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Towards an Integrative, Eco-Evolutionary Understanding of Ecological Novelty: Studying and Communicating Interlinked Effects of Global Change
BioScience2019
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Hans‐Peter Grossart,
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Monika Hilker,
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Monika Hilker,
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Silvia Keinath,
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Ingo Kowarik,
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Hans‐Peter Grossart,
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Christoph Kueffer,
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Alex D. Greenwood,
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Gabriela Onandía,
Arthur Geßler,
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Elisabeth Marquard,
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Johannes Müller,
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Gabriela Onandía,
Klement Tockner,
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Jana S. Petermann,
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Hans‐Peter Grossart,
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Mark‐Oliver Rödel,
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Wolf‐Christian Saul,
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Conrad Schittko,
Klement Tockner,
Jasmin Joshi,
Jonathan M. Jeschke,
Klement Tockner,
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Summary
This conceptual paper proposed an umbrella framework of 'ecological novelty' to describe and study the full range of eco-evolutionary consequences of global change for organisms and ecosystems. The authors argue this framework enables researchers to integrate site-based and organism-centered perspectives and improve communication about novel environmental conditions.
Global change has complex eco-evolutionary consequences for organisms and ecosystems, but related concepts (e.g., novel ecosystems) do not cover their full range. Here we propose an umbrella concept of "ecological novelty" comprising (1) a site-specific and (2) an organism-centered, eco-evolutionary perspective. Under this umbrella, complementary options for studying and communicating effects of global change on organisms, ecosystems, and landscapes can be included in a toolbox. This allows researchers to address ecological novelty from different perspectives, e.g., by defining it based on (a) categorical or continuous measures, (b) reference conditions related to sites or organisms, and (c) types of human activities. We suggest striving for a descriptive, non-normative usage of the term "ecological novelty" in science. Normative evaluations and decisions about conservation policies or management are important, but require additional societal processes and engagement with multiple stakeholders.