Trophic Rewilding

Trophic Rewilding: Research, Policy & Practice provides a unique, up-to-date resource for environmental professionals seeking the latest guidance on ecosystem restoration and rewilding. With the biodiversity crisis continuing unabated, there are growing calls for new approaches to species and ecosystem recovery in landscapes that have been impacted by human activities. Trophic rewilding is one such approach whereby species reintroductions are used to engender top-down ecological processes and trophic cascades to promote self-regulating biodiverse ecosystems. Written and edited by a global team of experts, this book highlights the evidence for trophic interactions that form the basis of rewilding efforts. It demonstrates the importance of such evidence in the development of policy and ground management. Early chapters discuss the scientific, regulatory, economic, and ethical background of trophic rewilding. Latter chapters describe approaches to trophic rewilding in diverse settings before delving into successes and lessons learned from global case studies. Trophic Rewilding: Research, Policy & Practice collates recent and emerging information for the rapidly growing practice of trophic rewilding. It is an indispensable resource for researchers, policymakers, and practitioners in rewilding projects and programs, as well as undergraduate and postgraduate students interested in environmental restoration and management.

• Summarizes evidence on trophic rewilding science, policy and practice
• Defines trophic rewilding and discusses its importance for species conservation
• Delivers advice to policymakers and practitioners about trophic rewilding
• Highlights the importance of evidence in support of conservation decision making