Table 2 Comparison of neo-baroque ecology and ecosystem restoration
From: Landscape architecture and novel ecosystems: ecological restoration in an expanded field
Wofflin’s attributes of the baroque style† | Hobbs’ ecosystem attributes to be restored‡ |
|---|---|
Supplanting of a linear style, which produces a sense of movement | Composition: species present and their relative abundances |
A heightened sense of transience through the mixing of light and shadow (chiaroscuro) | Structure: vertical arrangement of vegetation and soil components (living and dead) |
Monumentality – a love of the grand, the massive, the sublime | Pattern: horizontal arrangement of system components |
An expressive tendency towards the multiplication of surfaces, contours and folds | Heterogeneity: a complex variable made up of components |
A preference for movement in place of repose | Function: performance of basic ecological processes (energy, water, nutrient transfers) |
Dynamics and resilience: successional processes, recover from disturbances |