Ebook: Restoring Disturbed Landscapes: Putting Principles into Practice

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xxi
Front Matter....Pages 1-2
Our Approach to Restoring Disturbed Landscapes: A Five-Step Adaptive Procedure....Pages 3-5
A Framework for How Landscapes Function....Pages 7-17
Principles for Restoring Landscape Functionality....Pages 19-26
Front Matter....Pages 27-27
Restoring Mined Landscapes....Pages 29-44
Restoring Damaged Rangelands....Pages 45-61
Front Matter....Pages 63-64
Restoration of Mine-Site Waste-Rock Dumps....Pages 65-73
Restoration of Mine-Site Tailings Storage Facilities....Pages 75-86
Restoring Landscapes after Open-Cut Coal Mining....Pages 87-96
Restoring Rangelands with an Overabundance of Shrubs....Pages 97-106
Renewing Pastureland Functions Using Tree Belts....Pages 107-116
Restoration of Former Farmlands Near Urban Developments....Pages 117-128
Restoring Verges after Road Construction....Pages 129-135
Front Matter....Pages 137-137
Landscape Function Analysis: An Overview and Landscape Organization Indicators....Pages 139-144
Landscape Function Analysis: Soil-surface Indicators....Pages 145-150
Ephemeral Drainage-Line Assessments: Indicators of Stability....Pages 151-156
Vegetation Assessments: Structure and Habitat Complexity Indicators....Pages 157-162
Reflections on Restoring Landscapes: A Function-Based Adaptive Approach....Pages 163-165
Back Matter....Pages 167-189

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xxi
Front Matter....Pages 1-2
Our Approach to Restoring Disturbed Landscapes: A Five-Step Adaptive Procedure....Pages 3-5
A Framework for How Landscapes Function....Pages 7-17
Principles for Restoring Landscape Functionality....Pages 19-26
Front Matter....Pages 27-27
Restoring Mined Landscapes....Pages 29-44
Restoring Damaged Rangelands....Pages 45-61
Front Matter....Pages 63-64
Restoration of Mine-Site Waste-Rock Dumps....Pages 65-73
Restoration of Mine-Site Tailings Storage Facilities....Pages 75-86
Restoring Landscapes after Open-Cut Coal Mining....Pages 87-96
Restoring Rangelands with an Overabundance of Shrubs....Pages 97-106
Renewing Pastureland Functions Using Tree Belts....Pages 107-116
Restoration of Former Farmlands Near Urban Developments....Pages 117-128
Restoring Verges after Road Construction....Pages 129-135
Front Matter....Pages 137-137
Landscape Function Analysis: An Overview and Landscape Organization Indicators....Pages 139-144
Landscape Function Analysis: Soil-surface Indicators....Pages 145-150
Ephemeral Drainage-Line Assessments: Indicators of Stability....Pages 151-156
Vegetation Assessments: Structure and Habitat Complexity Indicators....Pages 157-162
Reflections on Restoring Landscapes: A Function-Based Adaptive Approach....Pages 163-165
Back Matter....Pages 167-189
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