Submissions now open for a Multi-Habitat Restoration Special Collection!
The new interdisciplinary journal, npj Ocean Sustainability, is welcoming submissions to an exciting Special Issue on “Bridging Land and Seascape Restoration for Ecoscape Recovery”.
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Marine and coastal environments support complex and dynamic ecosystems that are vital to the health, biodiversity and productivity of our planet. Yet seascapes are experiencing widespread decline worldwide due to multiple, interacting stressors including pollution, overexploitation, invasive species, and climate change.
As global efforts to restore marine and coastal habitats increase, attention is turning to scaling up restoration efforts. A multi-habitat focus is critical to restoring such diverse, interconnected and resilient ecosystems– termed “ecoscape restoration” - meaning the consideration of landscapes and seascapes in tandem and at large geographical scales.
“Ecoscape restoration will enable true ecosystem recovery across multiple habitats and land-sea boundaries, involving offshore, nearshore, coastal, estuarine, watershed, and land activities as needed.” - Dr Tundi Agardy
The new interdisciplinary journal npj Ocean Sustainability aims to launch a collection highlighting innovative case studies of ecoscape restoration and recovery efforts. In doing so, the intention is to establish a widely applicable foundation for ecosystem restoration and nature recovery, delivering tangible evidence for policy change.
“Our goal is to reveal innovative examples, challenge current practice, and inspire restoration action in new ways that support the biodiversity, health and productivity of coastal social-ecological systems.” - Dr Lisa Wedding
The journal is calling for invited submissions of research that speaks to both passive recovery and active restoration across multiple interconnected habitats, considering social implications, maximizing opportunity for ecosystem-based management and considering the underlying ecology.
“We aim to provide representation of diverse perspectives, geographic representations and a range of biomes, addressing different dimensions, issues and solutions in restorating multiple interconnected coastal habitats.” - Dr Stephanie Green
To hear more about the Special Collection, please visit the journal’s special collection site. For more on npj Ocean Sustainability launch and ethos, see our webstory.