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Newly discovered landscape traps produce regime shifts in wet forests
Copyright policy )Newly discovered landscape traps produce regime shifts in wet forests
We describe the “landscape trap” concept, whereby entire landscapes are shifted into, and then maintained (trapped) in, a highly compromised structural and functional state as the result of multiple temporal and spatial feedbacks between human and natural disturbance regimes. The landscape trap concept builds on ideas like stable alternative states and other relevant concepts, but it substantively expands the conceptual thinking in a number of unique ways. In this paper, we ( i ) review the literature to develop the concept of landscape traps, including their general features; ( ii ) provide a case study as an example of a landscape trap from the mountain ash ( Eucalyptus regnans ) forests of southeastern Australia; ( iii ) suggest how landscape traps can be detected before they are irrevocably established; and ( iv ) present evidence of the generality of landscape traps in different ecosystems worldwide.
- University of British Columbia Canada
- University of Western Australia Australia
- Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies United States
- Australian National University Australia
Microsoft Academic Graph classification: Forest management Natural (archaeology) Ecosystem Fire ecology Restoration ecology geography geography.geographical_feature_category Ecology Logging Old-growth forest Disturbance (ecology)
Conservation of Natural Resources, Fires, Trees, Commentaries, Humans, Human Activities, Ecosystem, Eucalyptus, Multidisciplinary, Geography, Australia, Forestry, Biological Sciences
Conservation of Natural Resources, Fires, Trees, Commentaries, Humans, Human Activities, Ecosystem, Eucalyptus, Multidisciplinary, Geography, Australia, Forestry, Biological Sciences
Microsoft Academic Graph classification: Forest management Natural (archaeology) Ecosystem Fire ecology Restoration ecology geography geography.geographical_feature_category Ecology Logging Old-growth forest Disturbance (ecology)
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- University of Western Australia Australia
- Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies United States
- Australian National University Australia
We describe the “landscape trap” concept, whereby entire landscapes are shifted into, and then maintained (trapped) in, a highly compromised structural and functional state as the result of multiple temporal and spatial feedbacks between human and natural disturbance regimes. The landscape trap concept builds on ideas like stable alternative states and other relevant concepts, but it substantively expands the conceptual thinking in a number of unique ways. In this paper, we ( i ) review the literature to develop the concept of landscape traps, including their general features; ( ii ) provide a case study as an example of a landscape trap from the mountain ash ( Eucalyptus regnans ) forests of southeastern Australia; ( iii ) suggest how landscape traps can be detected before they are irrevocably established; and ( iv ) present evidence of the generality of landscape traps in different ecosystems worldwide.