1 State Key Laboratory of Water Environment Simulation, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China 2Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130102, China 3 Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, China 4 Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, Memorial University...

Baseline information on flora is critical for planning salt marsh restoration in New Haven, Connecticut’s West River Memorial Park. This information will be important for evaluating existing site conditions and success or failure of the restoration. This chapter presents results of a plant inventory and addresses the ecological considerations necessary to return salt marsh plants to the site. A...

During the past few decades, ecological restoration has planted a wide swath across the conservation landscape. It has become part of the lexicon of those interested in natural areas, wilderness and conservation parks, schoolyards, and other “green” areas throughout the world. Classes, and even programs, in ecological restoration are now available in high schools, community colleges, and univer...