"Active" and "passive" ecological restoration strategies in meta‐analysis.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Atkinson, Joe; Bonser, Stephen P.
- Source
- Restoration Ecology. Sep2020, Vol. 28 Issue 5, p1032-1035. 4p.
- Subject
- *RESTORATION ecology
*DEFINITIONS
*EMPIRICAL research
*META-analysis
*EXPERIMENTAL design
- Language
- ISSN
- 1061-2971
One of the means of creating a more robust methodology for ecological restoration involves reducing the gap between ecological theory and restoration practices. A common strategy to do so is using meta‐analysis to understand key drivers of restoration outcomes. "Active" and "passive" is a dichotomy often used to separate restoration strategies in such meta‐analyses. We investigate previously raised concerns about selection bias and subjective categorization of strategies. We promote a paired experimental design in future empirical research and propose the use of three categories of restoration strategy in lieu of "passive" and "active" to alleviate inconsistency in definitions and categorization. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]