Assembly Rules and Restoration Ecology: Bridging the Gap Between Theory and Practice
Edited by Vicky M. Temperton, Richard J Hobbs, Tim Nuttle, and Stefan Halle

Assembly Rules and Restoration Ecology:  Understanding how ecosystems are assembled -- how the species that make up a particular biological community arrive in an area, survive, and interact with other species -- is key to successfully restoring degraded ecosystems. Yet little attention has been paid to the idea of assembly rules in ecological restoration, in both the scientific literature and in on-the-ground restoration efforts. This book addresses that shortcoming, offering an introduction, overview, and synthesis of the potential role of assembly rules theory in restoration ecology. It brings together information and ideas relating to ecosystem assembly in a restoration context, and includes material from a wide geographic range and a variety of perspectives. Click on book cover to order.