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Panarchy: opportunities and challenges for ecosystem management
journal contribution
posted on 2023-05-24, 04:18 authored by Garmestani, A, Twidwell, D, Angeler, DG, Sundstrom, S, Barichievy, C, Chaffin, BC, Eason, T, Graham, N, Granholm, D, Gunderson, L, Knutson, M, Kirsty Nash, Nelson, RJ, Nystrom, M, Spanbauer, TL, Stow, CA, Allen, CRAddressing 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.
History
Publication title
Frontiers in Ecology and the EnvironmentVolume
18Issue
10Pagination
576-583ISSN
1540-9295Department/School
Institute for Marine and Antarctic StudiesPublisher
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.Place of publication
United StatesRights statement
Copyright 2020 The Ecological Society of AmericaRepository Status
- Open