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
Published May 1, 2004

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About the Book
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.

Vicky M. Temperton is plant ecologist at the Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry in Jena, Germany.

Richard J. Hobbs is professor of environmental science at Murdoch University in Western Australia.

Tim Nuttle is research fellow at the Institute of Ecology, University of Jena.

Stefan Halle is head of the Institute of Ecology, University of Jena.