Optimal references for ecological restoration: the need to protect references in the tropics

IF 4 2区环境科学与生态学 Q1 BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION

Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI:10.1016/j.pecon.2023.01.003

Tiago Shizen Pacheco Toma , Gerhard Ernst Overbeck , Milton de Souza Mendonça Jr , G.Wilson Fernandes

引用次数: 2

Abstract

Restoration and conservation are linked by the fact that restoration can help improving, expanding, or connecting protected areas. Here, we argue that conservation can play a critical role for restoration by targeting optimal references, i.e., areas representative of the spectrum of different habitats to be restored. In view of high rates of habitat loss in parallel with recently established ambitious restoration goals, the availability of adequate references is of high importance to restoration. However, not always the best possible references are being used, nor are they prioritized in conservation. We discuss the need for defining, prioritizing, and protecting optimal references as a strategic approach thus we would be better equipped to tackle current and forthcoming challenges in conservation and restoration.

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生态恢复的最佳参考文献：热带地区保护参考文献的必要性

恢复和保护是联系在一起的，因为恢复可以帮助改善、扩大或连接保护区。在这里，我们认为保护可以通过针对最佳参考(即代表不同生境光谱的区域)来发挥关键作用。鉴于生境丧失的比率很高，而最近又制订了雄心勃勃的恢复目标，因此，提供足够的参考资料对恢复十分重要。然而，并非总是使用最好的引用，也不是在保护中优先考虑它们。我们讨论了定义、优先排序和保护最佳参考文献作为一种战略方法的必要性，这样我们就能更好地应对当前和即将到来的保护和恢复挑战。

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Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation Environmental Science-Nature and Landscape Conservation

CiteScore

7.80

自引率

4.30%

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审稿时长

59 days

期刊介绍： Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation (PECON) is a scientific journal devoted to improving theoretical and conceptual aspects of conservation science. It has the main purpose of communicating new research and advances to different actors of society, including researchers, conservationists, practitioners, and policymakers. Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation publishes original papers on biodiversity conservation and restoration, on the main drivers affecting native ecosystems, and on nature’s benefits to people and human wellbeing. This scope includes studies on biodiversity patterns, the effects of habitat loss, fragmentation, biological invasion and climate change on biodiversity, conservation genetics, spatial conservation planning, ecosystem management, ecosystem services, sustainability and resilience of socio-ecological systems, conservation policy, among others.