Smith Lisa M, Reschke Erin M, Bousquin Justin J, Harvey James E, Summers J Kevin
USEPA, Office of Research and Development, Gulf Ecosystem Measurement and Modeling Division, 1 Sabine Island Drive, Gulf Breeze, FL 32561, USA.
Ecol Indic. 2022 Oct 1;143:1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2022.109385.
A combination of ecological and socio-economic outcome indicators is essential for understanding and assessing the effectiveness of the remediation and restoration of degraded ecosystems and revitalizing communities that could benefit from these ecosystem management activities. In this paper, we propose and develop a conceptual approach to characterize ecological suitability that incorporates ecological attributes that support ecosystem structural diversity and functionality, stakeholder values and perceptions, and the benefits derived from ecosystem goods and services. A structured literature review was used to identify existing restoration frameworks and indicators to inform the conceptual foundation for characterizing ecological suitability. The structure of the conceptual approach primarily builds from ecological and social attributes in the (Gann et al., 2019). We provide a conceptual example of the ecological suitability approach in estuaries. This example is based on habitat suitability and food web characterizations in combination with the provisioning of ecosystem services and desired social benefits to prioritize and evaluate restoration effectiveness. This foundational work sets the stage for developing a composite measure of ecological suitability. The holistic conceptual approach presented complements existing information regarding restoration effectiveness evaluations. Characterizing ecological suitability is a novel way to incorporate ecological and social information and communicate potential restoration outcomes to ecosystem managers and stakeholders.
生态和社会经济成果指标相结合，对于理解和评估退化生态系统的修复与恢复成效，以及振兴那些可能从这些生态系统管理活动中受益的社区至关重要。在本文中，我们提出并开发了一种概念方法来表征生态适宜性，该方法纳入了支持生态系统结构多样性和功能的生态属性、利益相关者的价值观和认知，以及从生态系统产品和服务中获得的益处。我们通过结构化文献综述来识别现有的恢复框架和指标，以为表征生态适宜性的概念基础提供信息。该概念方法的结构主要基于（甘恩等人，2019年）中的生态和社会属性构建。我们提供了河口生态适宜性方法的概念示例。该示例基于栖息地适宜性和食物网特征，并结合生态系统服务的提供以及期望的社会效益，来对恢复成效进行优先排序和评估。这项基础工作为制定生态适宜性综合指标奠定了基础。所提出的整体概念方法补充了有关恢复成效评估的现有信息。表征生态适宜性是一种纳入生态和社会信息，并向生态系统管理者和利益相关者传达潜在恢复成果的新颖方式。
