Leveraging the value of conservation physiology for ecological restoration

The incorporation of conservation physiology into environmental management, particularly ecological restoration, is underutilized, despite the capacity such approaches to discern how populations respond challenges unpredictable and potentially inhospitable environments. We explore several examples where detailed mechanistic understanding physiological constraints keystone foundational species, service providers as insect pollinators, species concern has been used optimize return these landscapes following cessation mineral extraction. Using data can rapid functioning ecosystems during restoration or increase value by returning insurance threatened species. Integrating this level with fine-resolution spatial in form biophysical modeling help plan recovery identify targets that subsequently be assessing success, situations require substantial investment over long periods, post-mining restoration. There growing recognition valuable insights offered broader practice policy development, there have technical developments leading up twenty-first century a result. global challenge facing ecology has, however, also grown time. Rapidly efficiently meeting ambitious objectives will targeted approach, we suggest application most strategic for rare ecosystem more broadly.