Integrating soil ecological knowledge into restoration management

Restoration Ecology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 608-617

  Heneghan, Liam ^a   Miller, Susan P ^b   Baer, Sara ^c   Callaham Jr , Mac A ^d   Montgomery, James ^a   Pavao Zuckerman, Mitchell ^e   Rhoades, Charles C ^f   Richardson, Sarah ^a  

^a DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Millroad Ecological Services   (United States)

^c SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^f ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecosystem processes; Feedbacks; Soil ecology

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; HABITAT RESTORATION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SOIL ECOSYSTEM;

EID: 57049102390     PISSN: 10612971     EISSN: 1526100X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-100X.2008.00477.x     Document Type: Article

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