Spatial Restoration Ecology: Placing Restoration in a Landscape Context

Ben Gilby; Andrew D Olds; Rod M Connolly; Christopher J Henderson; Thomas Schlacher

doi:10.1093/biosci/biy126

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Spatial Restoration Ecology: Placing Restoration in a Landscape Context

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Spatial Restoration Ecology: Placing Restoration in a Landscape Context

Ben Gilby, Andrew D Olds, Rod M Connolly, Christopher J Henderson and Thomas Schlacher

BioScience, Vol.68(12), pp.1007-1019

2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biy126

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connectivity

design

effectiveness

habitat restoration

landscape ecology

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 - Legacy
Andrew D Olds (Corresponding Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Animal Health Innovation - Legacy
Rod M Connolly (Corresponding Author) - Griffith University
Christopher J Henderson (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Animal Health Innovation - Legacy
Thomas 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
Date published: 2018
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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