Includes bibliographical references and index.

Considering the future: anticipating the need for ecological restoration / Young Choi -- The principles of restoration ecology at population scales / Stephen D. Murphy, Michael McTavish, and Heather Cray -- Landscape-scale restoration ecology / Michael Perring -- Understanding social processes in planning ecological restorations / Stephen R. Edwards, Brock Blevins, Darwin Horning, and Andrew Spaeth -- The role of history in restoration ecology / Eric Higgs and Stephen Jackson -- Social engagement in ecological restoration / Susan Baker -- Restoration and ecosystem management in the boreal forest : from ecological principles to tactical solutions / Timo Kuuluvainen -- Restoration of temperate broadleaf forests / John Stanturf -- Temperate grasslands / Karel Prach, Peter Torok, and Jonathan Bakker -- Restoration of temperate savannas and woodlands / Brice Hanberry, John M. Kabrick, Peter W. Dunwiddie, Tibor Hartel, Theresa B. Jain, and Benjamin O. Knapp -- Restoring desert ecosystems / Scott Abella -- Ecological restoration in mediterranean-type shrublands and woodlands / Ladislav Mucina, Marcela A. Bustamante-Sánchez, Beatriz Duguy Pedra, Patricia Holmes, Todd Keeler-Wolf, Juan J. Armesto, Mark Dobrowolski, Mirijam Gaertner, Cecilia Smith-Ramírez, and Alberto Vilagrosa -- Alpine habitat conservation and restoration in tropical and sub-tropical high mountains / Alton Byers -- Restoration of rivers and streams / Benjamin Smith and Michael A. Chadwick -- Lake restoration / Erik Jeppesen, Martin Søndergaard, and Zhengwen Liu -- Restoration of freshwater wetlands / Paul Keddy -- Saltmarshes / David Burdick and Susan Adamowicz -- Oyster-generated marine habitats : their services, enhancement, restoration, and monitoring / Loren Coen and Austin Humphries -- Ecological rehabilitation in mangrove systems : the evolution of the practice and the need for strategic reform of policy and planning / Ben Brown -- Tropical savanna restoration / Jillianne Segura, Sean Bellairs, and Lindsey Hutley -- Restoration of tropical and subtropical grasslands / Gerhard Overbeck and Sandra Cristina Muller -- Tropical forest restoration / David Lamb -- The restoration of coral reefs / Boze Hancock, Kemit Amon Lewis, and Eric Conklin -- Ecological restoration in an urban context / Jessica Hardesty Norris, Keith Bowers, and Stephen D. Murphy -- International law and policy on restoration / An Cliquet -- Governance and restoration / Stephanie Mansourian -- Restoration, volunteers, and the human community / Stephen Packard -- Building social capacity for restoration success / Elizabeth Covelli Metcalf, Alexander L. Metcalf, and Jakki J. Mohr -- Ecological restoration : a growing part of the green economy / Keith Bowers and Jessica Hardesty Norris -- Restoration and market-based instruments / Alex Baumber -- Profit motives and ecological restoration: opportunities in bioenergy and conservation biomass / Carol Williams -- Ecological restoration and environmental change / Stuart K. Allison -- Invasive species and ecological restoration / Joan Dudney, Lauren Hallett, Erica Spotswood, and Katharine Suding -- Restoration and resilience / Libby Trevenen, Rachel Standish, Charles Price, and Richard Hobbs -- Ecological restoration and ecosystem services / Robin Chazdon and Jose Rey-Benayas -- The economics of restoration and the restoration of economics / James Blignaut -- Better together : the importance of collaboration between researchers and practitioners / Robert Cabin -- Less than 140 characters : restorationists use of social media / Liam Heneghan and Oisin Heneghan.