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Record Nr.

UNINA9910141487203321

Titolo

Novel ecosystems : intervening in the new ecological world order / / edited by Richard J. Hobbs, Eric S. Higgs, Carol M. Hall

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester ; ; Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley-Blackwell, 2013

Chichester, West Sussex, UK : , : Wiley-Blackwell, a John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., publication, , 2013

ISBN

1-118-35418-4

1-299-15911-7

1-118-35421-4

1-118-35420-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xi, 368 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color)

Collana

Gale eBooks

Disciplina

333.72

Soggetti

Ecosystem management

Ecosystem health

Ecological disturbances

Nature - Effect of human beings on

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Introduction -- pt. 2. What are novel ecosystems? -- pt. 3. What we know (and don't know) about novel ecosystems -- pt. 4. When and how to intervene -- pt. 5. How do we appreciate novel ecosystems? -- pt. 6. What's next? -- pt. 7. Synthesis and conclusions.

Sommario/riassunto

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 ecosystem