Difference between revisions of "Restoration of Ecological Function in Terrestrial Systems Impacted by Invasive Species"
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− | *[ | + | *[[Media:Hobbs2011.pdf | Intervention Ecology: Applying Ecological Science in the Twenty-first Century]<ref>Hobbs, R.J., Hallett, L.M., Ehrlich, P.R., and Mooney, H.A., 2011. Intervention Ecology: Applying Ecological Science in The Twenty-first Century. BioScience, 61(6), pp. 442–450. [https://doi.org/10.1525/bio.2011.61.6.6 doi: 10.1525/bio.2011.61.6.6] [[Media:Hobbs2011.pdf | Article pdf]</ref> |
− | *[ | + | *[[Media:Rogers2017.pdf | Effects of An Invasive Predator Cascade to Plants Via Mutualism Disruption]<ref>Rogers, H.S., Buhle, E.R., HilleRisLambers, J., Fricke, E.C., Miller, R.H., and Tewksbury, J.J., 2017. Effects of an invasive predator cascade to plants via mutualism disruption. Nature Communications, 8:14557. [https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms14557 doi: 10.1038/ncomms14557] [[Media:Rogers2017.pdf Article pdf]]</ref> |
− | *[ | + | *[[Media:Thierry2020.pdf | Where to Rewild? A Conceptual Framework to Spatially Optimize Ecological Function]]<ref>Thierry, H., and Rogers, H., 2020. Where to rewild? A conceptual framework to spatially optimize ecological function. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 287:20193017. [https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2019.3017 doi: 10.1098/rspb.2019.3017] [[Media:Thierry2020.pdf | Article pdf]]</ref> |
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Revision as of 18:57, 1 May 2022
Invasive species are responsible for the decline or extirpation of many species around the world. When those lost species provide essential ecological functions, the system may further degrade over time. Restoration ecology aims to restore these systems and associated ecological functions. It is important to first understand the invaders and their direct and indirect impacts to the native ecosystems. This requires a thorough understanding of the system and functions pre-invasion. Once these links and mechanisms are understood, managers must decide on a course of action to control or halt the spread of the invasive species and prevent further ecological degradation. Managers must determine what types of control are most appropriate for their systems as well as to what levels an invader must be controlled before restoration actions lead to improved ecological function. Deciding on specific restoration actions will vary considerably from system to system, but must involve considerations such as topography, landcover, feasibility, scale, social impacts, and timing. Specific details about habitats and species natural history are important to incorporate into planning models. Finally, monitoring and adaptive management throughout the course of the restoration and beyond are crucial to long-term success.
Contents
Related Article(s):
Contributors: Dr. Hugo Thierry, McKayla M. Spencer, Ann Marie Gawel, and Dr. Haldre Rogers
Key Resources:
- [[Media:Hobbs2011.pdf | Intervention Ecology: Applying Ecological Science in the Twenty-first Century][1]
- [[Media:Rogers2017.pdf | Effects of An Invasive Predator Cascade to Plants Via Mutualism Disruption][2]
- Where to Rewild? A Conceptual Framework to Spatially Optimize Ecological Function[3]
References
- ^ Hobbs, R.J., Hallett, L.M., Ehrlich, P.R., and Mooney, H.A., 2011. Intervention Ecology: Applying Ecological Science in The Twenty-first Century. BioScience, 61(6), pp. 442–450. doi: 10.1525/bio.2011.61.6.6 [[Media:Hobbs2011.pdf | Article pdf]
- ^ Rogers, H.S., Buhle, E.R., HilleRisLambers, J., Fricke, E.C., Miller, R.H., and Tewksbury, J.J., 2017. Effects of an invasive predator cascade to plants via mutualism disruption. Nature Communications, 8:14557. doi: 10.1038/ncomms14557 Media:Rogers2017.pdf Article pdf
- ^ Thierry, H., and Rogers, H., 2020. Where to rewild? A conceptual framework to spatially optimize ecological function. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 287:20193017. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2019.3017 Article pdf