{"id":695,"date":"2015-10-23T20:17:04","date_gmt":"2015-10-23T20:17:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serchapter2018.wpengine.com\/ontario\/?page_id=695"},"modified":"2016-03-24T13:36:07","modified_gmt":"2016-03-24T13:36:07","slug":"2015-agm","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/chapter.ser.org\/ontario\/activities\/conferences-and-workshops\/2015-agm\/","title":{"rendered":"2015 AGM: Novel Ecosystems"},"content":{"rendered":"

2015 SERO AGM: Novel Ecosystems<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Saturday, November 14, 2015<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

University of Waterloo<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Full Program: AGM Program <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

The realities of climate change, altered landscapes, new and modified chemical inputs, introduced species and ultimately changes to the interactions between biota and abiotic processes, have led restoration ecologists to reconsider conventional approaches to ecological restoration.\u00a0 The emergence of the concept of novel ecosystems, that is \u201cecosystems that exist without historical precedents and are self-sustaining\u201d (Hobbs et. al. 2013)\u201dis becoming more common practice in light of ecological constraints to traditional approaches to ecological restoration.<\/p>\n

The Society for Ecological Restoration in Ontario (SERO) is pleased to host a workshop on Novel Ecosystems at the University of Waterloo on November 14, 2015.\u00a0 The workshop will provide attendees with an opportunity to:<\/p>\n