Rewilding complex ecosystems

Perino, Andrea; Pereira, Henrique M.; Navarro, Laetitia M.; Fernández, Néstor; Bullock, James M.; Ceaușu, Silvia; Cortés‐Avizanda, Ainara; Klink, Roel van; Kuemmerle, Tobias; Lomba, Ângela; Pe’er, Guy; Plieninger, Tobías; Beñayas, José María Rey; Sandom, Christopher J.; Svenning, Jens‐Christian; Wheeler, Helen C.

doi:10.1126/science.aav5570

reviewScienceApr 25, 2019GREEN OA

Rewilding complex ecosystems

APAndrea Perino HMHenrique M. Pereira LMLaetitia M. Navarro NFNéstor Fernández JMJames M. Bullock

German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research · Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg · +16 more institutions

PubMed

Indexed incrossrefpubmed

Abstract

The practice of rewilding has been both promoted and criticized in recent years. Benefits include flexibility to react to environmental change and the promotion of opportunities for society to reconnect with nature. Criticisms include the lack of a clear conceptualization of rewilding, insufficient knowledge about possible outcomes, and the perception that rewilding excludes people from landscapes. Here, we present a framework for rewilding that addresses these concerns. We suggest that rewilding efforts should target trophic complexity, natural disturbances, and dispersal as interacting processes that can improve ecosystem resilience and maintain biodiversity. We propose a structured approach to rewilding…

Citation impact

629

total citations

FWCI: 65.08
Percentile: 100%
References: 117

Citations per year

Authors

16

Topics & keywords

Topics

Keywords

Conceptualization
Psychological resilience
Flexibility (engineering)
Resilience (materials science)
Biodiversity
Biological dispersal
Perception
Environmental planning

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Life in Land

No related works found for this paper.