David J. Tongway is a soil scientist and ecologist formerly with CSIRO. He is currently an Honorary Fellow at CSIRO's Gungahlin laboratory in Canberra. John A. Ludwig is a plant and landscape ecologist formerly with New Mexico State University and CSIRO. He is currently an Honorary Fellow at CSIRO's laboratory in Atherton.
"...the authors succeeded in their objective. That is, to make the
reader think more about function or process and less about the
simple presence or abundance of species and life forms as measures
of restoration success."
-- "Ecological Management & Restoration"
"Experts in the field of landscape restoration, the authors share
their extensive knowledge and experiences for the purpose of
encouraging ecosystem rehabilitation. They present a report on
their concepts and tested methods that can be used in sites around
the world in order to 'repair damaged landscape to an acceptable
level of functionality.' The five-step procedure will serve as a
useful guide to professionals and those interested in restoration
practices in a broad range of problems."
--Marilyn K. Alaimo "garden writer and volunteer, Chicago Botanic
Garden"
"Many countries, including Australia, suffer the loss of billions
of dollars from land degradation every year from problems of the
kind Tongway and Ludwig address in Restoring Disturbed Landscapes.
This wonderful book will trigger a revolution in land-use
strategies and should be in the hands and minds of everyone, from
graziers to academics, who wants a secure future for our
world."
--Michael Archer "Professor, University of New South Wales,
Australia"
"Restoring landscape function, so vital to ecosystem services, is
the next frontier for restorationists, and Tongway and Ludwig
describe that future eloquently. Their in-depth treatment of
function and case studies are especially helpful, and the photos
clearly demonstrate that the authors walk their talk. As a
restoration practitioner and researcher, I find that this book has
filled a critical gap for me. It should be a part of every
restorationist's arsenal."
--Michael Hogan "Founder, Integrated Environmental Restoration
Services, Lake Tahoe, California"
"This is an excellent guide on how to restore degraded landscapes.
Tongway and Ludwig have brought together their insights from three
decades of research on landscape function. They are uniquely
qualified to provide this readable account of the determinants of
functional versus dysfunctional landscapes, and their five-step
procedure for how to restore the latter has an impressive
record."
--Brian Walker "research fellow, CSIRO Australia and The Stockholm
Resilience Center"
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