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| Shirey, Patrick D.; University of Notre Dame, Department of Biological Sciences; Ecology Policy LLC; patrickdshirey@gmail.com; Brueseke, Michael A.; University of Notre Dame, Department of Biological Sciences; mbruesek@nd.edu; Kenny, Jillian B.; University of Notre Dame, Department of Biological Sciences; World Resources Institute; jkenny0803@gmail.com; Lamberti, Gary A.; University of Notre Dame, Department of Biological Sciences; glambert@nd.edu. |
| At a global scale, aquatic ecosystems are being altered by human activities at a greater rate than at any other time in history. In recent years, grassroots efforts have generated interest in the restoration of degraded or destroyed aquatic habitats, especially small wetlands and streams where such projects are feasible with local resources. We present ecological management lessons learned from 17 years of monitoring the fish community response to the channel relocation and reach-level restoration of Juday Creek, a 3rd-order tributary of the St. Joseph River in Indiana, USA. The project was designed to increase habitat complexity, reverse the effects of accumulated fine sediment (< 2 mm diameter), and mitigate for the impacts of a new golf course... |
| Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Reports |
Palavras-chave: Conservation; Fisheries; Long-term monitoring; Restoration planning; Stream ecology. |
| Ano: 2016 |
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| Aradottir, Asa L.; Agricultural University of Iceland; asa@lbhi.is; Hagen, Dagmar; Norwegian Institute for Nature Research; dagmar.hagen@nina.no; Mitchell, Ruth J.; The James Hutton Institute, Aberdeen, UK; ruth.mitchell@hutton.ac.uk; Raulund-Rasmussen, Karsten; Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, University of Copenhagen, Denmark; krr@ign.ku.dk; Tolvanen, Anne; Natural Resources Institute Finland, Department of Ecology, University of Oulu Finland; anne.tolvanen@luke.fi; Wilson, Scott D.; Department of Biology, University of Regina; scott.wilson@uregina.ca. |
| We developed a conceptual framework for evaluating the process of ecological restoration and applied it to 10 examples of restoration projects in the northern hemisphere. We identified three major phases, planning, implementation, and monitoring, in the restoration process. We found that evaluation occurred both within and between the three phases, that it included both formal and informal components, and that it often had an impact on the performance of the projects. Most evaluations were short-term and only some parts of them were properly documented. Poor or short-term evaluation of the restoration process creates a risk that inefficient methods will continue to be used, which reduces the efficiency and effectiveness of restoration. To improve the... |
| Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Reports |
Palavras-chave: Ecological restoration; Evaluation; Northern Hemisphere; Restoration implementation; Restoration monitoring; Restoration planning. |
| Ano: 2016 |
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