TY - JOUR
T1 - Networked and embedded scientific experiments will improve restoration outcomes
AU - Gellie, Nicholas J.C.
AU - Breed, Martin F.
AU - Mortimer, Peter E.
AU - Harrison, Rhett D.
AU - Xu, Jianchu
AU - Lowe, Andrew J.
PY - 2018/6/1
Y1 - 2018/6/1
N2 - Vast areas of degraded land have proliferated worldwide. In response to this transformation, ambitious targets have been set to restore degraded ecosystems, such as the the Bonn Challenge, which aims to restore 350 million ha of forestland by 2030. Achieving such goals will require a larger evidence base of restoration studies, which could be realized by systematically embedding scientific experiments within restoration programs. We examine the feasibility of this strategy with examples of successful transdisciplinary research involving embedded experiments in associated fields, and recommend that such field sites be linked to create a global network of embedded experiments. To unify a networked approach, we call on restoration stakeholders to develop acceptable industry standards of experimental design. Finally, we suggest how to use this strategy effectively to meet the biome-scale challenges of the coming decades.
AB - Vast areas of degraded land have proliferated worldwide. In response to this transformation, ambitious targets have been set to restore degraded ecosystems, such as the the Bonn Challenge, which aims to restore 350 million ha of forestland by 2030. Achieving such goals will require a larger evidence base of restoration studies, which could be realized by systematically embedding scientific experiments within restoration programs. We examine the feasibility of this strategy with examples of successful transdisciplinary research involving embedded experiments in associated fields, and recommend that such field sites be linked to create a global network of embedded experiments. To unify a networked approach, we call on restoration stakeholders to develop acceptable industry standards of experimental design. Finally, we suggest how to use this strategy effectively to meet the biome-scale challenges of the coming decades.
KW - degraded ecosystems
KW - Bonn Challenge
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85046485309&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/LP110200805
UR - http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DE150100542
UR - http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP150103414
U2 - 10.1002/fee.1810
DO - 10.1002/fee.1810
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85046485309
SN - 1540-9295
VL - 16
SP - 288
EP - 294
JO - FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT
JF - FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT
IS - 5
ER -