Ecological Restoration: State of the Art or State of the Science?

Diggelen, Rudy van; Grootjans, Ab P.; Harris, J. Arthur

doi:10.1046/j.1526-100x.2001.009002115.x

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“…From a purely practical standpoint, restoration ecologists sometimes agree that a complete return to the historical condition is very unlikely (Hobbs and Norton 1996). Especially in densely populated areas, multipurpose restoration is often more feasible than a purely scientific approach to restoration; e.g., by combining restoration goals with public access and recreation (Van Diggelen et al 2001).…”

Section: The Application Of Restoration Success Criteriamentioning

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Linking restoration ecology and ecological restoration in estuarine landscapes

Weinstein¹

2007

Estuaries and Coasts: JERF

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More than ever, there is a need to integrate restoration ecology, as practiced by the scientific community, and ecological restoration, a province that is largely, but not entirely the purview of practitioners. Success in some coastal restoration projects is increasingly measured in the context of practioner skills and cultural goals rather than by the manifestation of underlying ecological principles and mechanisms in the restoration process. Especially in human-dominated landscapes, restoration practices should attempt to balance human needs with those of extant biota in a consensus based combination of restoration ecology and ecological restoration criteria. The goal is to devise plans at the appropriate scale that allow humans and other biota to share space and resources in an increasingly complex landscape. No matter where restoration takes place, both ecological fidelity (in ecocentric terms) and human dimensions (in anthropocentric terms) must comprise the restoration design, but ultimately in proportion to human density in the landscape. Without this integration, compromise, and balance, restoration will not likely prosper in the mainstream of society.

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Section: The Application Of Restoration Success Criteriamentioning

confidence: 99%

Linking restoration ecology and ecological restoration in estuarine landscapes

Weinstein¹

2007

Estuaries and Coasts: JERF

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“…Chen et al, 2001;Hsu et al, 2003;Huang et al, 2003;Lo et al, 1996;Lu et al, 2001). In such studies, analyses are limited to technological perspectives, placing little emphasis on the relationships of natural river with human management that are attracting growing research interests recently (Eden et al, 2000;Kelman, 2003;Kortelainen, 1999;Pfadenhauer, 2001;Ryan, 1998;van Diggelen et al, 2001). In this paper, I point out that a distinct typology of rive management has emerged in Taipei where the Keelung River meanders through the city that has had major impact on urban development and environment.…”

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ANT Analysis on the River Management of Urban Taiwan: A Case Study of Keelung River in Taipei Basin

Chou¹

2012

AASoci

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This article provides a historical investigation on river management in urban Taiwan. It demonstrates the application of actor network theory (ANT) on the long-term development and evolution of river management network through a case study of the Keelung River in Taipei Basin. The study considers the formation of the actors' world of the Keelung River and the way the actors have affected flood drainage and the supply of land in the region. River management and induced disasters in the Basin are explored. Strengths and weaknesses of the ANT are also discussed.

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“…According to Van Diggelen et al [2] and Ruiz-Jaen and Aide [3] restoration projects can take on three levels of intensity and associated project goals. One level, considered reclamation, may for example have the restoration goal of increasing the biodiversity of a highly degraded system [4,5].…”

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Riparian Forest Restoration: Conflicting Goals, Trade-Offs, and Measures of Success

Bateman

Merritt²,

Johnson

2012

Sustainability

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Abstract:Restoration projects can have varying goals, depending on the specific focus, rationale, and aims for restoration. When restoration projects use project-specific goals to define activities and gauge success without considering broader ecological context, determination of project implications and success can be confounding. We used case studies from the Middle Rio Grande (MRG), southwest USA, to demonstrate how restoration outcomes can rank inconsistently when narrowly-based goals are used. Resource managers have chosen MRG for restoration due to impacts to the natural flood regime, reduced native tree recruitment, and establishment of non-native plants. We show restoration "success" ranks differently based upon three goals: increasing biodiversity, increasing specific ecosystem functions, or restoring native communities. We monitored 12 restored and control sites for seven years. Treatments ranked higher in reducing exotic woody populations, and increasing proportions of native plants and groundwater salvage, but generally worse at removing fuels, and increasing species and habitat structural diversity. Managers cannot rely on the term "restoration" to sufficiently describe a project's aim. Specific desired outcomes must be defined and monitored. Long-term planning should include flexibility to incorporate provisions for adaptive management to refine treatments to avoid unintended ecological consequences. OPEN ACCESSSustainability 2012, 4 2335

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Ecological Restoration: State of the Art or State of the Science?

Cited by 103 publications

References 24 publications

Linking restoration ecology and ecological restoration in estuarine landscapes

Linking restoration ecology and ecological restoration in estuarine landscapes

ANT Analysis on the River Management of Urban Taiwan: A Case Study of Keelung River in Taipei Basin

Riparian Forest Restoration: Conflicting Goals, Trade-Offs, and Measures of Success

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