The historical ecology handbook : a restorationist's guide to reference ecosystems

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The historical ecology handbook : a restorationist's guide to reference ecosystems / edited by Dave Egan and Evelyn A. Howell.

Egan, Dave. (Added Author). Howell, Evelyn A. (Added Author).

Summary:

The Historical Ecology Handbook makes essential connections between past and future ecosystems, bringing together leading experts to offer a much-needed introduction to the field of historical ecology and its practical application by on-the-ground restorationists.

Chapters present individual techniques focusing on both culturally derived evidence and biological records, with each chapter offering essential background, tools, and resources needed for using the technique in a restoration effort. The book ends with four in-depth case studies that demonstrate how various combinations of techniques have been used in restoration projects.

The Historical Ecology Handbook is a unique and groundbreaking guide to determining historic reference conditions of a landscape. It offers an invaluable compendium of tools and techniques, and will be essential reading for anyone working in the field of ecological restoration.

Record details

ISBN: 1559637455
ISBN: 9781559637459
ISBN: 1559637463
ISBN: 9781559637466
Physical Description: xix, 457 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Publisher: Washington, D.C. : Island Press, ©2001.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:: Archaeology, paleoecosystems, and ecological restoration / Michael J. O'Brien -- The contribution of ethnobiology to the reconstruction and restoration of historic ecosystems / M. Kat Anderson -- The pleasures and pitfalls of written records / Michael Edmonds -- Oral history: a guide to its creation and use / James E. Fogerty -- Maps and photographs / Tina Reithmaier -- Government land office survey and other early land surveys / Gordon G. Whitney and Joseph DeCant -- Inferring forest stand history from observational field evidence / P.L. Marks and Sana Gardescu -- Using dendrochronology to reconstruct the history of forest and woodland ecosystems / Kurt F. Kipfmueller and Thomas W. Swetnam -- Palynology: an important tool for discovering historic ecosystems / Owen K. Davis -- Packrat middens as a tool for reconstructing historic ecosystems / David Rhode -- Techniques for discovering historic animal assemblages / Michael L. Morrison -- Geomorphology, hydrology, and soils / Stanley W. Trimble -- Inferring vegetation history from phytoliths / Glen G. Fredlund -- Using historical data in ecological restoration: a case study from Nantucket / Peter W. Dunwiddie -- A multiple-scale history of past and ongoing vegetation change within the Indiana dunes / Kenneth L. Cole -- Implementing the archaeo-environmental reconstruction technique: rediscovering the historic ground layer of three plant communities in the greater Grand Canyon region / Thom Alcoze and Matt Hurteau -- Documenting local landscape change: the San Francisco Bay area historical ecology project / Robin Grossinger.