Restoration in the face of changing climate: importance of persistence, priority effects, and species diversity

B Wilsey - Restoration Ecology, 2021‏ - Wiley Online Library
Grasslands are extensive, surprisingly biodiverse, highly altered by humans, and not as well
protected as other biomes. Restoration provides an opportunity to reverse degradation and …

New nature by sowing? The current state of species introduction in grassland restoration, and the road ahead

P Hedberg, W Kotowski - Journal for Nature Conservation, 2010‏ - Elsevier
Semi-natural grasslands are some of the most threatened habitats on the planet, due to the
abandonment of small-scale farming and its replacement with intensive agriculture. The …

The diversity of post‐fire regeneration strategies in the cerrado ground layer

NAL Pilon, MGB Cava, WA Hoffmann… - Journal of …, 2021‏ - Wiley Online Library
Disentangling species strategies that confer resilience to natural disturbances is key to
conserving and restoring savanna ecosystems. Fire is a recurrent disturbance in savannas …

Species introduction in restoration projects–Evaluation of different techniques for the establishment of semi-natural grasslands in Central and Northwestern Europe

K Kiehl, A Kirmer, TW Donath, L Rasran… - Basic and Applied …, 2010‏ - Elsevier
During recent decades, many studies have shown that the successful restoration of species-
rich grasslands is often seed-limited because of depleted seed banks and limited seed …

Effects of long-term grazing exclusion on plant and soil properties vary with position in dune systems in the Horqin Sandy Land

R Miao, Y Liu, L Wu, D Wang, Y Liu, Y Miao, Z Yang… - Catena, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Grazing exclusion is an important policy currently being employed by the Chinese
government to recover degraded grasslands. Despite many field experiments, controversy …

The spatial and temporal components of functional connectivity in fragmented landscapes

AG Auffret, J Plue, SAO Cousins - Ambio, 2015‏ - Springer
Connectivity is key for understanding how ecological systems respond to the challenges of
land-use change and habitat fragmentation. Structural and functional connectivity are both …

The effects of a subsidy for grassland protection on livestock numbers, grazing intensity, and herders' income in inner Mongolia

L Gao, HW Kinnucan, Y Zhang, G Qiao - Land Use Policy, 2016‏ - Elsevier
Primary data from 262 pastoral households in Inner Mongolia are analyzed to determine the
effects of a subsidy for grassland protection on livestock numbers, grazing intensity, and …

Restoration of plant diversity in permanent grassland by seeding: Assessing the limiting factors along land‐use gradients

M Freitag, VH Klaus, R Bolliger, U Hamer… - Journal of Applied …, 2021‏ - Wiley Online Library
Land‐use intensification has caused dramatic declines in grassland biodiversity, and in
Europe this decline has not yet been halted. Therefore, a major challenge in ecological …

Restoring Brazilian savanna ground layer vegetation by topsoil and hay transfer

NAL Pilon, E Buisson, G Durigan - Restoration Ecology, 2018‏ - Wiley Online Library
Tropical grassy biomes have been widely neglected for conservation and, after unplanned
land use conversion, ecological restoration becomes urgent. The majority of interventions …

Vegetation re‐development after fen meadow restoration by topsoil removal and hay transfer

A Klimkowska, W Kotowski, R Van Diggelen… - Restoration …, 2010‏ - Wiley Online Library
We investigated the effects of different restoration treatments on the development of fen
meadow communities:(1) depth of topsoil removal, with shallow (circa 20 cm) and deep …