Restoration: 'Garden of Eden' unrealistic

Martin F. Breed; Andrew J. Lowe; Peter E. Mortimer

doi:10.1038/533469d

Restoration: 'Garden of Eden' unrealistic

Martin F. Breed
, Andrew J. Lowe
, Peter E. Mortimer

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Abstract

We consider the proposed use of a 'pre-degradation' state as a reference baseline for damaged ecosystems to be unrealistic (J. Kotiaho et al. Nature 532, 37; 2016). Instead of this 'Garden of Eden' baseline, we argue that restoration should respond to current drivers of biodiversity loss and decline in ecosystem function and services.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	469
Number of pages	1
Journal	Nature
Volume	533
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/533469d
Publication status	Published - 25 May 2016
Externally published	Yes

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SDG 15 Life on Land

Keywords

pre-degradation
damaged ecosystems
native species
invasive species

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