Restoration ecology and sustainable development

Foreword Pehr Enckell Acknowledgements Introduction 1. Why restoration? Krystyna M. Urbanska, Nigel R. Webb and Peter J. Edwards 2. What do we mean by restoration? Anthony D. Bradshaw Part I. Ecological Basis of Restoration: 3. Restoration as an ecosystem process: implications of the modern ecological paradigm V. Thomas Parker and Steward T. A. Pickett 4. Importance of soil ecology in restoration science A. D. Bradshaw 5. Soil microorganisms, mycorrhiza and restoration ecology Kurt Haselwandter 6. Safe sites - interface of plant population ecology and restoration ecology Krystyna M. Urbanska 7. The role of plant-animal mutualism in the design and restoration of natural communities Steven N. Handel 8. The development of criteria for ecological restoration Nigel R. Webb Part II. The Implementation and Assessment of Restoration Schemes: 9. Restoring alpine ecosystems in the United States: environmental constraints, disturbance characteristics and restoration success Jeanne C. Chambers 10. Restoration of eroded areas in Iceland Sigurdur H. Marnusson 11. Invertebrates assist the restoration process: an Australian perspective Jonathan D. Majer 12. Terrestrial arthropods as ecological indicators of habitat restoration in southwestern North America K. S. Williams 13. Tidal wetland restoration and creation along the east coast of North America William A. Niering 14. Options for restoration and management of coastal salt marshes in Europe Jan P. Bakker, Peter Esselink, Rene van der Wal and Kees S. Dijkema Part III. Ecological Restoration, Economics and Sustainability: 15. Ecological engineering and sustainable development Peter J. Edwards, and Cyrus Abivardi 16. Ecological restoration - the magnitude of the challenge: an outsider's view Michael Clark Part IV. Conclusions: 17. Restoration ecology: science, technology and society Peter J. Edwards, Nigel R. Webb, Krystyna M. Urbanska and Reinhard Bornkamm Taxonomic index Subject index.