Empirical tests of trait–function relationships are crucial for advancing trait‐based restoration: a response to Merchant et al. (2023)

IF 2.8 3区 环境科学与生态学 Q2 ECOLOGY
Jennifer L. Funk, Valerie T. Eviner, Magda Garbowski, Justin M. Valliere
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Trait‐based restoration strategies are gaining significant attention in the scientific community. A recent article in Restoration Ecology by Merchant et al. outlined four reasons why traits are underused in restoration practice. In their response to the paper, Gornish et al. highlighted examples of how practitioners do, in fact, use traits in restoration and made recommendations for researchers to better engage with practitioners to leverage existing knowledge. Here, we clarify a preeminent challenge for either perspective: that we continue to lack the empirical data needed to develop and apply the effective trait‐based tools envisioned by many researchers. Long‐term, spatially replicated studies designed to address context‐dependency are needed to address critical knowledge gaps. Co‐developing projects with practitioners not only fosters more realistic and relatable study designs but also increases the likelihood of adopting new methods, enabling long‐term research that advances theory while improving local outcomes through more accurate trait‐based predictions.
性状-功能关系的实证检验对于推进基于性状的修复至关重要:对 Merchant 等人(2023 年)的回应
以性状为基础的恢复策略正受到科学界的广泛关注。Merchant 等人最近在《恢复生态学》(Restoration Ecology)杂志上发表的一篇文章概述了恢复实践中未充分利用特征的四个原因。在对该文的回应中,Gornish 等人强调了实践者如何在恢复中使用特征的实例,并建议研究人员更好地与实践者合作,充分利用现有知识。在此,我们将阐明这两种观点所面临的主要挑战:我们仍然缺乏必要的经验数据来开发和应用许多研究人员所设想的基于性状的有效工具。我们需要进行长期的、空间重复的研究,以解决环境依赖性问题,从而填补知识空白。与实践者共同开发项目不仅能促进更现实、更贴近生活的研究设计,还能增加采用新方法的可能性,从而实现长期研究,在推进理论发展的同时,通过更准确的基于特质的预测来改善当地的成果。
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Restoration Ecology
Restoration Ecology 环境科学-生态学
CiteScore
6.50
自引率
15.60%
发文量
226
审稿时长
12-24 weeks
期刊介绍: Restoration Ecology fosters the exchange of ideas among the many disciplines involved with ecological restoration. Addressing global concerns and communicating them to the international research community and restoration practitioners, the journal is at the forefront of a vital new direction in science, ecology, and policy. Original papers describe experimental, observational, and theoretical studies on terrestrial, marine, and freshwater systems, and are considered without taxonomic bias. Contributions span the natural sciences, including ecological and biological aspects, as well as the restoration of soil, air and water when set in an ecological context; and the social sciences, including cultural, philosophical, political, educational, economic and historical aspects. Edited by a distinguished panel, the journal continues to be a major conduit for researchers to publish their findings in the fight to not only halt ecological damage, but also to ultimately reverse it.
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