Ecological restoration:a global challenge
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Cambridge University Press,
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Publisher Address: | Cambridge, U.K. New York |
Publication Dates: | 2010. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Carrier Form: | xxv, 291 p., [16] p. of plates: ill. (some col.), maps ; 26 cm. |
ISBN: |
9780521877114 0521877113 |
Index Number: | Q14 |
CLC: | Q14 |
Call Number: | Q14/E193-2 |
Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. Part I. Global Perspectives for Ecological Restoration: 1. The challenges of humanity in the twenty-first century and the role of ecological restoration Francisco A. Comi;n; 2. The global carbon cycle: current research and uncertainties in the sources and sinks of carbon Dario Papale and Riccardo Valentini; 3. Using international carbon markets to finance forest restoration Johannes Ebeling, Malika Virah-Sawmy and Pedro Moura Costa; 4. The value of a restored earth and its contribution to a sustainable and desirable future Robert Costanza; 5. Focal restoration Eric Higgs; 6. Ethical dimensions of ecological restoration Rebecca L. Vidra and Theodore H. Shear... |