"Society for Ecological Restoration International." Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-207) and index.

Essence of restoration -- Restoring desertified vegetation in Australia / David Tongway and John Ludwig -- Ecological impairment and recovery -- Restoring cultural landscapes in Central Chile / Carlos Ovalle and James Aronson -- Cultural ecosystems, fire, and alternative states -- Ecological attributes of restored ecosystems -- Restoring wet prairie in Mississippi, USA / George Ramseur Jr. and Andre F. Clewell -- Reference models and developmental trajectories -- Project planning and evaluation -- Restoring a communal savanna in South Africa / James Blignaut and Rudi van Aarde -- Values and ecological restoration -- Restoring forests and people's well-being in southern India / Narayanan Krishnakumar and T.S. Srinivasa Murthy -- A four-quadrant model for holistic ecological restoration -- Restoring drained peatlands for sustainable use in Germany / Achim Schafer and Wendelin Wichtmann -- Relationship of restoration to related fields -- Restoring Dogleg Branch in Florida, USA / Andrew F. Clewell -- Project roles and contexts -- Setting up a long-term restoration ecology research site in southern France / James Aronson and Edouard Le Floc'h -- Recognizing the profession and the professional -- The concept of holistic ecological restoration: a synthesis -- Appendix: guidelines for developing and managing ecological restoration projects / Andre Clewell, John Rieger, and John Munro.