Abstract
Ecologists, particularly restoration ecologists, were early to recognise the challenges of historically unprecedented combinations of species and abiotic conditions brought about by human intervention. However, to date, this ecological understanding has paid limited attention to sociocultural considerations. We propose the concept of novel natures to combine ecological and social dimensions in the perception and evaluation of novelty in nature, and to assist conservation and restoration decision-making in a time of rapid environmental change.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 146-151 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | GAIA – Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue number | 1 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2024 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:Funding: The symposium that led to this publication was funded by the VolkswagenStiftung, Az 9B 457 (TH, RK). TH was also funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG)(HE 5893/8-1). Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests. Authors\u2019 contributions: EH, JM, RK, TH, UE: conceptualisation; AB, AHS, AS, BTB, EH, JM, JS, KK, LHT, RB, RK, TH, UE: joint discussions during the symposium; EH, JM, TH, RK: manuscript original draft; AB, AHS, AS, BTB, EH, JM, KK, LHT, RB, RK, TH, UE: manuscript review and editing; TH, RK: funding acquisition.
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