
Ecological restoration efforts frequently degrade after initial intervention despite adequate funding and technical design. This preprint proposes that sustained, non-extractive human attention functions as a stabilizing resource in coupled human–environment systems by suppressing variance through early detection and correction of disturbances. Using Inward Physics strictly as a modeling language, attention is formalized as a time-integrated presence that reinforces ecological feedback loops without invoking psychological or metaphysical claims. The paper introduces the Attention–Coherence Hypothesis (ACH), derives falsifiable predictions, defines measurable ecological proxies, and presents a low-cost field protocol suitable for citizen science and professional monitoring. The framework reframes ecological repair as a continuity problem rather than a motivation problem and offers testable implications for restoration ecology, stewardship design, and environmental policy. © 2025 Daniel Jacob Read IV. All Rights Reserved. This work, including all original text, equations, figures, diagrams, models, protocols, and conceptual frameworks, is protected under international copyright law. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, publicly displayed, transmitted, adapted, translated, or used to create derivative works, in whole or in part, without the express prior written permission of the author, except as permitted under standard scholarly citation practices. Archival distribution via Zenodo and other scholarly repositories is permitted solely for the purposes of preservation, citation, and timestamped public record. No license is granted for commercial use, derivative works, or redistribution beyond citation.
sustained attention, ecological stability, restoration ecology, ecological coherence, human–environment systems, systems ecology, feedback control, stewardship continuity, citizen science, environmental regeneration, variance suppression, ecological resilience, long-term stewardship, coupled human–natural systems, regenerative ecology
sustained attention, ecological stability, restoration ecology, ecological coherence, human–environment systems, systems ecology, feedback control, stewardship continuity, citizen science, environmental regeneration, variance suppression, ecological resilience, long-term stewardship, coupled human–natural systems, regenerative ecology
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