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Forest management for novelty, persistence, and restoration influenced by policy and society
Author(s) -
Rissman Adena R,
Burke Kevin D,
Kramer Heather Anuhea Canfield,
Radeloff Volker C,
Schilke Paul R,
Selles Owen A,
Toczydlowski Rachel H,
Wardropper Chloe B,
Barrow Lori A,
Chandler Jennifer L,
Geleynse Katelyn,
L'Roe Andrew W,
Laushman Katherine M,
Schomaker A Lisa
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
frontiers in ecology and the environment
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.918
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1540-9309
pISSN - 1540-9295
DOI - 10.1002/fee.1818
Subject(s) - novelty , environmental resource management , forest management , ecosystem management , ecosystem , forest ecology , ecosystem services , business , persistence (discontinuity) , ecology , environmental science , agroforestry , psychology , engineering , social psychology , biology , geotechnical engineering
The ecological literature offers many conflicting recommendations for how managers should respond to ecosystem change and novelty. We propose a framework in which forest managers may achieve desired forest characteristics by combining strategies for (1) restoring historical conditions, (2) maintaining current conditions, and (3) transitioning toward novel conditions. Drawing on policy studies and the ecological and social sciences, we synthesize research on factors that shape forest management responses to ecosystem novelty and change. Although the ecological literature often suggests the likelihood of transitions to novelty, we found that a management focus on restoration and persistence strategies was supported by landowners, private and public lands policy, and forest manager capacity and culture. In this era of unprecedented change, managers and policy makers must address ecosystem novelty to achieve desired forest futures without eroding support for forest conservation and management.