Patterns and Processes in Ecology

Lecture 6 – Conserving and Restoring Ecosystems

by Robert M. Pringle, PhD

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1. Introduction and start of Lecture Two
2. Research and modeling combine to drive restoration
3. Gorongosa was once home to many large herbivores
4. Restoration efforts integrate the local human community
5. Should we try to restore Gorongosa to its prewar state?
6. Animal populations are different now than they were before the war
7. Grasses have been replaced by forbs and shrubs
8. Bulk grazers have been replaced by small herbivores
9. Will the community naturally revert to prewar conditions?
10. Three hypotheses of ecosystem recovery
11. Science guides park management
12. Biology often corrects itself
13. Q&A: How does the reversion to the mean impact succession?
14. Q&A: What will predator reintroduction do for the system?

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