Motivations for the Restoration of Ecosystems

Abstract:  The reasons ecosystems should be restored are numerous, disparate, generally understated, and commonly underappreciated. We offer a typology in which these reasons—or motivations—are ordered among five rationales: technocratic, biotic, heuristic, idealistic, and pragmatic. The technocratic rationale encompasses restoration that is conducted by government agencies or other large organizations to satisfy specific institutional missions and mandates. The biotic rationale for restoration is to recover lost aspects of local biodiversity. The heuristic rationale attempts to elicit or demonstrate ecological principles and biotic expressions. The idealistic rationale consists of personal and cultural expressions of concern or atonement for environmental degradation, reengagement with nature, and/or spiritual fulfillment. The pragmatic rationale seeks to recover or repair ecosystems for their capacity to provide a broad array of natural services and products upon which human economies depend and to counteract extremes in climate caused by ecosystem loss. We propose that technocratic restoration, as currently conceived and practiced, is too narrow in scope and should be broadened to include the pragmatic rationale whose overarching importance is just beginning to be recognized. We suggest that technocratic restoration is too authoritarian, that idealistic restoration is overly restricted by lack of administrative strengths, and that a melding of the two approaches would benefit both. Three recent examples are given of restoration that blends the technocratic, idealistic, and pragmatic rationales and demonstrates the potential for a more unified approach. The biotic and heuristic rationales can be satisfied within the contexts of the other rationales.     

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聚铝铁硅絮凝剂的合成方法及其混凝效能

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中文智能型pH线监控仪及其工程应用

介绍了以微计算机为核心的中文智能型pH在线监控仪的软硬件结构、系统配置模式,及多个废水处理工程中pH监控系统的设计思路和小试的工艺流程。     

微核技术监测煤矿塌陷区水体水质污染的研究

用蚕豆微核技术对淮北煤矿塌陷区的水体水质进行监测，同时测定了水体的CODcr和BOD5c结果表明：淮北煤矿塌陷区水质已经受到轻、中度污染；蚕豆微核技术与CODcr、BOD5具有一定的相关性，同样可以指示水体污染程度。用蚕豆微核技术可以监测煤矿塌陷区水质污染。     

GY-IB光纤液位计试验与应用

叙述了GY-IB光纤液位计的工作原理,介绍了人工检测和计量测试研究所的测试情况,分析了该光纤液位计存在的不足和推广应用前景.     

垃圾渗滤液的生物降解特性与动态模型实验研究

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