Restoration of ecosystem services and biodiversity: conflicts and opportunities

JM Bullock, J Aronson, AC Newton, RF Pywell… - Trends in ecology & …, 2011 - cell.com
Ecological restoration is becoming regarded as a major strategy for increasing the provision
of ecosystem services as well as reversing biodiversity losses. Here, we show that …

Toward an era of restoration in ecology: successes, failures, and opportunities ahead

KN Suding - Annual review of ecology, evolution, and …, 2011 - annualreviews.org
As an inevitable consequence of increased environmental degradation and anticipated
future environmental change, societal demand for ecosystem restoration is rapidly …

Managing the middle: A shift in conservation priorities based on the global human modification gradient

CM Kennedy, JR Oakleaf, DM Theobald… - Global change …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
An increasing number of international initiatives aim to reconcile development with
conservation. Crucial to successful implementation of these initiatives is a comprehensive …

[BOOK][B] Human impact on the natural environment

AS Goudie - 2018 - books.google.com
A brand new edition of the definitive textbook on humankind's impact on the Earth's
environment—now in full color This classic text explores the multitude of impacts that …

Anthropogenic transformation of the biomes, 1700 to 2000

EC Ellis, K Klein Goldewijk, S Siebert… - Global ecology and …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Aim To map and characterize anthropogenic transformation of the terrestrial biosphere
before and during the Industrial Revolution, from 1700 to 2000. Location Global. Methods …

[HTML][HTML] The EU Water Framework Directive: From great expectations to problems with implementation

N Voulvoulis, KD Arpon, T Giakoumis - Science of the Total Environment, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract The Water Framework Directive 2000/60/EC (WFD) is widely accepted as the most
substantial and ambitious piece of European environmental legislation to date. It has been …

Structural and functional loss in restored wetland ecosystems

D Moreno-Mateos, ME Power, FA Comín… - PLoS …, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Wetlands are among the most productive and economically valuable ecosystems in the
world. However, because of human activities, over half of the wetland ecosystems existing in …

What is conservation science?

P Kareiva, M Marvier - BioScience, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Abstract In 1985, Michael Soulé asked,“What is conservation biology?” We revisit this
question more than 25 years later and offer a revised set of core principles in light of the …

The European Water Framework Directive at the age of 10: a critical review of the achievements with recommendations for the future

D Hering, A Borja, J Carstensen, L Carvalho… - Science of the total …, 2010 - Elsevier
The European Water Framework Directive (WFD), which was adopted in 2000, changed
water management in all member states of the European Union fundamentally, putting …

[BOOK][B] Rambunctious garden: saving nature in a post-wild world

E Marris - 2013 - books.google.com
A paradigm shift is roiling the environmental world. For decades people have
unquestioningly accepted the idea that our goal is to preserve nature in its pristine, pre …