Bionovelty and ecological restoration
Date
2024
Authors
Volpe, John P.
Higgs, Eric
Jeschke, Jonathan M.
Barnhill, Katie
Brunk, Conrad
Dudney, Joan
Govers, Laura
Hobbs, Richard
Keenleyside, Karen
Murphy, Stephen D.
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Journal ISSN
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Publisher
Restoration Ecology
Abstract
Anthropogenic activity has irreparably altered the ecological fabric of Earth. The emergence of ecological novelty from diverse drivers of change is an increasingly challenging dimension of ecosystem restoration. At the same time, the restorationist's tool kit continues to grow, including a variety of powerful and increasingly prevalent technologies. Thus, ecosystem restoration finds itself at the center of intersecting challenges. How should we respond to increasingly common emergence of environmental system states with little or no historical precedent, whilst considering the appropriate deployment of potentially consequential and largely untested interventions that may give rise to organisms, system states, and/or processes that are likewise without historical precedent? We use the term bionovelty to encapsulate these intersecting themes and examine the implications of bionovelty for ecological restoration.
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Keywords
bionovelty, ecological systems, policy, risk assessment, technology
Citation
Volpe, J. P., Higgs, E. S., Jeschke, J. M., Barnhill, K., Brunk, C., Dudney, J., Govers, L. L., Hobbs, R. J., Keenleyside, K., Murphy, S. D., Seddon, P. J., Sudweeks, J., Telhan, O., & Voicescu, S. (2024). Bionovelty and ecological restoration. Restoration Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1111/rec.14152