Ecolog (permission statement included): I like both Eric and Warren's statements, and hope others will add their own ideas. I have had one other off-list suggestion.
WT ----- Original Message ----- From: Eric Branton To: Wayne Tyson Cc: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2010 12:40 PM Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] Ecosystem Restoration Fundamentals Sure, no problem -Eric --- On Wed, 10/27/10, Wayne Tyson <[email protected]> wrote: From: Wayne Tyson <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] Ecosystem Restoration Fundamentals To: "Eric Branton" <[email protected]> Cc: [email protected] Date: Wednesday, October 27, 2010, 1:32 PM Eric: May I have your permission to copy Ecolog on this? Thanks, WT ----- Original Message ----- From: Eric Branton To: [email protected] Cc: [email protected] Sent: Monday, October 25, 2010 11:44 AM Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] Ecosystem Restoration Fundamentals I like Warren's definition, with the additional emphasis that conditions to be evaluated should include processes (population fluctuations, properly functioning soil microbial communities, forest succession) as well as the components (species present, habitat types and proportions). This prevents a project site from being considered "restored" the second the last native grass has been planted. -Eric --- On Sun, 10/24/10, Warren W. Aney <[email protected]> wrote: From: Warren W. Aney <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] Ecosystem Restoration Fundamentals To: [email protected] Date: Sunday, October 24, 2010, 5:46 PM Wayne, this may be simplistic and not exactly what you're looking for: Step 1. Assess current ecosystem situation/condition. Step 2. Describe and agree on desired future/restored ecosystem condition. Step 3. Define and agree on actions needed to reach desired condition. Step 4. Take bold but safe-to-fail actions. Step 5. Monitor and evaluate results from desired ecosystem condition perspective. Step 6. Modify actions and/or expectations in light of results. Step 7. Continue with revised actions and monitoring. Step 8. Celebrate success. Defining desired ecosystem condition may be the most challenging step: Do we want a pristine, zero human disturbance condition? E.g., a mature mixed conifer-deciduous woodland cycled with infrequent wildfires and no management of invasives. Do we want a slightly human-controlled condition? E.g., a mature mixed conifer-deciduous woodland preserved through fire prevention and some invasive management of invasives. Do we want a slightly more human-managed condition? E.g., oak savannahs maintained by periodic controlled burns, conifer removals and intensive invasive species removals. Warren W. Aney Tigard, Oregon -----Original Message----- From: Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Wayne Tyson Sent: Sunday, 24 October, 2010 15:38 To: [email protected] Subject: [ECOLOG-L] Ecosystem Restoration Fundamentals Ecolog: By way of trying to catch up and perhaps assess my slip-ups, I wonder if y'all would care to tell me what you think are the fundamental principles of ecosystem restoration? WT -------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.448 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3218 - Release Date: 10/25/10 06:34:00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.448 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3222 - Release Date: 10/27/10 06:34:00
