The Tallgrass Restoration Handbook: For Prairies, Savannas, and Woodlands
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| Rating | : | 4.66 (787 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1559633204 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 463 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-01-18 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Steven I. Apfelbaum is Chairman of Applied Ecological Services Inc., a company he founded in 1975. He has worked on design, construction, management, monitoring, and research of ecosystems and has taught ecosystem restoration to land trusts, conservation organizations, and families interested in restoring their property.
"help full book for me," according to B D. I glad I bought this book a lot of information. "Amazing" according to A Customer. This is a top rate restoration hand book. Amazing amount of information from people who are out doing the work. It is a collection of essays/chapters written by the front-runners in the field. Everything you wanted to know from site selction to seed collection to fire management. Since it is written by actual prairie restorationists, not theorists it is practical and easy to understand. I will recomend it to everyone who is interested in the field.. The prairie restoration and management bible. A Customer As a prairie biologist, I refer to this seminal volume frequently. It is the very best compendium of prairie restoration and management information.Anyone who has been taken by the ecological romance of the tallgrass prairie, and hopes either to know in detail the ecology of these biomes, or to plant or manage one, needs to have this in the personal library. It's mostly technical, but wonderfully engaging for the "prairieophile." One doesn't really know the prairie until having read this book.
Written by those whose primary work is actually the making of prairies, it explores a myriad of restoration philosophies and techniques and is an essential resource for anyone working to nurture our once-vibrant native landscapes to a state of health.. The Tallgrass Restoration Handbook is thus an essential contribution to the literature.The book is a hands-on manual that provides a detailed account of what has been learned about the art and science of prairie restoration and the application of that knowledge to restoration projects throughout the world. Prairies are among the most severely degraded ecosystems on the North American continent, with virtually no original prairie land extant in a pristine state. Chapters provide guidance on all aspects of the restoration process, from conceptualization and planning, to execution and monitoring. Information is acquired primarily through an arduous process of trial and error, and the need for sharing information is immense. Appendixes present hard-to-find data on plants and animals of the prairies, seed collection dates, propagation methods, sources of seeds and equipment, and more.The Tallgrass Restoration Handbook is a state-of-the-art compendium that can serve a vital role as a sort of "parts catalog and repair manual" for the tallgrass prairies and oak openings of the Midwest. Because of the amount and severity of environmental damage visited upon them, prairies have become a proving ground for the fledgling craf
The Tall Grass Restoration Handbook explains step-by-step the multiple activities involved with reviving damaged lands to vibrant good ecological health. Specific chapters are devoted to conserving biodiversity, restoring populations of rare plants, plowing and seeding, interseeding, obtaining and processing seeds, conducting burns, controlling invasive plants, restoring animal populations, and monitoring vegetation. Restoring such areas not only allows us to learn about the process of restoration but also to learn about the relationship between nature and humans. The Tall Grass Restoration Handbook is an incredibly valuable addition to the ecological studies reference shelf and is a "must" for conservation groups and environmental restoration activities. The Tall Grass Restoration Handbook covers every step of the restoration from co