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Principles are important demonstrable assumptions or laws about the way a systemworks. Principles have been widely developed for systems that affect our daily lives, such as how to process and market healthy foods. In science, numerous principles have emerged fromvarious studies of physical, chemical, and biological systems, such as howmoleculesmove and how organisms evolve. From our studies of landscape rehabilitation, a number of principles have emerged that, when put into practice, help restoration practitioners (RPs) achieve their goals.
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Tongway, D.J., Ludwig, J.A. (2011). Principles for Restoring Landscape Functionality. In: Restoring Disturbed Landscapes. The Science and Practice of Ecological Restoration. Island Press, Washington, DC. https://doi.org/10.5822/978-1-61091-007-1_3
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