The potential of genomics for restoring ecosystems and biodiversity

MF Breed, PA Harrison, C Blyth, M Byrne… - Nature Reviews …, 2019 - nature.com
Billions of hectares of natural ecosystems have been degraded through human actions. The
global community has agreed on targets to halt and reverse these declines, and the …

A review on the applications and recent advances in environmental DNA (eDNA) metagenomics

D Garlapati, B Charankumar, K Ramu… - … Science and Bio …, 2019 - Springer
Progressions accomplished in the field of molecular biology amid the most recent decade
has changed the way in which we contemplate biodiversity on earth. Together with the …

Practical applications of soil microbiota to improve ecosystem restoration: current knowledge and future directions

SD Peddle, RJ Hodgson, RJ Borrett… - Biological …, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
Soil microbiota are important components of healthy ecosystems. Greater consideration of
soil microbiota in the restoration of biodiverse, functional, and resilient ecosystems is …

Urban habitat restoration provides a human health benefit through microbiome rewilding: the Microbiome Rewilding Hypothesis

JG Mills, P Weinstein, NJC Gellie… - Restoration …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Restoration aims to return ecosystem services, including the human health benefits of
exposure to green space. The loss of such exposure with urbanization and industrialization …

Effects of afforestation on soil microbial diversity and enzyme activity: A meta-analysis

H Huang, D Tian, L Zhou, H Su, S Ma, Y Feng, Z Tang… - Geoderma, 2022 - Elsevier
Afforestation is thought to be one of the key measures for mitigating climate change by
capturing atmospheric carbon. However, despite the importance of afforestation in …

Revegetation of urban green space rewilds soil microbiotas with implications for human health and urban design

JG Mills, A Bissett, NJC Gellie, AJ Lowe… - Restoration …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Many noncommunicable diseases are linked to degraded diversity in the human and
environmental microbiota and are rising globally in epidemic proportions in industrialized …

Restoring subtidal marine macrophytes in the Anthropocene: trajectories and future-proofing

G Wood, EM Marzinelli, MA Coleman… - Marine and …, 2019 - CSIRO Publishing
Anthropogenic activities have caused profound changes globally in biodiversity, species
interactions and ecosystem functions and services. In terrestrial systems, restoration has …

[HTML][HTML] Key factors to consider in the use of environmental DNA metabarcoding to monitor terrestrial ecological restoration

M van der Heyde, M Bunce, P Nevill - Science of the Total Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Ecological restoration of terrestrial environments is a globally important process to combat
the loss of biodiversity and ecosystem services. Holistic monitoring of restored biota and …

Fungal, but not bacterial, diversity and network complexity promote network stability during roadside slope restoration

M Wang, M Lin, Q Liu, C Li, X Pang - Science of the Total Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
To restore degraded roadside ecosystems, conventional methods such as revegetation and
soil amendment are frequently employed. However, our understanding of the long-term …

Soil nutrients drive changes in the structure and functions of soil bacterial communities in a restored forest soil chronosequence

R Guo, Y Chen, M **ang, S Yang, F Wang, W Cao… - Applied Soil …, 2024 - Elsevier
The restoration of plants is effective for restoring ecosystems in eroded areas. Soil bacterial
communities play an important role in nutrient cycling. High-throughput sequencing …