The Field Assessed Benefit and Design Strategy (FABADS) was introduced by the U.S. Army Cops of Engineers as part of the Upper Susquehanna River WatershedCooperstown Area Ecosystem Restoration Feasibility Study and Integrated Environmental Assessment. Authorized by the U.S. Congress, the pilot program is “to conduct a study and develop a strategy for using wetland restoration, soil and water co...

CAHRISMA “Conservation of the Acoustical Heritage by the Revival and Identification of Sinan’s Mosque’s Acoustics”, research project carried on within the Fifth Framework INCO-MED Programme of the European Commission, is designed by the goal to innovate the acoustical heritage concept in the field of architectural conservation. The main objectives of this research are identification, revival an...

The term ‘‘habitat restoration’’ appears frequently in conservation and landscape management documents but is often poorly articulated. There is a need to move to a clearer and more systematic approach to habitat restoration that considers appropriate goals linked to target species or suites of species, as well as the ecological, financial, and social constraints on what is possible. Recommenda...

Planners are being called on to prioritize marine shorelines for conservation status and restoration action. This study documents an approach to determining the management strategy most likely to succeed based on current conditions at local and landscape scales. The conceptual framework based in restoration ecology pairs appropriate restoration strategies with sites based on the likelihood of p...

Conservation and restoration projects involving abandoned cattle pastures pose several challenges. Restoration ecologists recognize that natural restoration is possible, but few species can successfully colonize degraded pastures. The aim of the present study was to evaluate whether land colonized by the tree Myracrodruon urundeuva increase the amount of habitat available for bird communities i...

In plant conservation, restoration (the augmentation or reestablishment of an extinct population or community) is a valuable tool to mitigate the loss of habitat. However, restoration efforts can result in the introduction of novel genes and genotypes into populations when plant materials used are not of local origin. This movement is potentially important because many plant species are subdivi...

GENERAL COMMENTARY article Front. Ecol. Evol., 20 June 2022Sec. Conservation and Restoration Ecology https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2022.946283

To evaluate the outcome of restoration projects, an overall goal, reformulated to specific subgoals or targets, must be explicit and translated into scientifically measurable ecological attributes. Monitoring ecological attributes is necessary to assess restoration progress. Data from long-term monitoring are rarely available when restoration interventions are planned and implemented. In this s...