Reintroducing rewilding to restoration - rejecting the search for novelty

dc.contributor.authorHayward, Matt W.
dc.contributor.authorScanlon, Robert J.
dc.contributor.authorCallen, Alexandra
dc.contributor.authorHowell, Lachlan G.
dc.contributor.authorKlop-Toker, Kaya L.
dc.contributor.authorDi Blanco, Yamil Edgardo
dc.contributor.authorBalkenhol, Niko
dc.contributor.authorBugir, Cassandra K.
dc.contributor.authorCampbell, Lachlan
dc.contributor.authorCaravaggi, Anthony
dc.contributor.authorChalmers, Anita C.
dc.contributor.authorClulow, John
dc.contributor.authorClulo, Simon
dc.contributor.authorCross, Paul A.
dc.contributor.authorGould, John A.
dc.contributor.authorGriffin, Andrea S.
dc.contributor.authorHeurich, Marco
dc.contributor.authorHowe, Belinda K.
dc.contributor.authorJachowski, David S.
dc.contributor.authorJhala, Yadvendradev V.
dc.contributor.authorKrishnamurthy, Ramesh
dc.contributor.authorKowalczyk, Rafal
dc.contributor.authorLenga, Dean J.
dc.contributor.authorLinnell, John D.C.
dc.contributor.authorMarnewick, Kelly A.
dc.contributor.authorMoehrenschlager, Axel
dc.contributor.authorMontgomery, Robert A.
dc.contributor.authorOsipova, Liudmila
dc.contributor.authorPeneaux, Chloe
dc.contributor.authorRodger, John C.
dc.contributor.authorSales, Lilian Patricia
dc.contributor.authorSeeto, Rebecca G.Y.
dc.contributor.authorShuttleworth, Craig M.
dc.contributor.authorSomers, Michael J.
dc.contributor.authorTamessar, Cottrell T.
dc.contributor.authorUpton, Rose M.O.
dc.contributor.authorWeise, Florian Johannes
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-22T08:38:06Z
dc.date.issued2019-05
dc.description.abstractRewilding is emerging as a major issue in conservation. However, there are currently a dozen definitions of rewilding that include Pleistocene rewilding, island rewilding, trophic rewilding, functional rewilding and passive rewilding, and these remain fuzzy, lack clarity and, hence, hinder scientific discourse. Based on current definitions, it is unclear how the interventions described under the rewilding umbrella differ from those framed within the long-standing term ‘restoration’. Even projects held up as iconic rewilding endeavours invariably began as restoration projects (e.g., Oostvaaderplassen; Pleistocene Park; the return of wolves to Yellowstone, etc.). Similarly, rewilding organisations (e.g., Rewilding Europe) typically began with a restoration focus. Scientific discourse requires precise language. The fuzziness of existing definitions of rewilding and lack of distinction from restoration practices means that scientific messages cannot be transferred accurately to a policy or practice framework. We suggest that the utility of ‘rewilding’ as a term is obsolete, and hence recommend scientists and practitioners use ‘restoration’ instead.en_ZA
dc.description.departmentMammal Research Instituteen_ZA
dc.description.embargo2020-05-01
dc.description.librarianhj2019en_ZA
dc.description.sponsorshipMWH and MJS are funded by the Australia-Africa Universities Network - Partnership Research & Development Fund 2018.en_ZA
dc.description.urihttp://www.elsevier.com/locate/bioconen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationHayward, M.W., Scanlon, R.J., Callen, A. et al. 2019, 'Reintroducing rewilding to restoration - rejecting the search for novelty', Biological Conservation, vol. 233, pp. 255-259.en_ZA
dc.identifier.isbn10.1016/j.biocon.2019.03.011
dc.identifier.issn0006-3207 (print)
dc.identifier.issn1873-2917 (online)
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/71169
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherElsevieren_ZA
dc.rights© 2019 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Notice : this is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Biological Conservation. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. A definitive version was subsequently published in Biological Conservation, vol. 233, pp. 255-259, 2019. doi : 10.1016/j.biocon.2019.03.011.en_ZA
dc.subjectRewildingen_ZA
dc.subjectPleistoceneen_ZA
dc.subjectIslanden_ZA
dc.subjectRestorationen_ZA
dc.subjectRestoreen_ZA
dc.subjectEcological equivalent speciesen_ZA
dc.subjectReinforcementen_ZA
dc.subjectReintroductionen_ZA
dc.subjectNovel ecosystemsen_ZA
dc.subjectConservation translocationen_ZA
dc.subjectEcological replacementen_ZA
dc.subjectAssisted colonisationen_ZA
dc.titleReintroducing rewilding to restoration - rejecting the search for noveltyen_ZA
dc.typePostprint Articleen_ZA

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