A critique of the 'novel ecosystem' concept

Trends in Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 548-553

  Murcia, Carolina ^a,b   Aronson, James ^c,d   Kattan, Gustavo H ^e   Moreno Mateos, David ^c   Dixon, Kingsley ^f,g   Simberloff, Daniel ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b Organization for Tropical Studies   (United States)

^c CNRS   (France)

^d MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN   (United States)

^e PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD JAVERIANA   (Colombia)

^f KINGS PARK AND BOTANIC GARDEN   (Australia)

^g UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^h UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecological restoration; Ecological thresholds; Global change; Novel ecosystems

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; GLOBAL CHANGE; POLICY MAKING; THRESHOLD;

CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; INTRODUCED SPECIES; MANAGEMENT; PROCEDURES;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; INTRODUCED SPECIES; POLICY MAKING;

EID: 84908030971     PISSN: 01695347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2014.07.006     Document Type: Review

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