Rule Breaking by Building a Frame for Restoration

Abstract

The theory behind ecological restoration is not a unified framework. Instead, it is a collection of singular case studies that casts no overarching light to guide restoration practitioners working in different and novel systems. Managers are left to operate in a theoretical void that prejudices them to seeking “definitive answers” that address single factors at a time. Pointedly, such an approach has failed repeatedly to arrest the continuing degradation of ecosystems across the globe. It is also at odds with current community succession theory …