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Comment
. 2019 Jul 24;286(1907):20182928.
doi: 10.1098/rspb.2018.2928. Epub 2019 Jul 17.

Revisiting the benefits of active approaches for restoring damaged ecosystems. A Comment on Jones HP et al. 2018 Restoration and repair of Earth's damaged ecosystems

Daniel J Larkin  1 , Robert J Buck  2 , John Fieberg  1 , Susan M Galatowitsch  1
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Revisiting the benefits of active approaches for restoring damaged ecosystems. A Comment on Jones HP et al. 2018 Restoration and repair of Earth's damaged ecosystems

Daniel J Larkin et al. Proc Biol Sci. .
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Figure 1.
Figure 1.
(a) Recovery completeness's inability to distinguish different restoration outcomes is illustrated with paired examples from JEA's data with equal Ends and Goals but different Starts (i) and positive values arising as artefacts of negative End and Goal values (ii). (b) Counts of restoration outcomes interpreted using Start (appropriate baseline) versus End. (c) Density plot showing distribution of recovery rates. Grey-shaded areas outside dotted lines were excluded from JEA's analysis due to errant outlier removal; dashed lines indicate intended thresholds. (Online version in colour.)
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Comment in

  • We agree with Larkin et al. 2019: restoration is context specific.
    Jones HP, Jones PC, Barbier EB, Blackburn RC, Benayas JMR, Holl KD, McCrackin M, Meli P, Montoya D, Moreno Mateos D. Jones HP, et al. Proc Biol Sci. 2019 Jul 24;286(1907):20191179. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2019.1179. Epub 2019 Jul 17. Proc Biol Sci. 2019. PMID: 31311471 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

Comment on

  • Restoration and repair of Earth's damaged ecosystems.
    Jones HP, Jones PC, Barbier EB, Blackburn RC, Rey Benayas JM, Holl KD, McCrackin M, Meli P, Montoya D, Mateos DM. Jones HP, et al. Proc Biol Sci. 2018 Feb 28;285(1873):20172577. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2017.2577. Proc Biol Sci. 2018. PMID: 29491171 Free PMC article.

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