Ebook: The once and future forest: a guide to forest restoration strategies
Author: Andropogon Associates., Sauer Leslie Jones
- Tags: Écologie forestière--États-Unis (Est), Forest conservation, Forest conservation--East (U.S.), Forest ecology, Forest ecology--East (U.S.), Forêts--Conservation--États-Unis (Est), Réhabilitation (Écologie)--États-Unis (Est), Restoration ecology, Restoration ecology--East (U.S.), Restoration ecology -- East (U.S.), Forest ecology -- East (U.S.), Forest conservation -- East (U.S.), Réhabilitation (Écologie) -- États-Unis (Est), Écologie forestière -- États-Unis (Est), Forêts -- Conservation -- États-Unis
- Year: 1998
- Publisher: Island Press
- City: East United States
- Language: English
- epub
Developed by the pioneering landscape design firm of Andropogon Associates, world-renowned for their innovative approach to integrating environmental protection and restoration with landscape architecture and design, The Once and Future Forest is a guidebook for restoring and managing natural landscapes. Focusing on remnant forest systems, it describes methods of restoring and linking forest fragments to recreate a whole landscape fabric.The book begins by explaining the history and current situation of forest ecosystems in the eastern United States. Following that is an in-depth examination of the restoration process, with thorough descriptions of ecological strategies for landscape management along with specific examples of how those strategies have been implemented in various sites around the country. The final section provides hands-on information about the many specific details that must be considered when initiating and implementing a restoration program. All aspects of...