Journal: Restoration Ecology

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Restor. Ecol.

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Wiley-Blackwell

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1061-2971
1526-100X

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  • Social acceptance of human–wildlife coexistence: a case study about the reintroduction of the large herbivore European bison (Bison bonasus) in Switzerland
    Item type: Journal Article
    Zélie, Stauffer; Hunziker, Marcel (2025)
    Restoration Ecology
    This study examines the social acceptance of the reintroduction of large herbivores. Focusing on a representative case study of European bison (Bison bonasus) in Switzerland, this research was carried out alongside a reintroduction project in its early stages in order to measure regional acceptance of human–wildlife coexistence. A representative survey within the reintroduction area and qualitative interviews were used to identify key factors influencing attitudes toward the reintroduction project. The main results showed a very strong polarization of the public, divided into “ecocentric pro-project” and “anthropocentric and conservative anti-project” groups. The strongest predictors of acceptance turned out to be the perception of reintroduction project management and communication, the perception of the animal per se, the affiliation to an environmental association and the perception of regional nature parks (the last two aspects constituting different nuances within a person's environmental values). This study shows that project planners need to focus on clear and transparent communication about project management and process, as well as trying to get the public to appreciate the reintroduced species as a friendly animal. The present research highlights the societal challenges of reintroducing large herbivores into rural landscapes and aims to assist in selecting measures that take into account the needs of all parties.
  • Contribution of the soil seed bank to the restoration of temperate grasslands by mechanical sward disturbance
    Item type: Journal Article
    Klaus, Valentin; Hoever, Christina J.; Fischer, Erich; et al. (2018)
    Restoration Ecology
  • Gender bias in ecosystem restoration: from science to practice
    Item type: Journal Article
    Cruz-Alonso, Verónica; Martínez-Baroja, Loreto; Marqués, Laura; et al. (2023)
    Restoration Ecology
    The declaration of the United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration 2020-2030 has established the need to focus on human rights in restoration initiatives, including gender equality. Although this goal raises a need to monitor gender biases on ecosystem restoration, we still lack basic gender information and evaluations on the current situation. The main purpose of this study is to analyze gender bias in ecosystem restoration covering three dimensions: research, outreach, and practice. We used scientific publications from the Restoration Ecology journal, mentions of these articles in Altmetric Explorer and Twitter, and projects from the Society for Ecological Restoration's database. First, we study gender bias among people leading ecosystem restoration initiatives in the three dimensions. Second, we assessed factors that could influence gender bias, including year, target ecosystem, and socioeconomic country development. Third, we analyzed whether the impact of scientific knowledge in society depends on the gender of the scientific team. Our results indicate that men were primary leaders in research, outreach, and practice initiatives in ecosystem restoration. There seems to be a trend over time toward equality in research, but gender inequality is still present in most types of ecosystems, with women leading more projects in more developed countries. The impact of scientific knowledge is independent of the author's gender, but research of male senior authors seems to reach society more easily. This broad perspective of inequality in the three dimensions can evolve toward gender equality, by applying gender approaches in restoration policies and initiatives.
  • Fitness in naturally occurring and restored populations of a grassland plant lychnis flos-cuculi in a Swiss agricultural landscape
    Item type: Journal Article
    Aavik, Tsipe; Bosshard, D.; Edwards, P.J.; et al. (2014)
    Restoration Ecology
  • Repeatability of the searching process in reviews of restoration outcomes
    Item type: Review Article
    Romanelli, João Paulo; M. Silva, Luiz G.; Gonçalves, Maria Carolina P.; et al. (2021)
    Restoration Ecology
    In the recently declared United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration (2021-2030), evidence-based research has an essential role in summarizing restoration outcomes toward broad generalizations to advance restoration practice and science globally. However, to present trustworthy, high-quality recommendations, evidence reviews should be based on rigorous methods that minimize bias and enhance systematicity, transparency, objectivity, comprehensiveness, and repeatability. To assess the current value of restoration reviews in terms of methodological repeatability at the searching stage, a fundamental review stage, we evaluated a sample of meta-analyses and narrative syntheses (n = 79) and critically appraised how searches were conducted based on the information reported within each study. By assessing whether review methods were reported in sufficient detail to be repeated by an independent party, we found that repeatability varied substantially by the standard we used. Overall, reviews performed relatively poorly, with a median score of 3 out of 9 points available, and a mean score of 3.6. Most reviews (n = 76/79) failed in effectively reporting all necessary information to allow repeatability at this stage. We found no statistically significant differences considering review types, suggesting that the type of synthesis alone does not solely reflect the repeatability of a review. Toward increasingly repeatable, reliable reviews in restoration ecology, we recommend that authors incorporate and apply principles of systematic reviews and maps in their review process, and suggest that environmental journals should broadly emphasize ways of performing rigorous reviews, as well as increase efforts for the publication of open access review protocols.
  • Post-flood recovery of a macroinvertebrate community in a regulated river: Resilience of an anthropogenically altered ecosystem
    Item type: Journal Article
    Rader, Russell B.; Voelz, Neat J.; Ward, James V. (2008)
    Restoration Ecology
  • Review and assessment of smartphone apps for forest restoration monitoring
    Item type: Review Article
    Schweizer, Daniella; Cole, Rebecca J.; Werden, Leland K.; et al. (2024)
    Restoration Ecology
    With increased interest in forest restoration comes an urgent need to provide accurate, scalable, and cost-effective monitoring tools. The ubiquity of smartphones has led to a surge in monitoring apps. We reviewed and assessed monitoring apps found through web searches and conversations with practitioners. We identified 42 apps that (1) automatically monitor indicators or (2) facilitate data entry. We selected the five most promising from the first category, based on their relevance, availability, stability, and user support. We compared them to traditional field techniques in a well-studied restoration project in Costa Rica. We received further feedback from 15 collaborator organizations that evaluated these in their corresponding field restoration sites. Diameter measurements correlated well with traditional tape-based measurements (R2 = 0.86-0.89). Canopy openness and ground cover showed weaker correlations to densiometer and quadrat cover measurements (R2 = 0.42-0.51). Apps did not improve labor efficiency but do preclude the purchase of specialized field equipment. The apps reviewed here need further development and validation to support monitoring adequately, especially in the tropics. Estimates of development and maintenance costs, as well as statistics on user uptake, are required for cost-effective development. We recommend a coordinated effort to develop dedicated restoration monitoring apps that can speed up and standardize the collection of indicators and provide evidence on restoration outcomes alongside a centralized repository of this information.
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