Restoration

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-024154",
  "term": "Restoration",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. Return of an ecosystem to a close approximation of its presumed condition prior to disturbance.\n\n2. The reconstitution of a pre-existing ecological condition, or range of conditions.\n\n3. Return of an ecosystem to a close approximation of its condition prior to disturbance.\n\n4. Measures taken to return a site to pre-violation conditions.\n\n5. Manipulation of the physical, chemical, or biological characteristics of a site with the goal of returning natural/historic functions to a former or degraded aquatic resource. For the purpose of tracking net gains in aquatic resource area, restoration is divided into two categories: re-establishment and rehabilitation.\n\n6. The manipulation of the physical, chemical, or biological characteristics of a site with the goal of returning natural/historic functions to a former or degraded aquatic resource. For the purpose of tracking net gains in aquatic resource area, restoration is divided into two categories: re- establishment and rehabilitation.",
  "subject": "Water",
  "references": [
    "Sediment Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) Glossary",
    "Core Ecosystem Services Research Program Standard Lexicon",
    "Urban Watershed Management Research Terminology; Urban Watershed Glossary",
    "Terms of Environment",
    "40 CFR 230.92 (CFR 2013)",
    "Aquatic Resources Awareness Course for Real Estate Appraisers Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/restoration/"
}