Primary Succession and Ecosystem Rehabilitation

by Lawrence R. Walker and Roger del Moral

Book Overview

Natural disturbances such as lava flows, landslides and glacial moraines, and human-damaged sites such as pavement, road edges and mine wastes often leave little or no soil or biological legacy. This 2003 book provided the first comprehensive summary of how plant, animal and microbial communities develop under the harsh conditions following such dramatic disturbances. The authors examine the basic principles that determine ecosystem development and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521800765
• ISBN13: 9780521800761
• Release Date: March 2003
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 458 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"