Restoring Ecosystems in a Time of Ongoing Global Change

Explore the complexities of ecosystem recovery in this 49-minute lecture by restoration ecologist David Moreno Mateos. Delve into traditional methods for assessing terrestrial ecosystem recovery, such as biodiversity changes and soil carbon levels, while examining their limitations. Discover the need for more comprehensive, long-term approaches to understanding and measuring ecosystem recovery. Learn how these advanced methods can enhance environmental policies and large-scale restoration strategies. Gain insights into Moreno Mateos' research on long-term ecosystem recovery in areas like New England forests and Southwest Greenland, where landscapes are rebounding from centuries-old human disturbances. Understand the challenges of restoring ecosystems in the face of ongoing global change and the importance of developing new tools to improve restoration performance.