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Highlights from the Science and Practice of Ecological Restoration Series Part III: Valuable Tools and Resources SER RE SER S TO R ATION ATION RE AD ER Society for Ecological Restoration Highlights from The Science and Practice of Ecological Restoration Series Part III: Valuable Tools and Resources Series Editor: James Aronson Associate Editor: Karen D. Holl Editorial Board: Donald A. Falk, Richard J. Hobbs, and Margaret A. Palmer INT The SER Restoration Reader R O D It’s now or never. UCT As ecosystems, species, and ecological communities suffer accelerating decline as a result of human activi- ties—and human communities suffer from loss of ecosystem services and impacts of climate change—res- toration is becoming an essential component of conservation and management approaches. Around the I globe, restorationists are tackling difficult problems, working to repair rivers damaged by diversions and ON habitat destruction, restore healthy forest ecosystems, repair grasslands whose ecological interactions have been severely disrupted . In rich and poor countries alike, restoration is a conduit for hope through local, community-based projects as well as through strategies for global sustainability. Why “The Science and Practice of Ecological Restoration” Book Series? In response to the exploding worldwide interest in restoration, the Society for Ecological Restoration In- ternational and Island Press created a book series, “The Science and Practice of Ecological Restoration.” As the title suggests, our aim is to create an international forum devoted to advancing restoration science and practice, as well as promoting their integration with the conservation sciences. This series offers practical knowledge, field-tested solutions, inspiration, and scientific insight from experienced practitioners and sci- entists that will allow restoration to become the powerful healing tool and integrative science that the world so clearly needs. Here is Your Free Sampler of the Series We’ve created this free Restoration Reader so that you can see the breadth and depth of the series—and determine which books meet your needs. The Reader is organized in four separate easy-to-download files, like the sections of a book: Part I: Foundation Volumes If you are new to restoration, you will find a basic orientation to the field in these books. If you are an ex- perienced restorationist, you will find invaluable reference and “big-picture” information here. Dip into these books for a glimpse of the scope, the scientific and philosophical underpinnings, and the promise of restoration. Part II: Restoration of Damaged Ecosystems These books describe the nuts and bolts of restoration: the science, practice, and policy of repairing dam- aged ecosystems around the world, from arid lands to forests to river ecosystems. Experienced practitioners and leading researchers share hands-on experience and accounts of both success and failure, and offer rec- ommendations for future research and effective application of the principles of this field. ISLAND PRESS Solutions that inspire change. INT The SER Restoration Reader R O Part III: Valuable Tools and References D UCT Restoration is a multidisciplinary, multifaceted field, drawing on techniques and knowledge from a wide variety of other disciplines, including oral history, dendrochronology, wildlife biology, and many branches of ecology. We invite you to sample these books to view the range and richness of information that may help you with your own projects or research. I ON Part IV: Practitioner Volumes We’ve developed these books specifically in response to requests from those of you who spend your days out in the field. You asked for short books that focus on practical information rather than theory—and that people without recent scientific training could understand. Please sample these “practitioner” books. We think you will find not only the how-to resources you need but also the inspiration and community that will help to keep your work moving forward. This file (the one you are looking at) is Part III: Valuable Tools and References Please take some time to browse the other three parts, as well. Together, these files represent the multidisciplinary, multifaceted work of ecological restoration. As you peruse these samples of the emerging literature on restoration, we hope that you will find the science, how-to information, ref- erences, and companionship of purpose that will facilitate your current work. Please share this Reader with your colleagues and friends. How To Use This Reader We’ve made these PDFs easy to navigate. Each file has its own table of contents, with links to ex- cerpts from each book and the book’s table of contents. You can • Click the book image or title in the Reader’s contents to jump to that book’s excerpt. • Click from one excerpt to another in any order using the Reader’s contents as the navigation tool. • Click on the links at the beginning of each book’s excerpt to go to the Island Press Web site for more information or to buy the book. islandpress.org/readers • Click on one of the quick links on the upper right page of each book excerpt to buy the book, jump to that book’s contents, or jump back to the Reader’s table of contents. • Use the Bookmarks feature in Adobe Reader to jump between excerpts and the Reader’s contents. To access Book- marks in Adobe Reader, choose View > Navigation Panels > Bookmarks. Help Us Spread the Word Please share this Reader with your colleagues and friends. You can forward this document as an e-mail attachment and/or pass on this link, where a free download is available: www.islandpress.org/ser/. We believe that ecological restoration will become, as noted biologist and conservationist Edward O. Wilson has pre- dicted, one of the keystones of ecology and environmental protection for the twenty-first century. We hope you agree, and that you’ll share this Reader with your friends and colleagues. Stay in Touch with Island Press—Let’s Work Together for Change When you visit our Web site—www.islandpress.org—you can sign up on our e-mail lists so that you’ll receive news and information about new books in the series other restoration developments. We welcome your feedback. You can contact us any time at <[email protected]>. As part of the growing world- wide restoration community, we want to support your good work with books on topics that will help you achieve your goals. ISLAND PRESS Solutions that inspire change. Part III: Valuable Tools and Resources C ONT Restoring Wildlife: Ecological Concepts and Practical Applications E 7 NT Michael L. Morrison Excerpt taken from chapter 9, “Monitoring: Field Methods and Ap- S plications” Assembly Rules and Restoration Ecology: Bridging the Gap Between Theory and Practice 15 Edited by Vicky M. Temperton, Richard J. Hobbs, Tim Nuttle, and Stefan Halle Excerpt taken from chapter , “Ecological Filters, Thresholds, and Gradients in Resistance to Ecosystem Reassembly,” by Richard J. Hobbs and David A. Norton The Historical Ecology Handbook: A Restorationists Guide to Reference Ecosystems 21 Edited by Dave Egan and Evelyn A. Howell Excerpt taken from chapter 8, “Using Dendrochronology to Recon- struct the History of Forest and Woodland Ecosystems,” by Kurt F. Kipfmueller and Thomas W. Swetnam islandpress.org/readers Part III: Valuable Tools and Resources CONT Ex Situ Plant Conservation: Supporting Species Survival in the Wild 26 Edited by Edward O. Guerrant Jr., Kayri Havens, and Mike E Maunder NT Excerpt taken from chapter 1, “Population Responses to Novel Environments: Implications for Ex Situ Plant Conservation,” by Brian S C. Husband and Lesley G. Campbell ISLAND PRESS Solutions that inspire change. RESTORING WILDLIFE RESTORING Restoring Wildlife Ecological Concepts and Practical Applications Michael L. Morrison Cloth, $90.00, ISBN 978-1-59726-492-1 Paper, $45.00, ISBN 978-1-59726-493-8 2009. 368 pages. 6 x 9 Figures, tables, case studies, glossary, index. Contents 1. Introduction: Restoring and PreservingWildlife 1 Fundamentals of Habitat Restoration 3 Why a New Book? 4 2. Operating Concepts 6 Restoration Defined 6 Time Frames and Historic Conditions 7 Natural Versus Desired Conditions 11 Wildlife Defined 13 Approaches to Ecological Restoration 14 Synthesis 15 3. Populations 17 Population Concepts and Habitat Restoration 18 SER Restoration Reader Population Dynamics and Viability 21 Distribution Patterns of Populations 24 Animal Movements and Habitat Management 25 Stochastic Environments and Habitat Management 28 Linking Populations and Restoration Ecology 30 Exotic Species 33 Roads to Recovery: Captive Breeding and Translocating Animals 34 Metapopulation Structure 49 Restoring a Population 50 Synthesis 56 4. Habitat 58 Issues of Scale 58 Avoiding Pitfalls 59 When Models Fail: Conspecific Attraction 60 Definitions 61 When to Measure 66 What to Measure 67 Spatial Scale 68 Measurements of the Animal 68 Measurements of the Environment 70 Focal Animal Approach 73 How to Measure 74 Synthesis 83 5. Assemblages 84 Assembly Rules 85 Terminology 87 Species Pool 88 8 Restoring Wildlife Quick Links: ▶ Buy Restoring Wildlife ▶ R estoring Wildlife TOC ▶ SER Restoration Reader TOC Restoration Implications 94 Synthesis 94 6. Desired Conditions 96 Historical Assessments 98 Fossils and Subfossils 101 Literature 102 Uncertainty 103 Developing Desired Conditions 104 Focal Species 106 Implementation Steps 110 Synthesis 115 7. Design Concepts 117 Habitat Heterogeneity 117 Fragmentation 119 Disturbance Ecology: Dynamics of Habitats in Landscapes 123 Management Lessons 125 Corridors 127 Buffers 134 Effects of Isolation 135 The Landscape
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