Authors
Sybryn L Maes, Michael P Perring, Rachel Cohen, FK Akinnifesi, Aida Bargués‐Tobella, J‐F Bastin, Marijn Bauters, Paulo N Bernardino, Pedro HS Brancalion, James M Bullock, David Ellison, Adeline Fayolle, Tobias Fremout, George D Gann, Hadgu Hishe, Milena Holmgren, Ulrik Ilstedt, Grégory Mahy, Christian Messier, Catherine L Parr, Casey M Ryan, Moctar Sacande, Mahesh Sankaran, Marten S Scheffer, Katharine N Suding, Koenraad Van Meerbeek, Hans Verbeeck, Bruno JP Verbist, Kris Verheyen, Leigh A Winowiecki, Bart Muys
Publication date
2024/5
Source
Journal of Applied Ecology
Volume
61
Issue
5
Pages
922-939
Description
  1. The global movement for ecosystem restoration has gained momentum in response to the Bonn Challenge (2010) and the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration (UNDER, 2021–2030). While several science‐based guidelines exist to aid in achieving successful restoration outcomes, significant variation remains in the outcomes of restoration projects. Some of this disparity can be attributed to unexpected responses of ecosystem components to planned interventions.
  2. Given the complex nature of ecosystems, we propose that concepts from Complex Systems Science (CSS) that are linked to non‐linearity, such as regime shifts, ecological resilience and ecological feedbacks, should be employed to help explain this variation in restoration outcomes from an ecological perspective.
  3. Our framework, Explore Before You Restore, illustrates how these concepts impact restoration outcomes by influencing degradation …
Total citations
20241
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