Navigating Novelty and Risk in Resilience Management
Joan Dudney1, Richard J Hobbs2, Robert Heilmayr3
1Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA.
Trends in Ecology & Evolution
|October 1, 2018
Summary
Resilience-based management (RBM) faces challenges in adapting to environmental change without causing unintended consequences. This study offers a framework linking novel ecosystems and resilience theory to improve ecosystem change management.
Area of Science:
- Ecology
- Environmental Management
- Conservation Biology
Background:
- Resilience theory is widely used for managing global change impacts.
- Misapplications of resilience-based management (RBM) can lead to negative outcomes.
- A key challenge is balancing system adaptation to environmental change with management-induced alterations.
Purpose of the Study:
- To address the conundrum of RBM potentially causing undesirable change.
- To provide a framework integrating novel ecosystems and resilience theory.
- To improve the management of ecosystem change under global pressures.
Main Methods:
- Developed a conceptual framework linking novel ecosystems and resilience theory.
- Analyzed the risks of human impacts within resilience-based applications.
- Synthesized existing research on ecosystem resilience and adaptation.
Main Results:
- Identified a critical tension between supporting adaptive capacity and controlling ecosystem change.
- Demonstrated how novel ecosystems concepts can inform RBM.
- Highlighted the necessity of addressing novel human impacts in RBM.
Conclusions:
- A refined RBM approach is needed to navigate the complexities of global change.
- Integrating novel ecosystem perspectives enhances the adaptive management of ecosystems.
- Addressing human impacts is crucial for successful and sustainable ecosystem management.
Keywords:
adaptationadaptive capacityconservationecosystem managementecosystem transformationsglobal changenovel ecosystemsMore Related Videos
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