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Greater Consideration of Animals Will Enhance Coastal Restoration Outcomes.

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Sievers, M; Brown, CJ; Buelow, CA; Hale, R; Ostrowski, A; Saunders, MI; Silliman, BR; Swearer, SE; Turschwell, MP; Valdez, SR; Connolly, RM
Published in: Bioscience
November 2022

As efforts to restore coastal habitats accelerate, it is critical that investments are targeted to most effectively mitigate and reverse habitat loss and its impacts on biodiversity. One likely but largely overlooked impediment to effective restoration of habitat-forming organisms is failing to explicitly consider non-habitat-forming animals in restoration planning, implementation, and monitoring. These animals can greatly enhance or degrade ecosystem function, persistence, and resilience. Bivalves, for instance, can reduce sulfide stress in seagrass habitats and increase drought tolerance of saltmarsh vegetation, whereas megaherbivores can detrimentally overgraze seagrass or improve seagrass seed germination, depending on the context. Therefore, understanding when, why, and how to directly manipulate or support animals can enhance coastal restoration outcomes. In support of this expanded restoration approach, we provide a conceptual framework, incorporating lessons from structured decision-making, and describe potential actions that could lead to better restoration outcomes using case studies to illustrate practical approaches.

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Bioscience

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1525-3244

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0006-3568

Publication Date

November 2022

Volume

72

Issue

11

Start / End Page

1088 / 1098

Related Subject Headings

  • Ecology
  • 41 Environmental sciences
  • 31 Biological sciences
  • 06 Biological Sciences
  • 05 Environmental Sciences
 

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Sievers, M., Brown, C. J., Buelow, C. A., Hale, R., Ostrowski, A., Saunders, M. I., … Connolly, R. M. (2022). Greater Consideration of Animals Will Enhance Coastal Restoration Outcomes. Bioscience, 72(11), 1088–1098. https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biac088
Sievers, Michael, Christopher J. Brown, Christina A. Buelow, Robin Hale, Andria Ostrowski, Megan I. Saunders, Brian R. Silliman, et al. “Greater Consideration of Animals Will Enhance Coastal Restoration Outcomes.Bioscience 72, no. 11 (November 2022): 1088–98. https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biac088.
Sievers M, Brown CJ, Buelow CA, Hale R, Ostrowski A, Saunders MI, et al. Greater Consideration of Animals Will Enhance Coastal Restoration Outcomes. Bioscience. 2022 Nov;72(11):1088–98.
Sievers, Michael, et al. “Greater Consideration of Animals Will Enhance Coastal Restoration Outcomes.Bioscience, vol. 72, no. 11, Nov. 2022, pp. 1088–98. Epmc, doi:10.1093/biosci/biac088.
Sievers M, Brown CJ, Buelow CA, Hale R, Ostrowski A, Saunders MI, Silliman BR, Swearer SE, Turschwell MP, Valdez SR, Connolly RM. Greater Consideration of Animals Will Enhance Coastal Restoration Outcomes. Bioscience. 2022 Nov;72(11):1088–1098.
Journal cover image

Published In

Bioscience

DOI

EISSN

1525-3244

ISSN

0006-3568

Publication Date

November 2022

Volume

72

Issue

11

Start / End Page

1088 / 1098

Related Subject Headings

  • Ecology
  • 41 Environmental sciences
  • 31 Biological sciences
  • 06 Biological Sciences
  • 05 Environmental Sciences