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Red spruceRed spruce () ecosystem restoration goalsGoal and methods have been advanced by the restoration community over the last several decades. This chapter covers contemporary planningPlanning processes and methods for red spruceRed spruce () restoration. Defining landscape-scale desired conditions is an essential first step and considers desired landscape connectivity, vegetation composition and structure, and ecosystem processes and functions. After defining restoration goalsGoal for desired conditions, spatial assessments and prioritizationsPrioritization can inform next steps for restoration activities. Assessments can involve comparing past, current, and future desired ecosystem conditions. Restoration activities are described via four broad categories: plantingsPlanting, silvicultural treatmentsTreatment, freshwater treatmentsTreatment, and soilSoil remediation. Successful plantingsPlanting depend on climate-informedClimate-informed seed sourcing seedSeed sourcing, site suitability, and relevant site preparations. Silvicultural prescriptions have been refined to create gaps to accelerate the releaseRelease of red spruceRed spruce () to the canopy, likely decades faster than by natural succession dynamics. We cover restoration activities to restore red spruceRed spruce () ecosystem functions and processes of in-stream conditions, riparian corridors, wetlands, and soilsSoil, with a case study in mine-land reclamation that incorporates multiple goalsGoal and restoration activities. The success of restoration activities in achieving goalsGoal should be continually monitored and adjusted through an adaptive management process. The planningPlanning processes and methods described in this chapter provide natural-resource managers a guide for implementing red spruceRed spruce () ecosystem restoration.

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Ecological Restoration and Adaptive Management

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    2026年

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  • Deborah Landau,
  • Anna M. Branduzzi,
  • Chris D. Barton,
  • David R. Carter,
  • Will Evans,
  • Chad M. Landress,
  • Benjamin M. Rhodes,
  • David Saville,
  • Kathryn M. Shallows,
  • Alexander Silvis,
  • James A. Thompson

摘要

Red spruceRed spruce () ecosystem restoration goalsGoal and methods have been advanced by the restoration community over the last several decades. This chapter covers contemporary planningPlanning processes and methods for red spruceRed spruce () restoration. Defining landscape-scale desired conditions is an essential first step and considers desired landscape connectivity, vegetation composition and structure, and ecosystem processes and functions. After defining restoration goalsGoal for desired conditions, spatial assessments and prioritizationsPrioritization can inform next steps for restoration activities. Assessments can involve comparing past, current, and future desired ecosystem conditions. Restoration activities are described via four broad categories: plantingsPlanting, silvicultural treatmentsTreatment, freshwater treatmentsTreatment, and soilSoil remediation. Successful plantingsPlanting depend on climate-informedClimate-informed seed sourcing seedSeed sourcing, site suitability, and relevant site preparations. Silvicultural prescriptions have been refined to create gaps to accelerate the releaseRelease of red spruceRed spruce () to the canopy, likely decades faster than by natural succession dynamics. We cover restoration activities to restore red spruceRed spruce () ecosystem functions and processes of in-stream conditions, riparian corridors, wetlands, and soilsSoil, with a case study in mine-land reclamation that incorporates multiple goalsGoal and restoration activities. The success of restoration activities in achieving goalsGoal should be continually monitored and adjusted through an adaptive management process. The planningPlanning processes and methods described in this chapter provide natural-resource managers a guide for implementing red spruceRed spruce () ecosystem restoration.