04064nam a2200445 a 4500001001200000003000800012005001700020006001900037007001500056008004100071010001700112020003900129020003600168020003800204020003500242040002100277035002100298050002200319082001600341090001700357245013800374260004000512300003900552490005500591500005600646504005100702505222700753533015202980650002903132650003203161650003203193655003403225700002803259700003903287710006203326710002203388830006003410856013103470999001703601ebr10272038CaPaEBR20260707175857.0m        u        cr cn|||||||||070618s2007    dcuab   sb    001 0 eng    z  2007025183  z9781597260749 (cloth : alk. paper)  z1597260746 (cloth : alk. paper)  z9781597260756 (pbk. : alk. paper)  z1597260754 (pbk. : alk. paper)  aCaPaEBRcCaPaEBR  a(OCoLC)64679120714aS606b.O43 2007eb04a577.5/5222  c99512d7938900aOld fieldsh[electronic resource] :bdynamics and restoration of abandoned farmland /cedited by Viki A. Cramer and Richard J. Hobbs.  aWashington :bIsland Press,cc2007.  aix, 334 p. :bill., maps ;c23 cm.1 aThe science and practice of ecological restoration  a"Society for Ecological Restoration International."  aIncludes bibliographical references and index.0 a1. Why old fields? : the socioeconomic and ecological causes and consequences of land abandonment / Richard J. Hobbs and Viki A. Cramer -- pt. 1. Old fields and the development of ecological concepts -- 2. Old field succession : development of concepts / Richard J. Hobbs and Lawrence R. Walker -- 3. Old fields as complex systems : new concepts for describing the dynamics of abandoned farmland / Viki A. Cramer -- pt. 2. Case studies from around the world -- 4. Implications of land use history for natural forest regeneration and restoration strategies in Puerto Rico / Jess K. Zimmerman, T. Mitchell Aide, and Ariel E. Lugo -- 5. Processes affecting succession in old fields of Brazilian Amazonia / Gislene Ganade -- 6. Old field vegetation succession in the neotropics / Karen D. Holl -- 7. Patterns and processes of old field reforestation in Australian rain forest landscapes / Peter D. Erskine, Carla P. Catterall, David Lamb, and John Kanowski -- 8. Succession on the Piedmont of New Jersey and its implications for ecological restoration / Scott J. Meiners, Mary L. Cadenasso, and Steward T.A. Pickett -- 9. Succession and restoration in Michigan old field communities / Katherine L. Gross and Sarah M. Emery -- 10. Old field succession in central Europe : local and regional patterns / Karel Prach, Jan Lepš, and Marcel Rejmánek -- 11. Dynamics and restoration of abandoned farmland and other old fields in southern France / Pascal Marty, James Aronson, and Jacques Lepart -- 12. Land abandonment and old field dynamics in Greece / Vasilios P. Papanastasis -- 13. Old field dynamics on the dry side of the Mediterranean Basin : patterns and processes in semiarid southeast Spain / Andreu Bonet and Juli G. Pausas -- 14. Restoration of old fields in Renosterveld : a case study in a Mediterranean-type shrubland of South Africa / Cornelia B. Krug and Rainer M. Krug -- 15. Prospects for the recovery of native vegetation in western Australian old fields / Viki A. Cramer, Rachel J. Standish, and Richard J. Hobbs -- pt. 3. Synthesis : old field dynamics and restoration -- 16. Old field dynamics : regional and local differences, and lessons for ecology and restoration / Richard J. Hobbs and Viki A. Cramer.  aElectronic reproduction.bPalo Alto, Calif. :cebrary,d2009.nAvailable via World Wide Web.nAccess may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. 0aAbandoned farms.9137566 0aReclamation of land.988008 0aRestoration ecology.992176 7aElectronic books.2local91901 aCramer, Viki A.91375671 aHobbs, R. J.q(Richard J.)91375682 aSociety for Ecological Restoration International.91375692 aebrary, Inc.9191 0aScience and practice of ecological restoration.913757040uhttp://site.ebrary.com/lib/strathmore/Doc?id=10272038zAn electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view  c99512d79389