Restoration research actions to address rapid change in drylands: Insights from the Colorado Plateau
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Abstract
The rapid intensification of ecological extremes in response to climate change and human land use is perhaps nowhere more apparent than in drylands, including the semiarid region of the Colorado Plateau in the southwestern United States. Here, we describe research directions to aid in the restoration of Colorado Plateau ecosystems during the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration (2021–2030) that 1) address high levels of heterogeneity 2) explore simultaneous global change drivers 3) are co-produced with a broad range of partners and 4) center Indigenous ways of knowing. We highlight restoration research efforts led by early career scientists grappling with informing management actions in a region where a rapidly changing climate intersects with historic grazing and continued land use pressures to create novel ecological extremes. We highlight restoration research efforts led by early career researchers grappling with informing management actions in a region where novel ecological extremes are the result of historic grazing, continued land-use pressures, and a rapidly changing climate.
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| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Restoration research actions to address rapid change in drylands: Insights from the Colorado Plateau |
| Series title | Restoration Ecology |
| DOI | 10.1111/rec.13855 |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Year Published | 2023 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Wiley |
| Contributing office(s) | Southwest Biological Science Center |
| Description | e13855, 5 p. |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah |
| Other Geospatial | Colorado Plateau |
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