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Paleoecology and ecosystem restoration: Case studies from Chesapeake Bay and the Florida Everglades

Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment
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https://doi.org/10.1890/070015

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Abstract

Climate extremes that cause droughts, floods, or large temperature fluctuations can complicate ecosystem restoration efforts focused on local and regional human disturbance. Restoration targets are often based primarily on monitoring data and modeling simulations, which provide information on species' short-term response to disturbance and environmental variables. Consequently, the targets may be unsustainable under the spectrum of natural variability inherent in the system or under future climate change. Increasingly, ecologists and restoration planners recognize the value of the long temporal perspective provided by paleoecological data. Advances in paleoclimatology, including better climate proxy methods and temporal resolution, contribute to our understanding of ecosystem response to anthropogenic and climatic forcing at all time scales. We highlight paleoecological research in the Chesapeake Bay and the Florida Everglades and summarize the resulting contributions to restoration planning. Integration of paleoecological, historic, monitoring, and modeling efforts will lead to the development of sustainable, adaptive management strategies for ecosystem restoration.

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Publication type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Title Paleoecology and ecosystem restoration: Case studies from Chesapeake Bay and the Florida Everglades
Series title Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment
DOI 10.1890/070015
Volume 5
Issue 9
Year Published 2007
Language English
Publisher Wiley-Blackwell
Description 8 p.
First page 491
Last page 498
Country United States
State Delaware, Florida, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia
Other Geospatial Chesapeake Bay, Everglades
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