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La restauración ecológica a la luz de la historia ecológica
Stephen T Jackson1, Richard J Hobbs
1Department of Botany and Program in Ecology, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071, USA. Jackson@uwyo.edu
Science (New York, N.Y.)
|August 1, 2009
Resumen
La restauración ecológica debe considerar los ecosistemas históricos y el cambio climático. Los esfuerzos futuros deberían conservar ecosistemas históricos viables mientras se diseñan nuevos para servicios ecológicos esenciales.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Ecología Ecología Ecología.
- Ecología de la restauración Ecología de la restauración.
- Ciencias ambientales Ciencias ambientales.
Sus antecedentes:
- La historia ecológica informa los objetivos de restauración, pero también revela los impactos humanos y los cambios impulsados por el clima.
- El cambio climático secular altera los ecosistemas en escalas de tiempo centenarias a milenarias, desafiando los objetivos de restauración histórica.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Analizar el papel de la historia ecológica en la restauración.
- Abordar la insostenibilidad de los objetivos históricos debido al cambio ambiental.
- Proponer estrategias adaptativas para la restauración ecológica.
Principales métodos:
- Revisión de la historia ecológica y los principios de restauración.
- Análisis de los impactos del cambio climático en los objetivos ecológicos.
- Marco conceptual para el diseño de nuevos ecosistemas.
Principales resultados:
- Los ecosistemas históricos son valiosos, pero pueden llegar a ser insostenibles.
- Los cambios ambientales requieren un enfoque dinámico para los objetivos de restauración.
- Los nuevos ecosistemas pueden requerir un diseño intencional para proporcionar servicios.
Conclusiones:
- La restauración ecológica debe equilibrar la conservación de los ecosistemas históricos con el diseño de futuros nuevos ecosistemas.
- La gestión adaptativa es crucial para mantener los servicios ecológicos en medio del cambio ambiental en curso.
- La integración de datos históricos con proyecciones futuras es clave para una restauración efectiva.
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