ABSTRACT

Less expensive and more environmentally appropriate than conventional engineering approaches, constructed ecosystems are a promising technology for environmental problem solving. Undergraduates, graduate students, and working professionals need an introductory text that details the biology and ecology of this rapidly developing discipline, known as

chapter 1|24 pages

Introduction

chapter 2|44 pages

Treatment Wetlands

chapter 3|48 pages

Soil Bioengineering

chapter 4|50 pages

Microcosmology

chapter 5|48 pages

Restoration Ecology

chapter 7|38 pages

Exotic Species and Their Control

chapter 8|24 pages

Economics and Ecological Engineering

chapter 9|44 pages

Conclusions