Project Planning and Management for Ecological Restoration
Concern over climate change and the ongoing challenges of managing natural lands have made the field of ecological restoration a growing focus in the agendas of national and international conservation organizations, including the United Nations. The probl
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Project Planning and Management for Ecological Restoration
JOHN RIEGER, JOHN STANLEY, and RAY TRAYNOR
project planning and management for ecological restoration
society for ecological restoration The Science and Practice of Ecological Restoration Editorial Board James Aronson, editor Karen D. Holl, associate editor Donald A. Falk, Richard J. Hobbs, Margaret A. Palmer
A complete list of titles in this series can be found in the back of this book. The Society for Ecological Restoration (SER) is an international nonprofit organization whose mission is to promote ecological restoration as a means to sustaining the diversity of life on Earth and reestablishing an ecologically healthy relationship between nature and culture. Since its incorporation in 1988, SER has been promoting the science and practice of ecological restoration around the world through its publications, conferences, and chapters. SER is a rapidly growing community of restoration ecologists and ecological restoration practitioners dedicated to developing science-based restoration practices around the globe. With members in more than fifty countries and all fifty US states, SER is the world’s leading restoration organization. For more information or to become a member, e-mail us at [email protected] or visit our website at www.ser.org.
Project Planning and Management for Ecological Restoration John Rieger, John Stanley, and Ray Traynor
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Copyright © 2014 John Rieger, John Stanley, and Ray Traynor All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any means without permission in writing from the publisher: Island Press, 2000 M Street, NW, Suite 650, Washington, DC 20036 Island Press is a trademark of The Center for Resource Economics. Figure 6-6 is adapted from figure 7 in “The Island Dilemma: Lessons of Modern Biogeographic Studies for the Design of Natural Reserves,” by Jared Diamond, Biological Conservation, vol. 7, no. 2, 1975, pp. 129–46. Reprinted with permission from Elsevier Science.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Rieger, John P. Project planning and management for ecological restoration / John Rieger, John Stanley, and Ray Traynor. pages cm. -- (The science and practice of ecological restoration) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1-61091-363-8 (cloth : alk. paper) -- ISBN 1-61091-363-9 (cloth : alk. paper) – ISBN 978-1-61091362-1 (pbk. : alk. paper) -- ISBN 1-61091-362-0 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Restoration ecology--Planning. 2. Restoration ecology--Management. I. Title. QH541.5.R45R54 2014 577.068--dc23 2013045523
Printed on recycled, acid-free paper Manufactured in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Keywords: Island Press, Society for Ecological Restoration, ecological restoration, restoration practitioner, restoration ecology, ecological function, ecosystem, stewardship, restoration site, project planning, project design, project implementation, project managemen
