Revisiting the case for assisted colonisation under rapid climate change DOI Creative Commons
Charlie J. Gardner, James M. Bullock

Journal of Applied Ecology, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: March 26, 2025

Abstract Climate change is driving the rapid reorganisation of world's biota as species shift their ranges to track suitable conditions, but habitat fragmentation and other barriers hinder this adaptive response for with limited dispersal ability. Active translocation into newly areas has been suggested a strategy conserve otherwise unable expand ranges; however, assisted colonisation not widely adopted because deliberate introduction non‐native poses invasion risks runs counter traditional conservation approaches. We use future forest ecosystems in Great Britain thought experiment argue that mass‐scale will likely be required threatened species, maintain functional ecosystems. As climate changes, existing plant animal communities northern Europe increasingly die out current locations, Britain, replacement range‐expanding from further south subset mobile able overcome ocean barrier. result, British forests come lack many important component unless these are actively translocated; have reduced resilience capacity; may eventually collapse. Policy implications : Maintaining functioning hotter world require colonisation, so appropriate policy, legislative frameworks regulating bodies must urgently developed. Conservationists focus prevention extinctions maintenance ecosystems; trying prevent biotic communities, we shape changes now inevitable. reactive proactive approaches facilitate emergence robust novel

Language: Английский

Ancient grasslands guide ambitious goals in grassland restoration DOI
Élise Buisson, Sally Archibald, Alessandra Fidélis

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Science, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 377(6606), P. 594 - 598

Published: Aug. 4, 2022

Grasslands, which constitute almost 40% of the terrestrial biosphere, provide habitat for a great diversity animals and plants contribute to livelihoods more than 1 billion people worldwide. Whereas destruction degradation grasslands can occur rapidly, recent work indicates that complete recovery biodiversity essential functions occurs slowly or not at all. Grassland restoration-interventions speed guide this recovery-has received less attention restoration forested ecosystems, often due prevailing assumption are recently formed habitats reassemble quickly. Viewing grassland as long-term assembly toward old-growth endpoints, with appreciation feedbacks threshold shifts, will be crucial recognizing when how globally important ecosystem.

Language: Английский

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Using acoustic indices in ecology: Guidance on study design, analyses and interpretation DOI Creative Commons
Tom Bradfer‐Lawrence, Camille Desjonquères, Alice Eldridge

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Methods in Ecology and Evolution, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 14(9), P. 2192 - 2204

Published: Aug. 10, 2023

Abstract The rise of passive acoustic monitoring and the rapid growth in large audio datasets is driving development analysis methods that allow ecological inferences to be drawn from data. Acoustic indices are currently one most widely applied tools ecoacoustics. These numerical summaries sound energy contained digital recordings relatively straightforward fast calculate but can challenging interpret. Misapplication misinterpretation have produced conflicting results led some question their value. To encourage better use indices, we provide nine points guidance support good study design, interpretation. We offer practical recommendations for both whole soundscapes individual taxa species, point emerging trends ecoacoustic analysis. In particular, highlight critical importance understanding links between soundscape patterns indices. insights into state organisms, populations, ecosystems, complementing other research techniques. Judicious selection, appropriate application thorough interpretation existing vital bolster robust developments ecoacoustics biodiversity monitoring, conservation future research.

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Trophic rewilding as a restoration approach under emerging novel biosphere conditions DOI
Jens‐Christian Svenning, Robert Buitenwerf, Elizabeth le Roux

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Current Biology, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 34(9), P. R435 - R451

Published: May 1, 2024

Language: Английский

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Species‐habitat networks reveal conservation implications that other community analyses do not detect DOI Creative Commons
Zhaoke Dong, Andrew J. Bladon, Coline C. Jaworski

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Ecological Applications, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 35(1)

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

Abstract Grassland restoration is an important conservation intervention supporting declining insect pollinators in threatened calcareous grassland landscapes. While the success of often quantified using simple measures diversity or similarity to target communities, these do not capture all fundamental aspects community reconstruction. Here, we develop species–habitat networks that aim define habitat‐level foraging dependencies across restored landscapes and compare their value more conventional restoration. We assessed this Salisbury Plain (UK), which represents largest area chalk northwestern Europe, encompassing six distinct management types aimed at maintenance species‐rich grassland. Sites were previously disturbed reverting from arable agriculture comparable with those ancient grasslands terms pollinator abundance species richness. However, intensively managed exhibited notably lower values nearly measured indicators, including flower richness abundance, than grasslands, unmanaged following closely behind. This underscores need for caution both long‐term neglect highly intensive management. Applying our network approach, found communities recovering past military disturbance showed stronger modular associations areas agriculture. highlights importance habitat history shaping trajectories. propose should be part standard analytical toolkit assessing effectiveness landscape scale, particularly mobile such as insects.

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The nitrogen gap in soil health concepts and fertility measurements DOI Creative Commons
A. Stuart Grandy, Amanda B. Daly, Timothy M. Bowles

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Soil Biology and Biochemistry, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 175, P. 108856 - 108856

Published: Oct. 21, 2022

Language: Английский

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Effects of chemical contaminants on the ecology and evolution of organisms a review DOI
Princess Oghenekeno Samuel, Great Iruoghene Edo, Gift Onyinyechi Oloni

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Chemistry and Ecology, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 39(10), P. 1071 - 1107

Published: Nov. 26, 2023

Chemical contaminants in the environment have become a growing concern due to their detrimental effects on ecology and evolution of organisms. Understanding impacts these is crucial for mitigating consequences promoting sustainable practices. This study aims examine direct indirect chemical organisms, explore role driving evolutionary processes, provide conceptual framework understanding ecological contaminants. A comprehensive review existing literature case studies was conducted assess organisms at various levels biological organisation. including physiological disruptions, behavioural changes, reduced reproductive success. These also drive processes by imposing selective pressures altering genetic diversity within populations. The are far-reaching multifaceted. It develop that considers interconnectedness systems understand mitigate Implementing strategy sustainability vital safeguarding ecosystems, human health, harmonious coexistence with natural world.

Language: Английский

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Ecological restoration and rewilding: two approaches with complementary goals? DOI Creative Commons
Clémentine Mutillod, Élise Buisson, Grégory Mahy

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Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 99(3), P. 820 - 836

Published: Feb. 12, 2024

As we enter the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration (2021-2030) and address urgent need to protect restore ecosystems their ecological functions at large scales, rewilding has been brought into limelight. Interest in this discipline is thus increasing, with a number of conceptual scientific papers published recent years. Increasing enthusiasm led discussions debates community about differences between restoration rewilding. The main goal review compare clarify position each field. Our results show that despite some (e.g. top-down versus bottom-up functional taxonomic approaches) notably distinct goals - recovery defined historically determined target ecosystem natural processes often no endpoint have common scope: following anthropogenic degradation. expanded progress However, it unclear whether there paradigm shift moving towards or vice versa. We underline complementarity time space To conclude, argue reconciliation these two fields nature conservation ensure could create synergy achieve scope.

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Explore before you restore: Incorporating complex systems thinking in ecosystem restoration DOI Creative Commons
S. Maes, Michael P. Perring,

R. D. H. Cohen

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Journal of Applied Ecology, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 61(5), P. 922 - 939

Published: March 24, 2024

Abstract The global movement for ecosystem restoration has gained momentum in response to the Bonn Challenge (2010) and UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration (UNDER, 2021–2030). While several science‐based guidelines exist aid achieving successful outcomes, significant variation remains outcomes of projects. Some this disparity can be attributed unexpected responses components planned interventions. Given complex nature ecosystems, we propose that concepts from Complex Systems Science (CSS) are linked non‐linearity, such as regime shifts, ecological resilience feedbacks, should employed help explain an perspective. Our framework, Explore Before You Restore, illustrates how these impact by influencing degradation recovery trajectories. Additionally, incorporating CSS into typical project cycle through a assessment phase suggest need is explicitly included improve outcomes. To facilitate inclusion make it workable practitioners, describe indicators methods available teams answer key questions up assessment. In doing so, identify outstanding science policy tasks needed further operationalize restoration. Synthesis applications . By illustrating non‐linear threshold behaviour trajectories, our framework Restore demonstrates incorporate thinking We argue cycles, more broadly, international guidelines, may significantly

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Building pondscapes for amphibian metapopulations DOI Creative Commons
Helen Moor, Ariel Bergamini, Christoph Vorburger

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Conservation Biology, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 38(6)

Published: May 7, 2024

Abstract The success of ponds constructed to restore ecological infrastructure for pond‐breeding amphibians and benefit aquatic biodiversity depends on where how they are built. We studied effects pond landscape characteristics, including connectivity, metapopulation dynamics 12 amphibian species in Switzerland. To understand the determinants long‐term occupancy (here summarized as incidence), environmental both colonization persistence should be considered. fitted dynamic models 20 years monitoring data a construction program quantify characteristics different connectivity metrics probabilities ponds. Connectivity existing populations explained better than structural metrics, simple (distance nearest neighbor population, population density) were useful surrogates dispersal kernel‐weighted commonly used theory. Population mediated conservation target new ponds, suggesting source–sink newly established populations. density captured this effect well could by practitioners site selection. Ponds created there 2–4 occupied within radius ∼0.5 km had >3.5 times higher incidence (median) isolated Species individual preferences regarding but breeding sites with larger (≥100 m 2 ) total water surface area, that temporarily dried, surroundings maximally 50% forest benefitted multiple species. Pond diversity will foster at scale.

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Public preference for the rewilding framework: A choice experiment in the Oder Delta DOI Creative Commons
Rowan Dunn‐Capper, Marek Giergiczny, Néstor Fernández

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People and Nature, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 6(2), P. 610 - 626

Published: Jan. 21, 2024

Abstract Rewilding is an emerging paradigm in restoration science and increasingly gaining popularity as a cost‐effective ecosystem option. A rewilding framework was recently proposed that contains three integral components: restoring trophic complexity, allowing for stochastic disturbances enhancing species' potential to disperse. However, of yet, there has been limited quantitative analysis looking at public preference each its elements. We used discrete choice experiment approach determine the Oder Delta. The unique geographical context Delta, spreading evenly across two countries, allowed us analyse differences between German ( n = 1005) Polish 1066) samples. In both we found respondents were willing pay interventions when compared against status quo Notably, preferences strongest complexity through promoting comeback large mammals. addition, living locally study region had significantly different than nationwide samples, exhibiting negative willingness natural flooding regimes presence predator species. Read free Plain Language Summary this article on Journal blog.

Language: Английский

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