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Target Ecosystem Definition

Target Ecosystem Definition is a formal ecological specification that identifies the desired structural, functional, and compositional characteristics of a restored ecosystem, distinguishing it from other restoration planning components by serving as the primary reference model for guiding and evaluating recovery outcomes.

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Authors

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2017–2026

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Publications

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From the myth of a lost paradise to targeted river restoration: forget natural references and focus on human benefits

Simon Dufour, Hervé Piégay · River Research and Applications · 2009 · 503 citations

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Ecosystems as conservation targets

Reed F. Noss · Trends in Ecology & Evolution · 1996 · 174 citations

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The changing role of ecohydrological science in guiding environmental flows

M. Acreman, Ian Overton, Jesse King et al. · Hydrological Sciences Journal · 2014 · 158 citations · Full text

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Set a global target for ecosystems

James Watson, David A. Keith, Bernardo B. N. Strassburg et al. · Nature · 2020 · 87 citations · Full text

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A target-oriented approach to forest ecosystem design — changing the rules of forest planning

Guoliang Liu, John D. Nelson, Chad W Wardman · Ecological Modelling · 2000 · 31 citations

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Authors

31

  1. EK
    E. Kendy

    University of the Western Cape, South Africa

    1 publications · 158 citations

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  2. DA
    David A. Keith

    UNSW Sydney, Australia

    1 publications · 87 citations

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  3. JG
    John G. Robinson

    Wildlife Conservation Society, United States

    1 publications · 12 citations

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  4. SJ
    Sarah Jennings

    University of Tasmania, Australia

    1 publications · 12 citations

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  5. DL
    Denise L. Breitburg

    Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, United States

    1 publications · 18 citations

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Institutions

23

  1. University of Hull

    Hull, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    158 citations

  2. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    1K citations

  3. Acorn

    Brooklyn, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    174 citations

  4. Environment Agency

    Rotherham, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    158 citations

  5. UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

    Wallingford, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    316 citations

  6. University of British Columbia

    Vancouver, Canada

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    31 citations

  7. Environnement, ville, société

    Lyon, France

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    503 citations

  8. Deakin University

    Burwood, Australia

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    87 citations

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Venues

  1. Ecological Modelling

    1 publications · 31 citations

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  2. Trends in Ecology & Evolution

    TREE · 1 publications · 174 citations

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  3. Global Ecology and Conservation

    GECCO · 1 publications · 18 citations

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  4. River Research and Applications

    1 publications · 503 citations

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  5. Nature

    1 publications · 87 citations

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