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Ostertag, R., Warman, L., Cordell, S., & Vitousek, P.M. (2015). Using plant functional traits to restore Hawaiian rainforest. Journal of Applied Ecology, 52, 805-809. Summary: Researchers set to develop a model for ecosystem restoration that incorporates various functional traits of species to best inform land managers which species to plant. They determined that hybrid restoration would meet the goals of the ecosystem by focusing on function capacity of the species planted. Research Goals:
Five steps for planning a restoration project were developed: 1) determine the objectives and constraints of the ecosystem, 2) determine the functional traits needed by the ecosystem, 3) determine the pool of species to be planted, 4) collect and prepare plant trait data, and 5) analyze the data and determine best-choices Intervention ecology is when restoration leds to a functioning ecosystem that had intact ecosystem services but with both historic and introduced species present. Some ecosystems cannot be returned to pre-civilization conditions and therefore, alternatives must be used. There is a difference between invasive and non-native. Invasive species will dominate the landscape and outcompete other species. However, non-native species are species that have been introduced that ‘fit in’ like historic species and have limited competition and thrive alongside historic species. Questions:
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