A shifting baseline theory of debates over potential lynx and wolf reintroductions to Scotland
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DOI: 10.1007/s13280-025-02186-w
Abstract: In Scotland, efforts to reintroduce extirpated species have been marred by guerrilla rewilding and social conflicts. We ask whether these conflicts could at least in part be the product of shifting baseline syndrome. The multi-generational… read more here.
Keywords: debates potential; lynx; scotland shifting; shifting baseline ... See more keywords
Is there evidence of shifting baseline syndrome in environmental managers? An assessment using perceptions of bird population targets in UK nature reserves.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.113308
Abstract: Shifting baseline syndrome (SBS) describes changing perceptions of biological conditions due to a loss of historical knowledge. Perceptions of 'normal' environmental conditions are continually updated, leading to underestimation of the true magnitude of long-term ecological… read more here.
Keywords: baseline syndrome; evidence shifting; shifting baseline; target ... See more keywords
Global synthesis indicates widespread occurrence of shifting baseline syndrome
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DOI: 10.1093/biosci/biae068
Abstract: Abstract As environmental degradation continues at local, regional, and global levels, people's accepted norms for natural environmental conditions are likely to decline. This phenomenon, known as shifting baseline syndrome (SBS), is increasingly recognized as a… read more here.
Keywords: baseline syndrome; environmental baselines; synthesis indicates; global synthesis ... See more keywords
Shifting Gears for the Use of the Shifting Baseline Syndrome in Ecological Restoration
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DOI: 10.3390/su11051458
Abstract: There are two barriers to accomplishing restoration of ecosystems: insufficient information about historical baselines to guide restoration, and shifts between the actual baselines and perceptions about historical conditions. These two conditions generate a phenomenon called… read more here.
Keywords: baseline syndrome; ecological restoration; restoration; shifting baseline ... See more keywords