As an inevitable consequence of increased environmental degradation and anticipated
future environmental change, societal demand for ecosystem restoration is rapidly …

Many ecosystems are rapidly being transformed into new, non-historical configurations
owing to a variety of local and global changes. We discuss how new systems can arise in …

Manipulating community assemblages to achieve functional targets is a key component of
restoring degraded ecosystems. The response‐and‐effect trait framework provides a …

Given the extent of land use and land cover change by humans on a global scale,
conservation efforts have increasingly focused on restoring degraded ecosystems to provide …

We currently face both an extinction and a biome crisis embedded in a changing climate.
Many biodiverse ecosystems are being lost at far higher rates than they are being protected …

Rapid, extensive, and ongoing environmental change increasingly demands that humans
intervene in ecosystems to maintain or restore ecosystem services and biodiversity. At the …

Traditionally, techniques of plant manipulation during restoration have focused on the
reduction of competition by 'problematic'existing vegetation. However, the increasing …

Translocation, the intentional movement of living organisms from one area to another is
increasingly being used as a conservation tool to overcome barriers to dispersal. A …

Including ecosystem functions into restoration ecology has been repeatedly suggested, yet
there is limited evidence that this is taking place without bias to certain habitats, species, or …

This is the first in the “new series” of expert panel reports to be commissioned by The Royal
Society of Canada/La Société royale du Canada. The Council of the Society, the presidents …