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| Morse, Nathaniel B.; Department of Natural Resources and the Environment, University of New Hampshire; Earth Systems Research Center, Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans and Space, University of New Hampshire; nat.morse@unh.edu; Pellissier, Paul A.; Department of Natural Resources and the Environment, University of New Hampshire; Earth Systems Research Center, Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans and Space, University of New Hampshire; pellissier.paul@gmail.com; Cianciola, Elisabeth N.; Department of Natural Resources and the Environment, University of New Hampshire; epf28@wildcats.unh.edu; Brereton, Richard L.; Department of Natural Resources and the Environment, University of New Hampshire; rich.brereton@gmail.com; Sullivan, Marleigh M.; Department of Natural Resources and the Environment, University of New Hampshire; sullivanm12@gmail.com; Shonka, Nicholas K.; Department of Natural Resources and the Environment, University of New Hampshire; nkw9@wildcats.unh.edu; Wheeler, Tessa B.; Department of Natural Resources and the Environment, University of New Hampshire; tbq2@wildcats.unh.edu; McDowell, William H.; Department of Natural Resources and the Environment, University of New Hampshire; Bill.McDowell@unh.edu. |
| Ecologists have developed terminology to distinguish ecosystems based on the degree of human alteration. To this end, ecosystems can be characterized as “novel ecosystems,” “impacted ecosystems,” or “designed ecosystems,” depending on the role of human management in ecosystem development and effects on ecosystem properties. Properly classifying an ecosystem as novel, impacted, or designed has critical implications for its conservation and management, but a broadly applicable definition for a “novel ecosystem” does not exist. We have provided a formal definition of “novel ecosystem” that facilitates its use in practical applications and have described four... |
| Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Insight |
Palavras-chave: Ecosystem management; Novel ecosystem; Resilience; Restoration; Threshold. |
| Ano: 2014 |
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