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Towards an integrated perspective of biological conservation and ecological restoration
Author(s) -
McMahen Katie,
Bommel Joanna Klees
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
restoration ecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.214
H-Index - 100
eISSN - 1526-100X
pISSN - 1061-2971
DOI - 10.1111/rec.13146
Subject(s) - restoration ecology , conservation , perspective (graphical) , environmental resource management , ecology , conservation biology , environmental restoration , environmental planning , geography , environmental science , computer science , biology , artificial intelligence
Biological conservation and ecological restoration differ in their motivations, objectives, and dominant concepts. These differences translate into a dichotomy between the two disciplines in academia, which we illustrate through a review of the scientific literature. Conversely, in practice, conservation and restoration are part of an environmental management continuum and are often used as complementary tools. While we found an increasing transdisciplinary trend in the literature, there is much room for improvement. Optimized implementation of conservation and restoration actions is critical for addressing the increasing pressures of global change and we propose steps to better integrate the two disciplines.