Book description
Enlarged, enhanced and internationalized edition of the first
restoration ecology textbook to be published, with foreword by Dr.
Steven Whisnant of Texas A&M University and Chair of the Society
of Ecological Restoration.
Since 2006, when the first edition of this book appeared, major
advances have taken place in restoration science and in the practice
of ecological restoration. Both are now accepted as key components of
the increasingly urgent search for sustainability at global, national,
and community levels - hence the phrase 'New Frontier' in the title.
While the first edition focused on ecosystems and landscapes in
Europe, this new edition covers biomes and contexts all over the
world. Several new chapters deal with broad issues such as biological
invasions, climate change, and agricultural land abandonment as they
relate to restoration science and ecological restoration. Case studies
are included from Australia, North America, and the tropics.
This is an accessible textbook for senior undergraduate and graduate
level students, and early career scientists. The book also provides a
solid scientific background for managers, volunteers, and mid-career
professionals involved in the practice of ecological restoration.
Review of the first edition:
"I suspect that this volume will find its way onto the shelves
of many restoration researchers and practitioners and will be used as
a key text in graduate courses, where it will help fill a large void.
My own copy is already heavily bookmarked, and will be a constant
source of research ideas and lecture material." (Environmental Conservation)
Dr Jelte van Andel
is Professor of Plant Ecology, recently retired from the University of
Groningen, the Netherlands. His interest in the fundamentals of plant
population ecology and vegetation dynamics increasingly includes the
applicability of concepts and theories to problems facing society,
aiming at improving the communication between scientists and citizens.
Dr James Aronson is a researcher in restoration ecology at the
Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionelle et Evolutive (of the CNRS), in
Montpellier, France and research associate of the Missouri Botanical
Garden, USA, where he helped found the Restoring Natural Capital
Alliance. He is a representative-at-large of the Society for
Ecological Restoration.
