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Scientists outline novel approach to ecosystem management
01-31-2008 · EurekAlert!A team of scientists present a new approach to management efforts in a paper posted this week on Frontiers e-View, the online pre-press publication site of Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, published by the Ecological Society of America. The researchers suggest that such efforts should focus less on restoring ecosystems to their original state and more on sustaining new, healthy ecosystems that are resilient to further environmental change.
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