Rewilding complex ecosystems

Andrea Perino, Henrique M. Pereira, Laetitia M. Navarro, Néstor Fernández, James M. Bullock, Silvia Ceaușu, Ainara Cortés-Avizanda, Roel van Klink, Tobias Kuemmerle, Angela Lomba, Guy Pe’er, Tobias Plieninger, José M. Rey Benayas, Christopher J. Sandom, Jens-Christian Svenning, Helen C. Wheeler

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Abstract

The practice of rewilding has been both promoted and criticized in recent years. Benefits include flexibility to react to environmental change and the promotion of opportunities for society to reconnect with nature. Criticisms include the lack of a clear conceptualization of rewilding, insufficient knowledge about possible outcomes, and the perception that rewilding excludes people from landscapes. Here, we present a framework for rewilding that addresses these concerns. We suggest that rewilding efforts should target trophic complexity, natural disturbances, and dispersal as interacting processes that can improve ecosystem resilience and maintain biodiversity. We propose a structured approach to rewilding projects that includes assessment of the contributions of nature to people and the social-ecological constraints on restoration.

OriginalsprogEngelsk
Artikelnummereaav5570
TidsskriftScience
Vol/bind364
Udgave nummer6438
Antal sider10
ISSN0036-8075
DOI
StatusUdgivet - 2019

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