Novel ecosystems resulting from landscape transformation create dilemmas for modern conservation practice
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In: Conservation Letters, Vol. 1, No. 3, 08.2008, p. 129-135.
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T1 - Novel ecosystems resulting from landscape transformation create dilemmas for modern conservation practice
AU - Lindenmayer, D. B.
AU - Fischer, J.
AU - Felton, A.
AU - Crane, M.
AU - Michael, D.
AU - Macgregor, C.
AU - Montague-Drake, R.
AU - Manning, A.
AU - Hobbs, Richard J.
N1 - Times Cited: 4
PY - 2008/8
Y1 - 2008/8
N2 - Introduction: Novel ecosystems occur when new combinations of species appear within a particular biome due to human activity, environmental change, or impacts of introduced species. Background: Managing the trajectory of ecosystems toward desired outcomes requires an understanding of the means by which they developed. To facilitate this understanding, we present evidence for the development of a novel ecosystem from a natural experiment focusing on 52 woodland remnants surrounded by maturing stands of exotic radiata pine. Results: Bird community composition changed through time resulting in a unique blend of tall closed forest and open‐woodland birds that previously did not occur in the study area, nor in the region's tall closed forest or open‐woodland biomes. Conclusion: Novel ecosystems will become increasingly common due to climate change, raising complex management and ethical dilemmas for policy makers and resource managers.
AB - Introduction: Novel ecosystems occur when new combinations of species appear within a particular biome due to human activity, environmental change, or impacts of introduced species. Background: Managing the trajectory of ecosystems toward desired outcomes requires an understanding of the means by which they developed. To facilitate this understanding, we present evidence for the development of a novel ecosystem from a natural experiment focusing on 52 woodland remnants surrounded by maturing stands of exotic radiata pine. Results: Bird community composition changed through time resulting in a unique blend of tall closed forest and open‐woodland birds that previously did not occur in the study area, nor in the region's tall closed forest or open‐woodland biomes. Conclusion: Novel ecosystems will become increasingly common due to climate change, raising complex management and ethical dilemmas for policy makers and resource managers.
KW - Biology
KW - birds
KW - community composition
KW - landscape change.
KW - longitudinal study
KW - novel ecosystem
KW - plantation expansion
KW - woodland remnants
KW - Environmental planning
KW - Birds
KW - community composition
KW - landscape change
KW - longitudinal study
KW - novel ecosystem
KW - plantation expansion
KW - woodland remnants
UR - https://www.mendeley.com/catalogue/3635c57b-aa08-36fd-a277-87eca5897c06/
U2 - 10.1111/j.1755-263X.2008.00021.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1755-263X.2008.00021.x
M3 - Journal articles
VL - 1
SP - 129
EP - 135
JO - Conservation Letters
JF - Conservation Letters
SN - 1755-263X
IS - 3
ER -