Ecological Restoration -- Contents -- Preface -- Auction Designs for Native Biodiversity Conservation on Private Lands -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. An Overview of Conservation Auctions -- 3. Limitations of Existing Conservation Auction Designs -- 4. Output-Based Auction -- 5. Conservation of Multiple Species -- 6. A Bio-Economic Model on Conservation of Multiple Species -- 7. Combinational Biodiversity Auction -- 8. Concluding Remarks -- Acknowledgment -- References -- Appendix -1: A Bio-Economic Model on Endangered Species Conservation in the Wheat Belts of WA -- River Channel Restoration for Ecological Improvement -- Abstract -- Introduction: Development of the Restoration Paradigm in River Science -- The Scientific Basis for River Channel Habitat Restoration -- Success in the Restoration of Rivers for Ecological Purposes -- The Future -- Conclusion -- References -- Effects of Ecological Restoration on Biogeochemical Processes in Complex Riverine Landscapes -- Abstract -- Introduction -- The Austrian Danube Stretch Downstream of Vienna -- Effects on Biogeochemical Processes in Riverine Landscapes -- The Importance of Algal Production for Organic Matter Dynamics -- The Hydrological Control of Planktonic Processes in Side-Arms -- Future Perspectives for Ecological Restoration of Large Rivers -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Integrating Structural and Functional Metrics to Assess the Early Success of Salt Marsh Restoration -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Materials and Methods -- Results -- Discussion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Restoration of Channelized Fluvial Systems and Their Floodplains -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Floodplain Formation -- Sediment -- Hydrology -- Floodplain Features -- Floodplain Forests -- Alterations to Fluvial Systems -- Case Study: Western Tennessee -- Restoration Guidelines -- References.

Restoration, Rehabilitation and Gardening in Mediterranean Stream Ecosystems -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Restoration, Rehabilitation and Gardening -- Water Quality and Quantity -- In-Stream Habitat -- Riparian Vegetation -- Stream Connectivity -- Exotic Species -- Scope for Future Projects -- References -- Lessons that Nature Urges People to Learn: Experience from Open Drain Research -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Materials, Site Description and Methods -- Examples of Landscape Environmental Recovery -- Considerations Concerning the Examples -- Summary -- References -- Evaluation of Biological Quality of Lotic Ecosystems in Central-Southern Italy: A Comparison of Different European Biotic Indices -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Materials and Methods -- 3. Discussion and Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Index.