Journal article
Ecological restoration and global climate change
Restoration Ecology, Vol.14(2), pp.170-176
2006
Abstract
There is an increasing consensus that global climate change occurs and that potential changes in climate are likely to have important regional consequences for biota and ecosystems. Ecological restoration, including (re)afforestation and rehabilitation of degraded land, is included in the array of potential human responses to climate change. However, the implications of climate change for the broader practice of ecological restoration must be considered. In particular, the usefulness of historical ecosystem conditions as targets and references must be set against the likelihood that restoring these historic ecosystems is unlikely to be easy, or even possible, in the changed biophysical conditions of the future. We suggest that more consideration and debate needs to be directed at the implications of climate change for restoration practice.
Details
- Title
- Ecological restoration and global climate change
- Authors/Creators
- J.A. Harris (Author/Creator) - Cranfield UniversityR.J. Hobbs (Author/Creator) - Murdoch UniversityE. Higgs (Author/Creator) - University of VictoriaJ. Aronson (Author/Creator) - Restoration Ecology Group, CEFE (CNRS-U.M.R. 5175), 34293 Montpellier, France
- Publication Details
- Restoration Ecology, Vol.14(2), pp.170-176
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Identifiers
- 991005544798607891
- Copyright
- 2006 Society for Ecological Restoration International
- Murdoch Affiliation
- School of Environmental Science
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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