Ecological Restoration
Volume 24 Number 4 December 2006
Editorial
Authentic Ecological Restoration by Dave Egan
News
2006 Garden Club of America Fellowship Supports Wetland and Forest Restoration Research
Wetland Restoration is Antidote for Spread of Bird Flu
Florida to Reflood Part of Kissimmee River
Mountain Pine Beetles Extend Range to Colder Climate
Kentucky Set to Assume Control of Wetland Permitting
Japanese Ecologist Wins Blue Planet Prize
Society for Ecological Restoration International
Solving Problems Through Advocacy by Keith Bowers
Articles
Are Prescribed Fires Endangering the Endangered Silphium Borer Moth (Papaipema silphii)? by Carrie Andrew and Mark K. Leach
Invasive Non-Native Plants Alter the Occurrence of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi and Benefit from This Association by Sigurdur Greipsson and Antonio DiTommaso
Growth and Survival of South Florida Slash Pine (Pinus elliottii var. densa) on Restored Farmlands in Everglades National Park by Nancy K. O'Hare and George H. Dalrymple
Covering Bare Ground Suppresses Unwanted Willows and Aids a Fen Meadow Restoration in Switzerland by Matthias Suter, Christine Prohaska and Dieter Ramseier
Evaluating the Purpose, Extent, and Ecological Restoration Applications of Indigenous Burning Practices in Southwestern Washington by Linda Storm and Daniela Shebitz
Notes
Enhancing Tropical Forest Regeneration in Abandoned Pastures (Costa Rica) by Patricia A. Townsend
Construction and Assessment of Cotton Bur-and-Burlap Wattles Used for Streambank Soil Erosion Control (Texas) by Bonnie J. Warnock and William F. Juett
Controlling Sahara Mustard: Evaluation of Herbicide and Mechanical Treatments (California) by Matthew L. Brooks, Julie V. Draper and Melissa R Trader
Non-chemical Restoration of Coastal Sage Scrub in Artichoke Thistle-infested Grasslands (California) by Sandra A. DeSimone
Visual Cues to Seed Viablilty in Poison Hemlock and Harding Grass (California) by Sierra Kelso, Christy Brigham, Jolene Pucci, John Tiszler and Randy Philips
Using Topography and Understory Plant Community Characteristics to Prioritize the Management of Western Juniper (Oregon) by Kelley Zophy and Ron Reuter
Is Pine Straw Raking Truly an Ecologically Friendly Tool for Longleaf Ecosystem Restoration? (North Carolina) by Ron Sutherland
ReviTec: A Modular Approach to Reversing Degradation and Desertification (Germany) by Raimund Kesel, Hartmut Koehler and Wolfgang Heyser
Turning Things on Their Heads: Topsoil Inversion Creates Ecologically Rich Woods (England) by Richard Scott
Attempts to Restore the American Chestnut on the Mammoth Cave Plateau (Kentucky) by Albert J. Meier and Laura B. Moore
Restoring Perennial Cover and Ecological Function to Corn Belt Landscapes: The Iowa Farmer's Perspective by Ryan C. Atwell and Lisa A Schulte and Lynne M. Westphal
Ecological Restoration: Cultivating a "Civilized Landscape" in the Liberal Arts (Florida) by R. Bruce Stephenson
The North Texas Ecotype Project: Promoting the Use of Native Ecotypic Seed by Lauri Heintz, Jim Muir and Mike Miller
Book Reviews
Restoration Ecology. Jelte Van Andel and James Aronson, editors. 2005. Blackwell Publishing. Cloth: $74.95. ISBN: 0-63205-834-X. 320 pages. Review by Francisco A. Comin
Abstracts in this issue are from a wide variety of sources including:
Proceedings of the Conference on Restoration of American Chestnut to Forest Lands. Held May 4-6, 2004 at the North Carolina Arboretum. Published in 2006. Available at chestnut.cas.psu.edu/nps.htm
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