Novel Ecosystems - Intervening in the New Ecological World Order

Informationen zum Autor Richard J. Hobbs is Professor of Restoration Ecology and Australian Laureate Fellow at the University of Western Australia, where he leads the Ecosystem Restoration and Intervention Ecology Research Group. His current research focuses on pulling together different disciplines including restoration ecology, conservation biology and landscape ecology to develop a more effective ecology for the 21st century. Eric S. Higgs is Professor of Environmental Studies at the University of Victoria (Canada), and director of the Mountain Legacy research project. Author of Nature by Design: People, Natural Process and Ecological Restoration , he focuses on advancing principles and practice of ecological restoration in a rapidly changing world. Carol Hall has worked on community conservation issues in North America and Africa during the past 15 years. She is a co-author of the World Commission on Protected Areas'  Ecological Restoration for Protected Areas: Principles, guidelines and best practices (in press, Gland, Switzerland: IUCN), and currently Program Director for the Restoration Institute, University of Victoria.  Klappentext Land conversion, climate change and species invasions are contributing to the widespread emergence of novel ecosystems, which demand a shift in how we think about traditional approaches to conservation, restoration and environmental management. They are novel because they exist without historical precedents and are self-sustaining. Traditional approaches emphasizing native species and historical continuity are challenged by novel ecosystems that deliver critical ecosystems services or are simply immune to practical restorative efforts. Some fear that, by raising the issue of novel ecosystems, we are simply paving the way for a more laissez-faire attitude to conservation and restoration. Regardless of the range of views and perceptions about novel ecosystems, their existence is becoming ever more obvious and prevalent in today's rapidly changing world. In this first comprehensive volume to look at the ecological, social, cultural, ethical and policy dimensions of novel ecosystems, the authors argue these altered systems are overdue for careful analysis and that we need to figure out how to intervene in them responsibly. This book brings together researchers from a range of disciplines together with practitioners and policy makers to explore the questions surrounding novel ecosystems. It includes chapters on key concepts and methodologies for deciding when and how to intervene in systems, as well as a rich collection of case studies and perspective pieces. It will be a valuable resource for researchers, managers and policy makers interested in the question of how humanity manages and restores ecosystems in a rapidly changing world.A companion website with additional resources is available at www.wiley.com/go/hobbs/ecosystems "If this dialogue takes place, with the inclusion of "classic," "traditional," and "orthodox" restoration ecology, at least with regards historical knowledge (a paradigm change rather than a paradigm shift), as well as the issues concerning novel ecosystems, then this provocative book will remain an interesting and stimulating standard work for a long time." ( Restoration Ecology , 1 July 2013) "Summing Up: Recommended. All academic and professional audiences." ( Choice , 1 October 2013) "Although the authors' new terminology does not seem a step forward, Novel Ecosystemsprovides relevant and stimulating ideas for discussion and integration into conservation and restoration methods, strategies, and goals." ( Science , 2 August 2013) Zusammenfassung Land conversion, climate change and species invasions are contributing to the widespread emergence of novel ecosystems, which demand a shift in how we think about traditional approaches to conservation, restoration and environmental...

List of contents

Contributors, ix

Acknowledgements, xi

PART I INTRODUCTION, 1

1 Introduction: Why novel ecosystems?, 3
RICHARD J. HOBBS, ERIC S. HIGGS AND CAROL M. HALL

PART II WHAT ARE NOVEL ECOSYSTEMS?, 9

2 Case Study: Hole-in-the-donut, everglades, 11
JOHN J. EWEL

3 Towards a conceptual framework for novel ecosystems, 16
LAUREN M. HALLETT, RACHEL J. STANDISH, KRISTIN B. HULVEY, MARK R. GARDENER, KATHARINE N. SUDING, BRIAN M. STARZOMSKI, STEPHEN D. MURPHY AND JAMES A. HARRIS

4 Islands: Where novelty is the norm, 29
JOHN J. EWEL, JOSEPH MASCARO, CHRISTOPH KUEFFER, ARIEL E. LUGO, LORI LACH AND MARK R. GARDENER

5 Origins of the novel ecosystems concept, 45
JOSEPH MASCARO, JAMES A. HARRIS, LORI LACH, ALLEN THOMPSON, MICHAEL P. PERRING, DAVID M. RICHARDSON AND ERLE C. ELLIS

6 Defining novel ecosystems, 58
RICHARD J. HOBBS, ERIC S. HIGGS AND CAROL M. HALL

PART III WHAT WE KNOW (AND DON'T KNOW) ABOUT NOVEL ECOSYSTEMS, 61

7 Perspective: Ecological novelty is not new, 63
STEPHEN T. JACKSON

8 The extent of novel ecosystems: Long in time and broad in space, 66
MICHAEL P. PERRING AND ERLE C. ELLIS9 Case study: Geographic distribution and level of novelty of Puerto Rican Forests, 81
SEBASTIÁN MARTINUZZI, ARIEL E. LUGO, THOMAS J. BRANDEIS AND EILEEN H. HELMER

10 Novel ecosystems and climate change, 88
BRIAN M. STARZOMSKI

11 Plant invasions as builders and shapers of novel ecosystems, 102
DAVID M. RICHARDSON AND MIRIJAM GAERTNER

12 Infectious disease and novel ecosystems, 114
LAITH YAKOB

Infectious disease and the novel Caribbean coral reef, 118
LAITH YAKOB AND PETER J. MUMBY

13 Case study: Do feedbacks from the soil biota secure novelty in ecosystems?, 124
JAMES A. HARRIS

14 Fauna and novel ecosystems, 127
PATRICIA L. KENNEDY, LORI LACH, ARIEL E. LUGO AND RICHARD J. HOBBS

15 Case study: Ecosystem transformations along the Colorado Front Range: Prairie dog interactions with multiple components of global environmental change, 142
TIMOTHY R. SEASTEDT, LAUREL M. HARTLEY AND JESSE B. NIPPERT

16 Perspective: Plus ça change, plus c'est la meme chose, 150
STEPHEN D. MURPHY

PART IV WHEN AND HOW TO INTERVENE, 153

17 Perspective: From rivets to rivers, 155
JOSEPH MASCARO

18 Incorporating novel ecosystems into management frameworks, 157
KRISTIN B. HULVEY, RACHEL J. STANDISH, LAUREN M. HALLETT, BRIAN M. STARZOMSKI, STEPHEN D. MURPHY, CARA R. NELSON, MARK R. GARDENER, PATRICIA L. KENNEDY, TIMOTHY R. SEASTEDT AND KATHARINE N. SUDING

19 The management framework in practice - making decisions in AtlanticCanadian Meadows: Chasing the elusive reference state, 172
STEPHEN D. MURPHY

20 The management framework in practice - prairie dogs at the urban interface: Conservation solutions when ecosystem change drivers are beyond the scope of management actions, 176
TIMOTHY R. SEASTEDT

21 The management framework in practice - how social barriers contribute to novel ecosystem maintenance: Managing reindeer populations on St George Island, Pribilof Islands, Alaska, 180
KRISTIN B. HULVEY

22 The management framework in practice - can't see the wood for the trees: The changing management of the novel Miconia-Cinchona ecosystem in the humid highlands of Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos, 185
MARK R. GARDENER

23 The management framework in practice - designer wetlands as novel ecosystems, 189
STEPHEN D. MURPHY

24 Characterizing novel ecosystems: Challenges for measurement, 192
JAMES A. HARRIS, STEPHEN D. MURPHY, CARA R. NELSON, MICHAEL P. PERRING AND PEDRO M. TOGNETTI

25 Case study: Novelty measurement in pampean grasslands, 205
PEDRO M. TOGNETTI

26 Plant materials for novel ecosystems, 212
THOMAS A. JONES

27 Case study: Management of novel ecosystems in the Seychelles, 228
CHRISTOPH KUEFFER, KATY BEAVER AND JAMES MOUGAL

28 Perspective: Moving to the dark side, 239
PATRICIA L. KENNEDY

PART V HOW DO WE APPRECIATE NOVEL ECOSYSTEMS?, 243

29 Perspective: Coming of

Report

"The convergence of popular and technical literature reinforces the impression that a paradigm shift in conservation/restoration is underway. Novel Ecosystems provides an entry to this novel world view." (Ecological Management & Restoration, 17 September 2014)
 
"Overall, this is a timely book that thoroughly addresses a critical issue in the management of ecosystems in a dynamically changing world. Its strength lies in its treatment of decision making processes and its real?]world illustrations through case studies." (Frontiers of Biogeography, 1 November 2013)
 
"In conclusion, I recommend this book to all researchers and practitioners working on man-made ecosystems." (Basic and Applied Ecology, 1 October 2013)
 
"If this dialogue takes place, with the inclusion of ''classic,'' ''traditional,'' and ''orthodox'' restoration ecology, at least with regards historical knowledge (a paradigm change rather than a paradigm shift), as well as the issues concerning novel ecosystems, then this provocative book will remain an interesting and stimulating standard work for a long time." (Restoration Ecology, 1 July 2013)
 
"Summing Up: Recommended. All academic and professional audiences." (Choice, 1 October 2013)
"Although the authors' new terminology does not seem a step forward, Novel Ecosystemsprovides relevant and stimulating ideas for discussion and integration into conservation and restoration methods, strategies, and goals." (Science, 2 August 2013)

Product details

• Authors: Carol Hall, Eric Higgs, Eric S Higgs, Eric S. Higgs, Higgs Eric S., R Hobbs, Richard Hobbs, Richard J Hobbs, Richard J. Hobbs, Richard J. (University of Western Australia Hobbs, Richard J. Higgs Hobbs, Hobbs Richard J.
• Assisted by: Richard J. Hobbs (Editor)
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 22.02.2013
• EAN: 9781118354223
• ISBN: 978-1-118-35422-3
• No. of pages: 384
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences; Ökosystem, Umweltforschung, Angewandte Ökologie, Life Sciences, Biowissenschaften, Environmental Studies, Applied ecology, Naturschutzbiologie, Conservation Science, Environmental Management, Policy & Planning, Umweltmanagement, Politik u. -Planung