The Sunflower Forest: Ecological Restoration and the New Communion with Nature

Ecological restoration, the attempt to guide damaged ecosystems back to a previous, usually healthier or more natural, condition, is rapidly gaining recognition as one of the most promising approaches to conservation. In this book, William R. Jordan III, who coined the term "restoration ecology," and who is widely respected as an intellectual leader in the field, outlines a vision for a restoration—based environmentalism that has emerged from his work over twenty—five years.

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