Table 2 Proposed ecosystem condition account for inclusion of human-assisted and unassisted ecosystem recovery.
From: Balancing the books of nature by accounting for ecosystem condition following ecological restoration
Extended ecosystem condition account |
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Opening condition value |
Human-assisted additions in abiotic and biotic ecosystem characteristics |
Physical and chemical state |
Compositional, structural and functional state |
Unassisted additions in abiotic ecosystem characteristics |
Physical and chemical state |
Compositional, structural and functional state |
Human-assisted reductions in abiotic and biotic ecosystem characteristics |
Physical and chemical state |
Compositional, structural and functional state |
Unassisted reductions in abiotic ecosystem characteristics |
Physical and chemical state |
Compositional, structural and functional state |
Net change in abiotic ecosystem characteristics |
Net change in biotic ecosystem characteristics |
Net change in condition |
Closing condition value |
