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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 276-279 |
| Journal | Science of the Total Environment |
| Volume | 502 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2015 |
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Is restoring an ecosystem good for your health? / Speldewinde, Peter; Slaney, D.P.; Weinstein, P.
In: Science of the Total Environment, Vol. 502, 2015, p. 276-279.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
TY - JOUR
T1 - Is restoring an ecosystem good for your health?
AU - Speldewinde, Peter
AU - Slaney, D.P.
AU - Weinstein, P.
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - © 2014 Elsevier B.V. It is well known that the degradation of ecosystems can have serious impacts on human health. There is currently a knowledge gap on what impact restoring ecosystems has on human health. In restoring ecosystems there is a drive to restore the functionality of ecosystems rather than restoring ecosystems to 'pristine' condition. Even so, the complete restoration of all ecosystem functions is not necessarily possible. Given the uncertain trajectory of the ecosystem during the ecosystem restoration process the impact of the restoration on human health is also uncertain. Even with this uncertainty, the restoration of ecosystems for human health is still a necessity.
AB - © 2014 Elsevier B.V. It is well known that the degradation of ecosystems can have serious impacts on human health. There is currently a knowledge gap on what impact restoring ecosystems has on human health. In restoring ecosystems there is a drive to restore the functionality of ecosystems rather than restoring ecosystems to 'pristine' condition. Even so, the complete restoration of all ecosystem functions is not necessarily possible. Given the uncertain trajectory of the ecosystem during the ecosystem restoration process the impact of the restoration on human health is also uncertain. Even with this uncertainty, the restoration of ecosystems for human health is still a necessity.
U2 - 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.09.028
DO - 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.09.028
M3 - Article
VL - 502
SP - 276
EP - 279
JO - Science of the Total Environment
JF - Science of the Total Environment
SN - 0048-9697
ER -