Toward prediction in the restoration of biodiversity

By assisting the recovery of damaged or destroyed ecosystems, ecological restoration has been hailed for its promise to combat major causes of biodiversity decline (e.g. habitat loss, invasive species; Vitousek et al. 1997; Foley et al. 2005; Newbold et al. 2015) and is widely viewed as a critical component of successful conservation and land management strategies (e.g. Dobson, Bradshaw & Baker 1997; Hobbs & Harris 2001; Suding 2011; Menz, Dixon...