Lortie_chapter_SJV_syntheses.pdf (4.22 MB)
A synthesis of restoration in California relevant to the San Joaquin Valley
A proposed book chapter with the following key elements.
Describe landscape of opportunity ecologically and politically in brief for California.
Introduce and develop scientific synthesis as a mechanism to both aggregate evidence and to inform decision making.
Review previous relevant syntheses on topics associated with restoration of deforested and agricultural lands (a total of 31 published to date).
Apply synthesis techniques to this evidence for the explicit goal of identifying key levers for the San Joaquin Valley
Explore implications.
