Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- A User's Guide -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Ch. 1: Desertification: Crisis and Opportunity -- Ch. 2: Understanding the Ecology of Arid Lands -- Ch. 3: The Economics and Psychology of Desertification -- Ch. 4: Why the Desert Can't Heal Itself: Understanding Disturbance -- Ch. 5: Restoration Approaches and Planning -- Ch. 6: Restoration Equipment and Supplies -- Ch. 7: Project Management -- Ch. 8: Soil Salvage and Restoration -- Ch. 9: Seed Collection, Storage, and Management -- Ch. 10: Container Plant Production and Planting -- Ch. 11: Direct Seeding -- Ch. 12: Water Management and Irrigation -- Ch. 13: Riparian Restoration -- Ch. 14: Restoration in Use -- Ch. 15: Restoration Monitoring -- Ch. 16: The Challenge Ahead -- Appendix 1: Plant Sampling Background and Methods -- Appendix 2: Stay Healthy -- Glossary -- References -- About the Author -- Index.