Desirable Effects from Disturbance Ecology
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CNDS Fellow, Åsa Davidsson (Karlstad University), together with her colleagues, has recently published an article called "Desirable Effects from Disturbance Ecology—A Paradox within Conservation Management" in the journal Sustainability, describing and exploring whether natural disturbances are incorporated in the management of Swedish national parks and identifying possible examples of barriers for this incorporation.
The study is designed as a multiple comparative case study of propositions and management plans for 15 Swedish national parks established between 1962 and 2018. The results of the study indicated positive perceptions concerning the inclusion of disturbance ecology in the management of national parks. However, there are also obstacles and challenges around natural disturbances within Swedish national parks. These obstacles are, in some cases, explained by practical implications such as the closeness to surrounding societies and in others explained by paradoxes such as visitors’ perceptions of national parks and the wilderness.