The second topic module in the class explores the question of what are relevant ecosystem reference baselines when managing systems in the face of naturally dynamic ecosystems, invasive species introductions, changing stakeholder values, and myriad other anthropogenic drivers?
Module week 1 (9/27/16): Are exotic species threats, the new normal, or tool for ecosystem change?
Higgs E. 2016. Novel and designed ecosystems. Restoration Ecology: online early.
Hobbs RJ, Higgs E, Harris JA. 2009. Novel ecosystems: implications for conservation and restoration. TREE 24: 599-605.
Murcia C, Aronson J, Kattan GH, Moreno-Mateos D, Dixon K, Simberloff D. 2014. A critique of the ‘novel ecosystem’ concept. TREE 29: 548-553.
Optional:
Soule M, Noss R. 1998. Rewilding and biodiversity: complementary goals for continental conservation. Wild Earth Fall: 2-11.
Module week 2 (10/4/16): Does choice of a particular baseline reflect science, values, or management objectives?
Kopf RK, Finlayson CM, Humphries P, Sims NC, Hladyz S. 2015. Anthropocene baselines: assessing change and managing biodiversity in human-dominated aquatic ecosystems. Bioscience 65:798-811.
Dettmers JM, Goddard C, Smith KD. 2012. Management of alewife using Pacific salmon in the Great Lakes: whether to manage for economics or the ecosystem? Fisheries 37: 495-501.
Module week 3 (10/18/16, nb. 10/11/16 is holiday): How is the issue perceived by decision makers and the public?
Pauly D. 1995. Anecdotes and the shifting baseline syndrome of fisheries. TREE 10: 430.
Pauly D. 2010. The ocean’s shifting baseline. TED talk.
Monbiot G. 2013. For more wonder, rewild the world. TED talk.