The recent double paradigm shift in restoration ecology
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The recent double paradigm shift in restoration ecology. / Temperton, Vicky M.
in: Restoration Ecology, Jahrgang 15, Nr. 2, 01.06.2007, S. 344-347.Publikation: Beiträge in Zeitschriften › Zeitschriftenaufsätze › Forschung › begutachtet
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T1 - The recent double paradigm shift in restoration ecology
AU - Temperton, Vicky M.
PY - 2007/6/1
Y1 - 2007/6/1
N2 - The fields of ecology and ecological restoration possess an enormous potential for cross-fertilization of ideas and information. Ecology could play a major role in informing practical restoration, whereas restoration projects, often situated in quite extreme environments, provide an excellent opportunity to test ecological theories. Efforts to base restoration on more of a scientific foundation, however, have recently started gathering momentum, following the call for such a link by Tony Bradshaw in 1987. On another level, as we gather more experience and information from restoration projects, it is becoming equally clear that often neglected socioeconomic and political aspects of restoration should not be forgotten in the overall approach to restoration. The two paradigm shifts in ecological restoration, toward more scientific foundation and better inclusion of socioeconomic limits and opportunities, locate restoration firmly in the transdisciplinary arena, with all the concomitant challenges and opportunities. In this sense, ecological restoration could be compared to the medical profession, where both a sound knowledge of science and human nature are a prerequisite for success in healing.
AB - The fields of ecology and ecological restoration possess an enormous potential for cross-fertilization of ideas and information. Ecology could play a major role in informing practical restoration, whereas restoration projects, often situated in quite extreme environments, provide an excellent opportunity to test ecological theories. Efforts to base restoration on more of a scientific foundation, however, have recently started gathering momentum, following the call for such a link by Tony Bradshaw in 1987. On another level, as we gather more experience and information from restoration projects, it is becoming equally clear that often neglected socioeconomic and political aspects of restoration should not be forgotten in the overall approach to restoration. The two paradigm shifts in ecological restoration, toward more scientific foundation and better inclusion of socioeconomic limits and opportunities, locate restoration firmly in the transdisciplinary arena, with all the concomitant challenges and opportunities. In this sense, ecological restoration could be compared to the medical profession, where both a sound knowledge of science and human nature are a prerequisite for success in healing.
KW - Arts
KW - Ecological restoration
KW - Paradigm shift
KW - Science
KW - Biology
KW - Ecosystems Research
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1526-100X.2007.00222.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1526-100X.2007.00222.x
M3 - Journal articles
AN - SCOPUS:34249682589
VL - 15
SP - 344
EP - 347
JO - Restoration Ecology
JF - Restoration Ecology
SN - 1061-2971
IS - 2
ER -