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Primary Succession and Ecosystem Rehabilitation Lawrence R. Walker (University of Nevada, Las Vegas)

Primary Succession and Ecosystem Rehabilitation By Lawrence R. Walker (University of Nevada, Las Vegas)

Primary Succession and Ecosystem Rehabilitation by Lawrence R. Walker (University of Nevada, Las Vegas)

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A comprehensive 2003 summary of ecological development following dramatic natural and human-induced disturbances. Ecological theory and practical management issues are linked, resulting in an important reference for researchers and professionals, and a valuable graduate text.

Primary Succession and Ecosystem Rehabilitation Summary

Primary Succession and Ecosystem Rehabilitation by Lawrence R. Walker (University of Nevada, Las Vegas)

Natural disturbances such as lava flows, landslides and glacial moraines, and human-damaged sites such as pavement, road edges and mine wastes often leave little or no soil or biological legacy. This 2003 book provided the first comprehensive summary of how plant, animal and microbial communities develop under the harsh conditions following such dramatic disturbances. The authors examine the basic principles that determine ecosystem development and apply the general rules to the urgent practical need for promoting the reclamation of damaged lands. Written for ecologists concerned with disturbance, landscape dynamics, restoration, life histories, invasions, modeling, soil formation and community or population dynamics, this book will also serve as an authoritative text for graduate students and a valuable reference for professionals involved in land management.

Primary Succession and Ecosystem Rehabilitation Reviews

'Walker and del Moral have done a superb job of summarizing current understanding of succession ...' Bioscience
'The wide coverage ... will ensure it a place in undergraduate reading lists as well as on the shelves of more advanced students, environmental consultants and researchers.' Bulletin of the British Ecological Society
'The book is nicely produced, well written, interesting and informative.' Journal of Biogeography
'With respect to the background of both the authors, terrestrial ecologists highly respected within their thematical spheres, this book represents a reliable and extremely useful handbook for the majority of ecologists of these days. It surpasses the sphere of science and is useful to practically oriented groups of a wide background ...'. Journal Folia Geobotanica
' ... a comprehensive and facinating overview on theories and impications of primary succession and community of development. The book is an inspiration for disturbance, vegetation and landscape ecologists as well as thoseinvolved in restoration and ecosystem management. This book can read like a profound review, summarizing current knowledge from the pioneer works to very recent findings and including short summaries at the end of most chapters.' Phytocoenlogica

About Lawrence R. Walker (University of Nevada, Las Vegas)

Lawrence Walker is a Professor of Biology at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Roger del Moral is a Professor of Botany at the University of Washington, Seattle.

Table of Contents

Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Denudation: the creation of a barren substrate; 3. Successional theory; 4. Soil development; 5. Life histories of early colonists; 6. Species interations; 7. Successional patterns; 8. Applications of theory for rehabilitation; 9. Future directions; Glossary; References; Index.

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NLS9780521529549
9780521529549
0521529549
Primary Succession and Ecosystem Rehabilitation by Lawrence R. Walker (University of Nevada, Las Vegas)
Lawrence R. Walker (University of Nevada, Las Vegas)
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Paperback
Cambridge University Press
2003-02-13
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