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Front Cover -- About Island Press -- Subscribe -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Forward -- Preface -- Book Guide -- Acknowledgments -- Part I: Introduction to Restoration and Foundational Concepts -- Chapter 1: Ecological Theory and Restoration Ecology -- Chapter 2: Ecological Dynamics and Ecological Restoration -- Chapter 3: Biodiversity as a Goal and Driver of Restoration -- Chapter 4: Landscape Ecology and Restoration Processes -- Part II: Ecological Theory and the Restoration of Populations and Communities -- Chapter 5: Population and Ecological Genetics in Restoration Ecology -- Chapter 6: Ecophysiological Considerations for Restoration -- Chapter 7: Implications of Population and Metapopulation Theory for Restoration Science and Practice -- Chapter 8: Invasive Species and Restoration Challenges -- Chapter 9: Assembly Theory for Restoring Ecosystem Structure and Functioning: Timing is Everything? -- Chapter 10: Heterogeneity Theory and Ecological Restoration -- Chapter 11: Food Web Theory and Ecological Restoration -- Part III: Ecosystem Processes and Restoration Ecology -- Chapter 12: Nutrient Dynamics as Determinants and Outcomes of Restoration -- Chapter 13: Recovery of Ecosystem Processes: Carbon and Energy Flows in Restored Wetlands, Grasslands, and Forests -- Chapter 14: Watershed Processes as Drivers for Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration -- Part IV: The Spatial and Temporal Dimensions of Restoration -- Chapter 15: Evolutionary Restoration Ecology -- Chapter 16: Macroecology and the Theory of Island Biogeography: Abundant Utility for Applications in Restoration Ecology -- Chapter 17: The Influence of Climate Variability and Change on the Science and Practice of Restoration Ecology -- Part V: Synthesis and Challenges -- Chapter 18: Persistant and Emerging Themes in the Linkage of Theory to Restoration Practice.

Real and apparent conflicts between ecosystem and human needs for fresh water are contributing to the emergence of an alternative model for conducting river science around the world. The core of this new paradigm emphasizes the need to forge new partnerships between scientists and other stakeholders where shared ecological goals and river visions are developed, and the need for new experimental approaches to advance scientific understanding at the scales relevant to whole-river management. We identify four key elements required to make this model succeed: existing and planned water projects represent opportunities to conduct ecosystem-scale experiments through controlled river flow manipulations; more cooperative interactions among scientists, managers, and other stakeholders are critical; experimental results must be synthesized across studies to allow broader generalization; and new, innovative funding partnerships are needed to engage scientists and to broadly involve the government, the private sector, and NGOs.