Evaluating the process of ecological restoration

Nilsson, Christer; Aradóttir, Ása L.; Hagen, Dagmar; Halldórsson, Guðmundur; Høegh, Kenneth; Mitchell, Ruth J.; Raulund‐Rasmussen, Karsten; Svavarsdóttir, Kristín; Tolvanen, Anne; Wilson, Scott D.

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“…Under an active adaptive management approach, monitoring and evaluation of each alternative helps determine which one is more effective in meeting objectives, and adjustments are made in the next round of management decisions (Murray and Marmorek 2003). However, in reality, evaluation and decision making occur regularly and frequently throughout a project's timeline (Nilsson et al 2016), suggesting that learning must be reapplied to a project at all times, not solely at set decision points. As one restoration practitioner acknowledges, decisions occur "…more by osmosis in practice, than through deliberate actions.…”

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An appraisal of adaptive management planning and implementation in ecological restoration: case studies from the San Francisco Bay Delta, USA

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Raulund‐Rasmussen²

2016

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ABSTRACT. Adaptive management has been defined and redefined in the context of natural resource management, yet there are few examples of its successful application in ecological restoration. Although the 2009 Delta Reform Act now legally requires adaptive management for all restoration efforts in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, in California, USA, projects in this region still encounter problems with implementation. We used a comparative case study analysis to examine adaptive management planning and implementation both in and around the Delta, assessing not only why adaptive management is not yet well implemented, but also what changes can be made to facilitate the adaptive management approach without sacrificing scientific rigor. Adaptive management seems to be directly and indirectly affected by a variety of challenges and convoluted by ambiguity in both planning documents and practitioner's interpretations of the concept. Addressing these challenges and ambiguities at the project level may facilitate the adaptive management process and help make it more accessible to practitioners.

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An appraisal of adaptive management planning and implementation in ecological restoration: case studies from the San Francisco Bay Delta, USA

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2016

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“…A coherent assessment (steps 1-3) and monitoring program (steps 6 and 8) are needed to serve as the basis to determine what potential adaptive strategies are needed within this management cycle than to design the restoration program adequately according to new findings and experiences about the success or failure of individual restoration activities (9). Nilsson et al (2016) underline the high importance of monitoring and evaluation to avoid problems arising from inaccurate design and implementation of restoration.…”

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Riverine Ecosystem Management

Schmutz¹,

Sendzimir²

2018

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Open Access This book is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author (s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this book are included in the book's Creative Commons license, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the book's Creative Commons license and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Printed on acid-free paperThis Springer imprint is published by the registered company Springer International Publishing AG part of Springer Nature. The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland Challenges in Riverine Ecosystem Management Jan Sendzimir and Stefan SchmutzThis book is dedicated to those interested in the natural and social sciences and elements of governance that will support the sustainable management of rivers and aquatic ecosystems. Since elements of nature and society interact to determine the integrity and trajectory of these systems, they are referred to hereafter as socialecological systems (SESs). This introduction opens the door to these topics in four steps. It begins by explaining why a book dedicated to river management and science is needed at this point. In the second part, it outlines the history of some of the major developments that challenge the integrity of SESs worldwide. In the third part, it describes several of the principal tools used to study as well as manage SES. Tools to measure the degree of degradation of an SES include indicators of biological integrity, ecosystem health, and resilience. Tools to assess and manage the trajectory of an SES include the DPSIR and adaptive management. The introduction closes by outlining the structure of the book through the progression of its chapters. Justification of BookRivers are among the most threatened ecosystems of the world. For more than a centur...

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“…Nevertheless, formal evaluation often lacks altogether in restoration projects, or is restricted to a single or just a few postrestoration events (Suding 2011). Poor, short-term, and poorly documented evaluation creates a risk that inefficient or ineffective methods and tools will continue to be needlessly used (Nilsson et al 2016). In order to holistically assess the impacts of the varying restoration processes set in motion in a project, evaluation should be a continuous activity (Allen et al 2002) promoting adaptive management.…”

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“…In order to holistically assess the impacts of the varying restoration processes set in motion in a project, evaluation should be a continuous activity (Allen et al 2002) promoting adaptive management. In this special feature Nilsson et al (2016) develop a conceptual framework for evaluating the process of ER. They identify three major phases; planning, implementation, and monitoring, and show that evaluation can occur both within and between each of these phases.…”

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“…To improve the restoration process, and to transfer the knowledge and knowhow generated to future projects and programs, more formal, and more sustained evaluation procedures are called for. They should also involve all relevant stakeholders, and generate active documentation and dissemination of the results, experiences, successes, and failures (Nilsson et al 2016).…”

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Ecological restoration, ecosystem services, and land use: a European perspective

Tolvanen¹,

Aronson²

2016

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ABSTRACT. This special feature provides an overview on how the ecosystem service concept has been and can be incorporated into the science, practice, and policies of ecological restoration (ER) and evidence-based land-use. It includes an edited selection of eleven invited and peer-reviewed papers based on presentations given during the 9th European Conference on Ecological Restoration in 2014. The focus is on Europe, but many contributors also make appraisals and recommendations at the global scale. Based on the contributors' papers, and our own overview of the promise of ecological restoration in the existing international treaties, coalitions, and conventions, we propose that the following actions could contribute to the positive impacts of ER on biodiversity maintenance, ecosystem functioning, progressive mainstreaming the concepts of both ER and ecosystem services, significant mitigation and offsetting of anthropogenic climate change, and lasting enhancement of both ecosystem and human health: ! ER should be incorporated into land use planning, wherever needed, and the synergies and trade-offs of different land use scenarios should be assessed in terms of their impacts on ecosystem services. ! The discourse of ER should be enlarged, wherever it is needed, to include multifunctional land use that simultaneously supports sustainable production systems, built environments, and the quality and quantity of diverse ecosystem services. This approach will generate ecological, social, and economic benefits in the long run. ! Monitoring and evaluation of ER projects should be a continuous process involving careful selection of indicators chosen with the full range of stakeholders in mind, and a sufficiently long-term perspective to catch the progress of long-term or highly dynamic ecosystem processes. ! Scientists should actively participate in policy and land management discussions in order to give their views on the potential outcomes of decisions. ! Greater cooperation and exchanges are needed within the EU and globally in order to accelerate the upscaling, improvement, and mainstreaming of both large-scale ER and the science and application of the ecosystem services concept.

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Evaluating the process of ecological restoration

Cited by 93 publications

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An appraisal of adaptive management planning and implementation in ecological restoration: case studies from the San Francisco Bay Delta, USA

An appraisal of adaptive management planning and implementation in ecological restoration: case studies from the San Francisco Bay Delta, USA

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Ecological restoration, ecosystem services, and land use: a European perspective

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