Animals in Primary Succession: The Role of Fauna in Reclaimed Land

by J. D. Majer (Editor)

Discussing the various ways that fauna can beneficially or detrimentally influence reclamation, this is one of the first books wholly devoted to the role that animals play in the process of land reclamation. A series of case studies show the vital role that animals play in the entire process. The book concludes with a fully cross-referenced bibliography of all documented studies on fauna in reclaimed lands.^L This book will appeal to ecologists and zoologists interested in this topical field and it will be extensively used by environmental protection agencies, soil conservation officers, mining companies and natural resource consultants.

560 pages, Hardcover

First published September 14, 1989