ISSN:
1056-3466
Source:
Annual Reviews Electronic Back Volume Collection 1932-2001ff
Topics:
Energy, Environment Protection, Nuclear Power Engineering
Notes:
Abstract The field of restoration ecology represents an emerging synthesis of ecological theory and concern about human impact on the natural world. Restoration ecology can be viewed as the study of how to repair anthropogenic damage to the integrity of ecological systems. However, attempts to repair ecological damage should not diminish protection of existing healthy ecosystems. Restoration ecology allows for the testing of ecological theories; however, restoration ecology is not limited to, nor is it a subdiscipline of, the field of ecology. Restoration ecology requires approaches that integrate ecology and environmental sciences, economics, sociology, and politics. This review illustrates these points by providing a conceptual map of the origin, present practices, and future directions of the field.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1146/annurev.energy.21.1.167
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