The novel ecosystem (NE) concept has been presented as a new paradigm or framework for
ecological restoration. However, NEs are imprecisely defined for any practical applications …

The novel ecosystems concept has gained much traction in the restoration community. It has
also drawn the ire of several prominent ecologists and is the focus of an ongoing debate. We …

The novel ecosystem concept expands the restoration palette by focusing our attention on
what is possible when recovery to an historical pre‐disturbance condition is not. Although …

Stemming from a special symposium at the 2012 inaugural meeting of the Society for
Ecological Restoration Australasia in Perth, Western Australia, this special issue editorial …

As scientific understanding about ecological processes has grown, the idea that ecosystem
dynamics are complex, nonlinear, and often unpredictable has gained prominence. Of …

Within this chapter, some samples of the contributions of ecological science to the process of
disturbed system restoration are discussed. At nearly every stage of the development of …

] misrepresent our points of view, so we begin by clarifying our position. First, we do not deny
the existence of anthropogenically transformed ecosystems; cities, pastures, agricultural …

As rates of exotic species invasion, fragmentation, and climate change continue to
accelerate, restoration faces increasingly greater challenges. Restoration must address the …

Restoration is a young and swiftly developing field. It has been almost a decade since the
inception of one of the field's foundational documents—the Society for Ecological …

Growing attention to novel and designed ecosystems, and the confusion that follows from
the overlap of these distinct ecosystem approaches, risks a loss of focus on ecological …