New Ecological Restoration Section at ESA!

摘要

Climate and land-use changes are resulting in species loss and rapid shifts in the composition and functioning of ecosystems across the planet (Rockstrom et al. 2009, Cahill et al. 2012). As a result, active restoration is becoming a critical management option to limit the loss of species and ecosystem functions across all bioregions (Heller and Zavaleta 2009). Despite the enormous financial and logistical effort invested in restoration efforts, current approaches often fall short of restoration objectives (Moreno-Mateos et al. 2012). Both the inherent complexity of restoring functional ecosystems and the variability of processes across landscapes limits the development of silver bullet restoration solutions, particularly when coupled with changing climates.