Enhancing biodiversity and ecosystem services in quarry restoration – challenges, strategies, and practice
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Summary: | Although covering less than 1% of the land surface, extraction activities have long‐lasting impacts on local ecosystems, inevitably damaging biological diversity and depleting ecosystem services. Many extractive companies are now aware of their impacts and, while pressured by society, demand concrete solutions from researchers to reverse the effects of exploitation and restore biodiversity and ecosystems services. In this article, we compile and synthesize the contributions of the latest available research on quarry restoration. We depict and discuss some of the most pressing issues regarding (1) the challenges of restoring quarries; (2) the opportunities for biodiversity and ecosystem services delivery; and (3) outline further research addressing current gaps. We conclude that quarries pose different abiotic and biotic constraints that act interdependently, hampering the attainment of effective restoration if considered solely. Such constraints need to be addressed holistically to lastly encourage the self‐sustainability of the system by reinstating ecological processes. However, a restored site does not have to specifically mimic the pristine situation, as under certain conditions alternative approaches may uphold valuable natural assets contributing to the conservation of rare, restricted, or protected species and habitats. |
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Enhancing biodiversity and ecosystem services in quarry restoration – challenges, strategies, and practiceBiodiversity and ecosystem services in quarriesEcosystem restorationNon-energy extractive industrySpontaneous successionAssisted restorationManagement practicesNature-based solutionsNature conservationAlthough covering less than 1% of the land surface, extraction activities have long‐lasting impacts on local ecosystems, inevitably damaging biological diversity and depleting ecosystem services. Many extractive companies are now aware of their impacts and, while pressured by society, demand concrete solutions from researchers to reverse the effects of exploitation and restore biodiversity and ecosystems services. In this article, we compile and synthesize the contributions of the latest available research on quarry restoration. We depict and discuss some of the most pressing issues regarding (1) the challenges of restoring quarries; (2) the opportunities for biodiversity and ecosystem services delivery; and (3) outline further research addressing current gaps. We conclude that quarries pose different abiotic and biotic constraints that act interdependently, hampering the attainment of effective restoration if considered solely. Such constraints need to be addressed holistically to lastly encourage the self‐sustainability of the system by reinstating ecological processes. However, a restored site does not have to specifically mimic the pristine situation, as under certain conditions alternative approaches may uphold valuable natural assets contributing to the conservation of rare, restricted, or protected species and habitats.Czech Grant Agency by the project no. 20-06065SWileyRepositório da Universidade de LisboaSalgueiro, Pedro A.Prach, KarelBranquinho, CristinaMira, António2021-05-08T00:30:20Z2020-05-082020-05-08T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10451/45513engP.A.Salgueiro; K.Prach; C.Branquinho; A.Mira. 2020. Enhancing Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services in Quarry Restoration – Challenges, Strategies and Practice, https://doi.org/10.1111/rec.1316010.1111/rec.13160info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-11-08T16:47:21Zoai:repositorio.ul.pt:10451/45513Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T21:57:54.425709Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Enhancing biodiversity and ecosystem services in quarry restoration – challenges, strategies, and practice Biodiversity and ecosystem services in quarries |
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Enhancing biodiversity and ecosystem services in quarry restoration – challenges, strategies, and practice |
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Enhancing biodiversity and ecosystem services in quarry restoration – challenges, strategies, and practice Salgueiro, Pedro A. Ecosystem restoration Non-energy extractive industry Spontaneous succession Assisted restoration Management practices Nature-based solutions Nature conservation |
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Enhancing biodiversity and ecosystem services in quarry restoration – challenges, strategies, and practice |
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Enhancing biodiversity and ecosystem services in quarry restoration – challenges, strategies, and practice |
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Enhancing biodiversity and ecosystem services in quarry restoration – challenges, strategies, and practice |
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Enhancing biodiversity and ecosystem services in quarry restoration – challenges, strategies, and practice |
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Enhancing biodiversity and ecosystem services in quarry restoration – challenges, strategies, and practice |
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Salgueiro, Pedro A. |
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Salgueiro, Pedro A. Prach, Karel Branquinho, Cristina Mira, António |
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Prach, Karel Branquinho, Cristina Mira, António |
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Repositório da Universidade de Lisboa |
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Salgueiro, Pedro A. Prach, Karel Branquinho, Cristina Mira, António |
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Ecosystem restoration Non-energy extractive industry Spontaneous succession Assisted restoration Management practices Nature-based solutions Nature conservation |
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Ecosystem restoration Non-energy extractive industry Spontaneous succession Assisted restoration Management practices Nature-based solutions Nature conservation |
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Although covering less than 1% of the land surface, extraction activities have long‐lasting impacts on local ecosystems, inevitably damaging biological diversity and depleting ecosystem services. Many extractive companies are now aware of their impacts and, while pressured by society, demand concrete solutions from researchers to reverse the effects of exploitation and restore biodiversity and ecosystems services. In this article, we compile and synthesize the contributions of the latest available research on quarry restoration. We depict and discuss some of the most pressing issues regarding (1) the challenges of restoring quarries; (2) the opportunities for biodiversity and ecosystem services delivery; and (3) outline further research addressing current gaps. We conclude that quarries pose different abiotic and biotic constraints that act interdependently, hampering the attainment of effective restoration if considered solely. Such constraints need to be addressed holistically to lastly encourage the self‐sustainability of the system by reinstating ecological processes. However, a restored site does not have to specifically mimic the pristine situation, as under certain conditions alternative approaches may uphold valuable natural assets contributing to the conservation of rare, restricted, or protected species and habitats. |
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