Ecological Restoration

Volume 21 Number 2 June 2003

Editorial

The Taxidermist and The Repairman by Dave Egan

News

Legislation Signals New Era for Restoration on Federal Lands

Society for Ecological Restoration Goes International

University of Illinois Plans Center for Restoration Ecology

Wetland Restoration Experiment Set for Spain's Donana Marsh

Archbold Biological Station Expands Restoration Activities

Articles

Assessing the Restoration Potential of Altered Rangeland Ecosystems in the Interior Columbia Basin by Stephen C. Bunting, James L. Kingery, and Michael A. Schroeder

A Pre-Vegetated Mat Technique for the Restoration of Submersed Aquatic Vegetation by Ronald G. Boustany

Creating Habitat Through Plant Relocation: Lessons from Valley Elderberry Longhorn Beetle Mitigation by Michael L. Morrison, K. Shawn Smallwood, and Linnea S. Hall

Habitat Management for the Karner Blue Butterfly (Lycaeides melissa samuelis): Evaluating the Short-Term Consequences by Richard S. King

Habitat Type Conservation and Restoration for the Karner Blue Butterfly: A Case Study from Wisconsin by Paula K. Kleintjes, Jill M. Sporrong, Christopher A. Raebel, and Stephen F. Thon

The Replacement of Wetland Vegetation by Reed Canarygrass (Phalaris arundinacea) by Debbie A. Mauer, Roberto Lindig-Cisneros, Katherine J. Werner, Suzanne Kercher, Rebecca Miller, and Joy B. Zedler

What are Your Ethical Challenges? by Rebecca L. Vidra

The Practice of Ecological Restoration in China: A Brief History and Conference Report by Ren Hai and Peng Shaolin

Notes

Planting Location Influences Woody Species Recruitment in Old-Field Reforestation Experiment (Ohio) by Cathlene I. Leary, Carolyn Howes-Keiffer, and Brian C. McCarthy

Innovative Stormwater Management System Recaptures Water at Olmsted Woods Restoration (Washington, D.C.) by Dede Petri

Rock Structures Enhance Coral Recruitment Following Blast Fishing (Indonesia) by Helen E. Fox

Underwater Visual Census Provides "Snapshot" Assessment of Tidal Connectivity (Bahamas) by Craig A. Layman and D. Albrey Arrington, and Brian Reed Silliman

Saltmarsh Plantings Accelerate Vegetative Colonization of Hurricane Deposits on Barrier Island (Louisiana) by Philip V. McCarty, Gregory Grandy, Rachel Sweeney, Melissa Kay Hymel, and John P. Troutman

Plant Growth Steady, but Species Richness Low on Restored Coastal Dunes (France) by Francoise Roze and Servane Lemauviel

Seed Pretreatment and Mulch Improves Early Emergence of Two Desert Shrub Species (California) by W. Kent Ostler, Dennis J. Hansen, David C. Anderson, and Derek B. Hall

Summer Burns Best for Controlling Spotted Knapweed in Prairie Restoration Experiment (Michigan) by Sarah M. Emery, Katherine L. Gross, and Katharine N. Suding

Testing the Effects of Herbicides and Prescribed Burning on Dalmation Toadflax (Montana) by James S. Jacobs and Roger L. Sheley

Hand-Pulling, Herbicide, and Timing are Key to Controlling Garlic Mustard (Illinois) by Don Osmund

Model Evaluates Influence of Everglades Restoration on Alligator Populations (Florida) by Daniel H. Slone, Kenneth G. Rice, and Jon C. Allen

Using Ecological Theory to Guide Augmentative Restoration (Montana) by Erin Bard and Jeff Jacobsen

Quadrat-Level Floristic Quality Index Reflects Shifts in Composition of a Restored Tallgrass Prairie (Ohio) by Tara C. Poling, Michele G. Banker, Leanne M. Jablonski, and Donald R. Geiger

Program Engages the Disabled Community in Stream Restoration (Washington) by Scott M. Hansen and Michael Corsini

Seeds of Success: Conserving Native Plant Seed for Restoration of Public Lands by Carol Spurrier and Michael Way

Book Reviews

New Economy of Nature: The Quest to Make Conservation Profitable Gretchen C. Daily and Katherine Ellison. 2002. Washington, D.C.: Island Press. Cloth, $25, ISBN: 1-55963-945-8. 250 pages. Review by James Aronson

Compensating for Wetland Losses Under the Clean Water Act Natural Research Council, Committee on Mitigating Wetland Losses. 2001. Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press. Cloth, $49.95, ISBN: 0-309-07432-0. 322 pages. Review by Barbara L. Bedford

The Restoration Economy: The Greatest New Growth Frontier: Immediate and Emerging Opportunities for Businesses, Communities and Investors Storm Cunningham. 2002. San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc. Cloth, $29.95, ISBN: 1-57675-191-0. 341 pages. Review by Dave Egan

A Guide to Minnesota's Prairie Passage Route and Sites Prairie Passage Project. 2002. St. Paul, Minnesota: Minnesota Department of Transportation. Paper, free. 40 pages. Contact, Kathy Bolin, Prairie Passage Coordinator, 395 John Ireland Boulevard, Mail Stop 620, St. Paul, MN 55155, 651/284-3764, Kathy.bolin@dot.mn.us. Review by Mary Ann Pels

A Landowner's Guide to Prairie Management in Minnesota Dan Svedarsky, Margaret Kuchenreuther, Greg Cuomo, Peter Buessler, Howard Moeching, and Av Singh. 2002. Crookston, Minnesota: Northwest Research and Outreach Center. Paper, free while supply lasts. 40 pages. Contact Dr. W.D. Svedarsky, c/o NWROC, 2900 University Avenue, Crookston, MN 56716, 218/281-8129. Also available as a pdf at http://www.crk.umn.edu/research/pubs/LandownersGuideSved.pdf Review by Dave Egan