that collection of 172 seeds from separate individuals will meet sampling objectives. These sampling ...
... sample of 50–100 seeds collected from separate individuals per site, whereas, using a different theoretical model, Lawrence et al. conclude that collection of 172 seeds from separate individuals will meet sampling objectives. These sampling ...
Contents
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Restoring Ecological Function | 139 |
A Modeling Framework for Restoration Ecology | 238 |
Restoration Ecology in Context | 257 |
New Contexts for Restoration Ecology | 315 |
A Synthesis | 341 |
about the editors | 347 |
index | 355 |
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Page 260 - Ecological restoration is the process of assisting the recovery of an ecosystem that has been degraded, damaged or destroyed.