Introduction to Restoration Ecology
Restoration ecology is a young field that integrates theory and knowledge from a range of disciplines, including the biological, physical, and social sciences as well as the humanities. This new textbook, written for upper-division undergraduates and first-year graduate students, offers a real-life introduction to the field and an interdisciplinary overview of the theory behind it.
Developed by ecologists and landscape architects, each of whom has been involved in restoration research and practice for many years, the focus of the book is on providing a framework that can be used to guide restoration decisions anywhere on the globe, both now and in the future. The text is organized around a restoration process that has been tested and revised by the authors in their restoration ecology courses taught at the University of Wisconsin-Madison over the past thirty years.
Each chapter includes a series of "Food for Thought" questions that both help students review concepts and put them to work in solving conservation problems. The framework is designed to work with the uniqueness, uncertainty, messiness, and constraints inherent in any real-world restoration project.
Success in ecological restoration requires not only technical proficiency but also skill in the social, cultural, and political arenas. Introduction to Restoration Ecology can help students develop the skills they need to succeed in all of these areas and is a much-needed new resource.
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Table of Contents for the Instructor's Manual
Introduction
About the Textbook: Introduction to Restoration Ecology
Organization of the Instructor's Manual
Information about the Textbook Website
References
Online Resources
Chapter 1: Restoration Ecology: Composing the Landscape of the Future
Major Themes
- Comments on Food for Thought Questions
- Supplemental Activities and Exercises
- Suggested Learning Objectives Outcomes
- Potential Issues, Questions, and Misconceptions
Chapter 2: The Community Model: Ecological Theory
Major Themes
- Comments on Food for Thought Questions
- Supplemental Activities and Exercises
- Suggested Learning Objectives Outcomes
- Potential Issues, Questions, and Misconceptions
- Online Resources
Chapter 3: Adaptive Restoration: Documentation and Research
Major Themes
- Comments on Food for Thought Questions
- Supplemental Activities and Exercises
- Suggested Learning Objectives Outcomes
- Potential Issues, Questions, and Misconceptions
Chapter 4: Site Inventory and Analysis
Major Themes
- Comments on Food for Thought Questions
- Supplemental Activities and Exercises
- Suggested Learning Objectives Outcomes
- Potential Issues, Questions, and Misconceptions
- References
- Online Resources
Chapter 5: Gathering Onsite Resource Information
Major Themes
- Comments on Food for Thought Questions
- Supplemental Activities and Exercises
- Suggested Learning Objectives Outcomes
- Potential Issues, Questions, and Misconceptions
- References
Chapter 6: The Master Plan: Determining the Project Purpose, Solutions, and Goals
Major Themes
- Comments on Food for Thought Questions
- Supplemental Activities and Exercises
- Suggested Learning Objectives Outcomes
- Potential Issues, Questions, and Misconceptions
Chapter 7: The Site Plan: Design and Plan Documents
Major Themes
- Comments on Food for Thought Questions
- Supplemental Activities and Exercises
- Suggested Learning Objectives Outcomes
- Potential Issues, Questions, and Misconceptions
- References
Chapter 8: The Implementation Plan
Major Themes
- Comments on Food for Thought Questions
- Supplemental Activities and Exercises
- Suggested Learning Objectives Outcomes
- Potential Issues, Questions, and Misconceptions
Chapter 9: The Monitoring Plan
Major Themes
- Comments on Food for Thought Questions
- Supplemental Activities and Exercises
- Suggested Learning Objectives Outcomes
- Potential Issues, Questions, and Misconceptions
Chapter 10: The Management Plan
Major Themes
- Comments on Food for Thought Questions
- Supplemental Activities and Exercises
- Suggested Learning Objectives Outcomes
- Potential Issues, Questions, and Misconceptions
Chapter 11: The Role and Impact of Pest Species on Restoration
Major Themes
- Comments on Food for Thought Questions
- Supplemental Activities and Exercises
- Suggested Learning Objectives Outcomes
- Potential Issues, Questions, and Misconceptions
- Online Resources
Chapter 12: User Impacts
Major Themes
- Comments on Food for Thought Questions
- Supplemental Activities and Exercises
- Suggested Learning Objectives Outcomes
- Potential Issues, Questions, and Misconceptions
- Online Resources
Chapter 13: Working with People
Major Themes
- Comments on Food for Thought Questions
- Supplemental Activities and Exercises
- Suggested Learning Objectives Outcomes
- Potential Issues, Questions, and Misconceptions
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