Wild Land Shrub and Arid Land Restoration Symposium

Wild Land Shrub and Arid Land Restoration Symposium
Author: Bruce A. Roundy
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Total Pages: 391
Release: 1996-06
Genre:
ISBN: 0788130676
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An authoritative investigation of the biology and management of wildland shrubs. Focuses on the development of the science of restoration ecology. An in-depth look at the restoration and revegetation of even the most rare shrubs. Divided into six sections: overview, restoration and revegetation, ecology, genetic integrity, and management options. Dozens of charts, graphs, and photos.

Proceedings, Shrubland Ecosystem Dynamics in a Changing Environment

Proceedings, Shrubland Ecosystem Dynamics in a Changing Environment
Author: Jerry R. Barrow
Publisher:
Total Pages: 288
Release: 1996
Genre: Global environmental change
ISBN:
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This proceedings contains 50 papers including an overview of shrubland ecosystem dynamics in a changing environment and several papers each on vegetation dynamics, management concerns and options, and plant ecophysiology as well as an account of a Jornada Basin field trip. Contributions emphasize the impact of changing environmental conditions on vegetative composition especially in the Jornada Basin and Chihuahuan Desert but also in other parts of western North America and the world.

Proceedings

Proceedings
Author: Society for Range Management. Meeting
Publisher:
Total Pages: 36
Release: 1997
Genre: Native plants for cultivation
ISBN:
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Tamarix

Tamarix
Author: Martin F. Quigley
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 513
Release: 2013-02-04
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0199898219
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The invasive species Tamarix first attracted the public eye in the 1990's when it was suspected of contributing to widespread drought and wildfires in the Western United States. Once purported to consume as much water as entire cities, very few plant species have received as much scientific, public, and political discussion and debate as Tamarix. Written by 44 of the field's most prominent scholars and scientists, this volume compiles 25 essays on this fascinating species--its biology, ecology, politics, management, and the ethical issues involved with designating a particular species as "good" or "bad". The book analyzes the controversy surrounding the Tamarisk's role in our ecosystems and what should be done about it.

Shrubland Ecosystem Genetics and Biodiversity

Shrubland Ecosystem Genetics and Biodiversity
Author: E. Durant McArthur
Publisher:
Total Pages: 380
Release: 2001
Genre: Shrubland ecology
ISBN:
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The 53 papers in this proceedings include a section celebrating the 25-year anniversary of the Shrub Sciences Laboratory (4 papers), three sections devoted to themes, genetics, and biodiversity (12 papers), disturbance ecology and biodiversity (14 papers), ecophysiology (13 papers), community ecology (9 papers), and field trip section (1 paper). The anniversary session papers emphasized the productivity and history of the Shrub Sciences Laboratory, 100 years of genetics, plant materials development for wildland shrub ecosystems, and current challenges in management and research in wildland shrub ecosystems. The papers in each of the thematic science sessions were centered on wildland shrub ecosystems. The field trip featured the genetics and ecology of chenopod shrublands of east-central Utah. The papers were presented at the 11th Wildland Shrub Symposium: Shrubland Ecosystem Genetics and Biodiversity held at the Brigham Young University Conference Center, Provo, UT, June 13-15, 2000.