Soils and Landscape Restoration

Soils and Landscape Restoration provides a multidisciplinary synthesis on the sustainable management and restoration of soils in various landscapes. The book presents applicable knowledge of above- and below-ground interactions and biome specific realizations along with in-depth investigations of particular soil degradation pathways. It focuses on severely degraded soils (e.g., eroded, salinized, mined) as well as the restoration of wetlands, grasslands and forests. The book addresses the need to bring together current perspectives on land degradation and restoration in soil science and restoration ecology to better incorporate soil-based information when restoration plans are formulated.

• Incudes a chapter on climate change and novel ecosystems, thus collating the perspective of soil scientists and ecologists on this consequential and controversial topic
• Connects science to international policy and practice
• Includes summaries at the end of each chapter to elucidate principles and key points

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1. Soils are Fundamental to Landscape Restoration 2. Soil Ecology and Restoration Science 3. Sustaining Forest Soil Quality and Productivity 4. Sustainable Management of Grassland Soils 5. Landscape Degradation and Restoration 6. Soil Recovery and Reclamation of Mined Lands 7. Salinity and the Reclamation of Salinized Lands 8. Biochar for the restoration and rehabilitation of managed systems 9. Bioremediation and Soils 10. Adaptive management of landscapes for climate change: How soils influence the assisted migration of plants 11. Soils and Restoration of Forested Landscapes 12. Restoring Fire to Forests: Contrasting the Effects on Soils of Prescribed Fire and Wildfire; 13. Converting Agricultural Lands into Heathlands: The Relevance of Soil Processes 14. Socioecological Soil Restoration in Urban Cultural Landscapes