Journal article
Spatial Restoration Ecology: Placing Restoration in a Landscape Context
BioScience, Vol.68(12), pp.1007-1019
2018
Abstract
Researchers on conservation planning and practice have increasingly recognized and adopted the pivotal role of landscape attributes in shaping the effectiveness of protected areas. However, the degree to which these concepts have been integrated into habitat restoration projects has not been quantified. We reviewed the global literature and found that landscape context was considered in fewer than one in eight restoration projects in the selection of restoration sites (11% of 472 projects). This figure was remarkably similar across terrestrial (10% of 243 projects), marine (13% of 89), and freshwater (13% of 164) ecosystems. Of the 54 restoration projects in which landscape context was considered in site selection, in just over half (56%), animal populations were reported to be larger or more diverse than in control areas. Tighter integration of concepts from spatial ecology and systematic conservation planning into restoration practice could improve the design, optimize placement, and enhance the ecological effectiveness of restoration projects in all ecosystems.
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- Title
- Spatial Restoration Ecology: Placing Restoration in a Landscape Context
- Authors
- Ben Gilby (Corresponding Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Animal Health Innovation - LegacyAndrew D Olds (Corresponding Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Animal Health Innovation - LegacyRod M Connolly (Corresponding Author) - Griffith UniversityChristopher J Henderson (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Animal Health Innovation - LegacyThomas Schlacher (Corresponding Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Animal Health Innovation - Legacy
- Publication details
- BioScience, Vol.68(12), pp.1007-1019
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- DOI
- 10.1093/biosci/biy126
- ISSN
- 0006-3568
- Organisation Unit
- School of Science and Engineering - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Science, Technology and Engineering
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99451383002621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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