Galatwitsch (U. of Minnesota) presents the first textbook devoted entirely to ecological dimensions of environmental restoration. Students come to the field from many different disciplines, so she begins with the basics. Her focus is practical, so she describes techniques that have been shown to work in the field, rather than theoretical ones no matter how cool, and uses real-world cases as examples. The chapters on the process of restoration and approaches to it include diagnosis and goal setting, social and institutional support, monitoring and evaluation, soil and water quality, and vertebrates. Among the cases are Alaska's North Slope, Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, and South Africa's Namaqualand Restoration Initiative. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)