Within this chapter, some samples of the contributions of ecological science to the process of
disturbed system restoration are discussed. At nearly every stage of the development of …

Restoration ecology is the science of ecological restoration, recently re-defined as 'the
process of assisting the recovery of an ecosystem that has been degraded, damaged or …

The discipline of restoration ecology has grown remarkably in the past decades, providing
new ideas and opportunities for conserving biological diversity, managing ecosystems, and …

The publication of Restoration Ecology represents an important move forward for ecological
restoration in at least two ways.* First, it provides a closely regulated forum for the …

Restoration ecology is challenged by taking the knowledge gained from individual projects
and generalizing to broader hypotheses and theories. A simple conceptual framework that is …

The ecosystem perspective provides a framework within which most other aspects of the
ecology of restoration can be incorporated. By considering the ecosystem functions of a …

Summary 1 The need to rehabilitate and restore ecological resources degraded by overuse
was already established when the Journal of Applied Ecology was launched in 1964. In the …

The goal of ecological restoration ostensibly is to return ecosystems to a state or condition
from which they can be self-sustaining thereafter. Consequently, the fundamental problem …

The discipline of restoration ecology aims to provide a scientifically sound basis for the
reconstruction of degraded or destroyed ecosystems to produce self-supporting systems …

Terrestrial restoration ecology is not as well developed as aquatic and wetland restoration.
There are several key obstacles to progress in restoration ecology, but these obstacles may …