Ecologgers:
I wanted to share the extent of responses that have been received as recommended reads for a budding restoration ecologist. At this point we have a very well rounded conglomerate of reads. The results range from an inclusive textbook, to a series of books on different aspects of restoration, to a book on the relationships between restoration and culture. If additional recommendations come to my personal account I will add them to this page. 1. *Foundations of restoration ecology* By Donald A. Falk, Margaret A. Palmer, and Joy B. Zedler This text came as a recommendation by a few ecologgers, one commented, “a lot of practical examples, and all three of the editors are practicing restoration ecologists […] part of a series called Science and Practice of Ecological Restoration”. If you want to see what you’re getting, the text is available in an on line preview at: books.google.com<http://books.google.com/books?id=5iUbP6IfYjgC&printsec=frontcover&dq=Foundations+of+restoration+ecology+By+Donald+A.+Falk&source=bl&ots=AlhuKGD2EZ&sig=--2HXPRJ1fZn8HNv8TUIBVIVBew&hl=en&ei=HrhVTd2vKYSq8Aa9sNDhBg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&sqi=2&ved=0CBMQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false> 2. *Nature by Design* By Eric Higgs One person commented, “a good perspective of the social and cultural aspects of restoration ecologyperspective the the social and cultural aspects of restoration ecology”. Eric Higgs has a wikipedia biographical entry if you want to read up on a him a tid bit. This book can be found on the MIT webpage: Nature by Design<http://mitpress.mit.edu/catalog/item/default.asp?ttype=2&tid=9595> 3. *Book Series<https://mail.google.com/mail/html/compose/static_files/Books>published by SER (Society for Ecological Restoration) * This series of books has been recommended by a few ecologgers. I am currently reading *Restoring Ecological Health to Your Land”* by Steven Apfelbaum and Alan Haney. Apfelbaum's book in particular, is informative for planning restoration from start to finish, a practical guide to assessing the land and targeting priority areas of restoration, with some level of detail on different ecosystem types. An equivalent link to the series: *http://islandpress.org/ser* regards, Robert of Illinois
