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Ecological rehabilitation

Planning & intervention

Ecological repair aimed principally at reinstating or improving ecosystem functioning where substantial recovery of the biodiversity and integrity of a native reference ecosystem is not possible or is not the objective.

Gann, G. D., McDonald, T., Walder, B., et al. (2019). International principles and standards for the practice of ecological restoration. Restoration Ecology, 27(S1), S1–S46.