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Cara R. Nelson
Researcher at University of Montana
Publications - 76
Citations - 4379
Cara R. Nelson is an academic researcher from University of Montana. The author has contributed to research in topics: Restoration ecology & Internal medicine. The author has an hindex of 27, co-authored 62 publications receiving 3122 citations. Previous affiliations of Cara R. Nelson include University of Washington & International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources.
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International principles and standards for the practice of ecological restoration: Second edition
George D. Gann,Tein McDonald,Bethanie Walder,James Aronson,Cara R. Nelson,Cara R. Nelson,Justin Jonson,James G. Hallett,Cristina Eisenberg,Manuel R. Guariguata,Junguo Liu,Fangyuan Hua,Fangyuan Hua,Cristian Echeverría,Emily K. Gonzales,Nancy Shaw,Kris Decleer,Kingsley W. Dixon +17 more
TL;DR: The second edition of the International Principles and Standards for the Practice of Ecological Restoration (the Standards) presents a robust framework for restoration projects to achieve intended goals, while addressing challenges including effective design and implementation, accounting for complex ecosystem dynamics (especially in the context of climate change), and navigating trade-offs associated with land management priorities and decisions as mentioned in this paper.
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Managing the whole landscape: historical, hybrid, and novel ecosystems
Richard J. Hobbs,Eric Higgs,Carol M. Hall,Peter Bridgewater,F. Stuart Chapin,Erle C. Ellis,John J. Ewel,Lauren M. Hallett,James A. Harris,Kristen B Hulvey,Kristen B Hulvey,Stephen T. Jackson,Patricia L. Kennedy,Christoph Kueffer,Lori Lach,Trevor C. Lantz,Ariel E. Lugo,Joseph Mascaro,Stephen D. Murphy,Cara R. Nelson,Michael P. Perring,David M. Richardson,Timothy R. Seastedt,Rachel J. Standish,Brian M. Starzomski,Katherine N. Suding,Katherine N. Suding,Pedro M. Tognetti,Laith Yakob,Laurie Yung +29 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a landscape management framework that incorporates all systems, across the spectrum of degrees of alteration, provides a fuller set of options for how and when to intervene, uses limited resources more effectively, and increases the chances of achieving management goals.
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Core principles for successfully implementing and upscaling Nature-based Solutions
Emmanuelle Cohen-Shacham,Emmanuelle Cohen-Shacham,Angela Andrade,Angela Andrade,James Dalton,Nigel Dudley,Mike Jones,Chetan Kumar,Stewart Maginnis,Simone Maynard,Simone Maynard,Cara R. Nelson,Cara R. Nelson,Fabrice G. Renaud,Fabrice G. Renaud,Rebecca Welling,Gretchen Walters,Gretchen Walters,Gretchen Walters +18 more
TL;DR: A critical analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of the NbS principles can inform the review and revision of principles supporting specific types of N bS (such as the approaches reviewed here), as well as serve as the foundation for the development of standards for the successful implementation of NBS.
International standards for the practice of ecological restoration – including principles and key concepts.
Tein McDonald,George D. Gann,Justin Jonson,Kingsley W. Dixon,James Aronson,Kris Decleer,James G. Hallett,Karen Keenleyside,Cara R. Nelson,Bethanie Walder,Levi Wickwire +10 more
TL;DR: A document that provides standards to guide practitioners, operational personnel, planners, managers, regulators, and funding agencies involved in restoring degraded ecosystems anywhere in the world- whether terrestrial, freshwater, coastal or marine.
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Conservation science: a 20‐year report card
Joshua J. Lawler,Juliann E. Aukema,Jacqualine B. Grant,Benjamin S. Halpern,Peter Kareiva,Cara R. Nelson,Kris Ohleth,Julian D. Olden,Martin A. Schlaepfer,Brian R. Silliman,Patricia A. Zaradic +10 more
TL;DR: This paper conducted an intensive review of conservation science to find out whether the field has tracked priorities over the past 20 years and found geographic gaps in conservation research, with marine, tundra, and desert biomes being studied less than other systems.