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Panarchy: opportunities and challenges for ecosystem management

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    Ahjond Garmestani, US Environmental Protection AgencyDirac Twidwell, University of NebraskaDavid G. Angeler, Swedish University of Agricultural SciencesShana Sundstrom, University of NebraskaChris Barichievy, University of Cape TownBrian C. Chaffin, University of MontanaTarsha Eason, US Environmental Protection AgencyNick Graham, Lancaster UniversityDean Granholm, US Fish and Wildlife ServiceLance Gunderson, Emory UniversityMelinda Knutson, US Fish and Wildlife ServiceKristy L. Nash, University of Tasmania, HobartR. John Nelson, University of VictoriaMagnus Nystrom, Stockholm UniversityTrisha L. Spanbauer, University of ToledoCraig A. Stow, NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research LaboratoryCraig R. Allen, University of Nebraska
Language
  • English
Date
  • 2020-06-01
Publisher
  • Ecological Society of America
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  • 2020
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Volume
  • 18
Issue
  • 10
Start Page
  • 576
End Page
  • 583
Grant/Funding Information
  • Funding was provided by the US Geological Survey Powell Center for Analysis and Synthesis; Nebraska Game & Parks Commission (W-125-R-1); US Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP; W912HQ-15-C-0018); the US National Science Foundation (OIA-1920938); the August T Larsson Foundation of the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences; and the Swedish Research Council Formas (2014-1193) and VR (2014-5828). This is Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (GLERL) contribution number 1942.
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Abstract
  • Addressing unexpected events and uncertainty represents one of the grand challenges of the Anthropocene, yet ecosystem management is constrained by existing policy and laws that were not formulated to deal with today’s accelerating rates of environmental change. In many cases, managing for simple regulatory standards has resulted in adverse outcomes, necessitating innovative approaches for dealing with complex social–ecological problems. We highlight a project in the US Great Plains where panarchy – a conceptual framework that emerged from resilience – was implemented at project onset to address the continued inability to halt large-scale transition from grass-to-tree dominance in central North America. We review how panarchy was applied, the initial outcomes and evidence for policy reform, and the opportunities and challenges for which it could serve as a useful model to contrast with traditional ecosystem management approaches.
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  • garmestani.ahjond.gov

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