Ecological Restoration of Southwestern Ponderosa Pine Forests
Ecological Restoration of Southwestern Ponderosa Pine Forests brings together practitioners and thinkers from a variety of fields—including forestry, biology, philosophy, ecology, political science, archaeology, botany, and geography—to synthesize what is known about ecological restoration in ponderosa pine forests and to consider the factors involved in developing and implementing a successful restoration effort. The book examines:
- • the overall context for restoration—ecological, social, economic, political, and philosophical
• how ecosystem processes such as fire, hydrology, and nutrient cycling are affected by restoration activities
• treatment effects on specific ecosystem components such as trees, understory plants, animals, and rare or invasive species
• the details of implementing restoration projects, including smoke management, the protection of cultural resources, and monitoring
Each section is introduced with a case study that demonstrates some of the promise and pitfalls of restoration projects.
Ecological Restoration of Southwestern Ponderosa Pine Forests is the second book in the series The Science and Practice of Ecological Restoration from the Society for Ecological Restoration International and Island Press.
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction
PART I. The Context for
Restoration
1. The “Flagstaff Model”
2. The Evolutionary and Historical Context
3. First Peoples in the Pines: Historical Ecology of Humans
and Ponderosas
4. Ecological and Market Economics
5. The Governance Environment: Linking Science, Citizens, and Politics
6. Ecological Restoration as Thinking Like a Forest
PART II. Restoring
Ecosystem Functions and Processes
7. The Ponderosa Pine Forest Partnership: Ecology, Economics,
and Community Involvement in Forest Restoration
8. Fuels and Fire Behavior
9. Soils and Nutrients
10. Hydrology
11. Assessing Landscape-Level Influences of Forest
Restoration on Animal Populations
PART III. Restoring and
Protecting Biological Diversity
12. Healing the Region of Pines: Forest Restoration in
Arizona’s Uinkaret Mountains
13. Tree Health and Forest Structure
14. Understory Vegetation
15. Exotic Invasive Plants
16. Vertebrates
17. Arthropod Responses: A Functional Approach
18. Threatened, Endangered, and Sensitive Species
PART IV. Conducting
Restoration: Practical Concerns
19. Community-Based Forest Restoration
20. Ecological Restoration in the Urban–Wildland Interface
21. Air Quality and Smoke Management
22. Restoration and Cultural Resources
23. Monitoring
24. Adaptive Management and Ecological Restoration
Conclusion: Key Concepts and Questions in Adaptive Ecosystem
Restoration of Ponderosa Pine Forest Ecosystems
Appendix 1: Species Mentioned in Text
Appendix 2: Threatened, Endangered, and Sensitive Vertebrate Species in
Arizona, New Mexico, South Utah, and Colorado
Appendix 3: Arizona Threatened, Endangered, and Sensitive Plants
Potentially Affected by Ponderosa Pine Forest Restoration
Appendix 4: Colorado Threatened, Endangered, and Sensitive Plants
Potentially Affected by Ponderosa Pine Forest Restoration
Appendix 5: Nevada Threatened, Endangered, and Sensitive Plants
Potentially Affected by Ponderosa Pine Forest Restoration
Appendix 6: New Mexico Threatened, Endangered, and Sensitive Plants
Potentially Affected by Ponderosa Pine Forest Restoration
Appendix 7: Utah Threatened, Endangered, and Sensitive Plants
Potentially Affected by Ponderosa Pine Forest Restoration
References
About the contributors
Index
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