Rewilding European Landscapes
Some European lands have been progressively alleviated of human pressures, particularly traditional agriculture in remote areas. This book proposes that this land abandonment can be seen as an opportunity to restore natural ecosystems via rewilding. We define rewilding as the passive management of e...
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| Langue: | anglais |
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Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
2015.
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| Accès en ligne: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-12039-3 |
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Table des matières:
- Part I - The Theory of Rewilding
- 1. Rewilding Abandoned Landscapes in Europe
- 2. European Wilderness in a Time of Farmland Abandonment
- 3. Ecosystem Services: the Opportunities of Rewilding in Europe
- Part II - Rewilding and Biodiversity
- 4. Bringing Large Mammals Back: Large Carnivores in Europe
- 5. Top Scavengers in a Wilder Europe
- 6. Rewilding: Pitfalls and Opportunities for Moths and Butterflies
- 7. Vegetation Restoration and Other Actions to Enhance Wildlife in European Agricultural Landscapes
- 8. Maintaining Disturbance-dependent Habitats.- Part III - Rewillding in Practice
- 9. Rewilding Europe: A New Strategy for an Old Continent
- 10. Preparing a New Generation of Wilderness Entrepreneurs
- 11. Towards a European Policy for Rewilding
- Index.