@article{ae2e0509d82a465d926170eabf511787,
title = "Panarchy: opportunities and challenges for ecosystem management",
abstract = "Addressing unexpected events and uncertainty represents one of the grand challenges of the Anthropocene, yet ecosystem management is constrained by existing policy and laws that were not formulated to deal with today's accelerating rates of environmental change. In many cases, managing for simple regulatory standards has resulted in adverse outcomes, necessitating innovative approaches for dealing with complex social–ecological problems. We highlight a project in the US Great Plains where panarchy – a conceptual framework that emerged from resilience – was implemented at project onset to address the continued inability to halt large-scale transition from grass-to-tree dominance in central North America. We review how panarchy was applied, the initial outcomes and evidence for policy reform, and the opportunities and challenges for which it could serve as a useful model to contrast with traditional ecosystem management approaches.",
author = "Ahjond Garmestani and Dirac Twidwell and Angeler, {David G.} and Shana Sundstrom and Chris Barichievy and Chaffin, {Brian C.} and Tarsha Eason and Nick Graham and Dean Granholm and Lance Gunderson and Melinda Knutson and Nash, {Kirsty L.} and Nelson, {R. John} and Magnus Nystrom and Spanbauer, {Trisha L.} and Stow, {Craig A.} and Allen, {Craig R.}",
note = "Funding Information: The findings and conclusions in this manuscript have not been formally disseminated by the US Environmental Protection Agency and should not be construed to represent any agency determination or policy. Any use of trade names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the US Government. Funding was provided by the US Geological Survey Powell Center for Analysis and Synthesis; Nebraska Game & Parks Commission (W-125-R-1); US Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP; W912HQ-15-C-0018); the US National Science Foundation (OIA-1920938); the August T Larsson Foundation of the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences; and the Swedish Research Council Formas (2014-1193) and VR (2014-5828). This is Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (GLERL) contribution number 1942. Funding Information: The findings and conclusions in this manuscript have not been formally disseminated by the US Environmental Protection Agency and should not be construed to represent any agency determination or policy. Any use of trade names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the US Government. Funding was provided by the US Geological Survey Powell Center for Analysis and Synthesis; Nebraska Game & Parks Commission (W‐125‐R‐1); US Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP; W912HQ‐15‐C‐0018); the US National Science Foundation (OIA‐1920938); the August T Larsson Foundation of the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences; and the Swedish Research Council Formas (2014‐1193) and VR (2014‐5828). This is Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (GLERL) contribution number 1942. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} The Ecological Society of America",
year = "2020",
month = nov,
doi = "10.1002/fee.2264",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "18",
pages = "576--583",
journal = "Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment",
issn = "1540-9295",
publisher = "Ecological Society of America",
number = "10",
}