Hobbs / Higgs / Hall Novel Ecosystems

Intervening in the New Ecological World Order
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-118-35420-9
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 384 Seiten, E-Book

Land conversion, climate change and species invasions arecontributing to the widespread emergence of novel ecosystems, whichdemand a shift in how we think about traditional approaches toconservation, restoration and environmental management. They arenovel because they exist without historical precedents and areself-sustaining. Traditional approaches emphasizing native speciesand historical continuity are challenged by novel ecosystems thatdeliver critical ecosystems services or are simply immune topractical restorative efforts. Some fear that, by raising the issueof novel ecosystems, we are simply paving the way for a morelaissez-faire attitude to conservation and restoration.Regardless of the range of views and perceptions about novelecosystems, their existence is becoming ever more obvious andprevalent in today's rapidly changing world. In this firstcomprehensive volume to look at the ecological, social, cultural,ethical and policy dimensions of novel ecosystems, the authorsargue these altered systems are overdue for careful analysis andthat we need to figure out how to intervene in them responsibly.This book brings together researchers from a range of disciplinestogether with practitioners and policy makers to explore thequestions surrounding novel ecosystems. It includes chapters on keyconcepts and methodologies for deciding when and how to intervenein systems, as well as a rich collection of case studies andperspective pieces. It will be a valuable resource for researchers,managers and policy makers interested in the question of howhumanity manages and restores ecosystems in a rapidly changingworld.
A companion website with additional resources is available at www.wiley.com/go/hobbs/ecosystems

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hobbs, Richard J.

Higgs, Eric S.

Hall, Carol

Über Autor(innen)

Richard J. Hobbs is Professor of Restoration Ecology andAustralian Laureate Fellow at the University of Western Australia,where he leads the Ecosystem Restoration and Intervention EcologyResearch Group. His current research focuses on pulling togetherdifferent disciplines including restoration ecology, conservationbiology and landscape ecology to develop a more effective ecologyfor the 21st century.
Eric S. Higgs is Professor of Environmental Studies atthe University of Victoria (Canada), and director of the MountainLegacy research project. Author of Nature by Design: People,Natural Process and Ecological Restoration, he focuses onadvancing principles and practice of ecological restoration in arapidly changing world.
Carol Hall has worked on community conservation issues inNorth America and Africa during the past 15 years. She is aco-author of the World Commission on ProtectedAreas' Ecological Restoration for Protected Areas:Principles, guidelines and best practices (in press, Gland,Switzerland: IUCN), and currently Program Director for theRestoration Institute, University of Victoria.