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The Restoring Ecological Health to Your Land Workbook

The Restoring Ecological Health to Your Land Workbook is the first practical guidebook to give restorationists and would-be restorationists with little or no scientific training or background the “how to” information and knowledge they need to plan and implement ecological restoration activities. Th...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Apfelbaum, Steven I., Haney, Alan (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC Island Press 2012, 2012
Edition:1st ed. 2012
Series:The Science and Practice of Ecological Restoration
Subjects:
Conservation Biology
Landscape Ecology
Environmental Management
Ecosystems
Biotic Communities
Ecology 
Online Access:
Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • Step 1. Inventory and Map Your Land. Task 1. Create a Basemap. Task 2. Characterize Land Use or Cover Types. Task 3. Refine Ecological Units. Task 4. Map Current Conditions of Ecological Units. Task 5. Review Soil Type Distributions and Assess Seedbanks. Task 6. Map Drainage. Task 7. Map Locations of Significant Populations of Invasive Species. Task 8. Assess and Map Stressors
  • Step 2. Investigate Historic Conditions. Task 9. Complete Historic Conditions Data Form. Task 10. Map Soils and Surface Geology. Task 11. Understand How Your Land Has Changed
  • Step 3. Interpret Landscape Changes. Task 12. Develop Working Hypotheses. Task 13. Map Ecotones and Gradients
  • Step 4 Develop Goals and Objectives. Task 14. Develop Restoration Goals and Objectives. Task 15. Review and Firm Up Framing Infrastructure. Task 16. Develop a Project Governance Plan. Task 17. Prepare a Preliminary Budget. Task 18. Refine Goals and Objectives
  • Step 5.Develop Your Restoration Plan. Task 19. Design the Outline (Content) of Your Plan
  • Step 6. Develop a Good Monitoring Program. Task 20. Develop Your Monitoring Program
  • Step 7. Implement the Plan. Task 21. Develop a Task List and Schedule. Task 22. Develop Project Phasing Plans. Task 23. Develop Detailed Specifications. Task 24. Determine Restoration Methods and Equipment Needs. Task 25. Procure Plants, Seeds, and Materials. Task 26. Complete Final Budget. Task 27. Develop Long-term Maintenance Budget and Endowment
  • Step 8. Maintain Good Records. Task 28. Decide What Will Be Recorded. Task 29. Develop a Record-keeping Strategy
  • Step 9. Review the Project. Task 30. Schedule Semiannual and Annual Reviews. Task 31. Refine the Restoration Program as Suggested by the Review
  • Step 10. Share the Restoration Process. Task 32. Develop a Plan for Sharing Your Experiences
  • appendix 1. data forms
  • appendix 2. equipment, safety, and protection for restoration planning
  • appendix 3. restoration contracts
  • appendix 4. additional resources for readers

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