Functional traits and ecosystem services in ecological restoration

MB Carlucci, PHS Brancalion… - Restoration …, 2020‏ - Wiley Online Library
The application of a functional trait‐based approach to ecological restoration is receiving
growing attention worldwide, but lack of knowledge on functional traits and how they link to …

Challenges and opportunities for grassland restoration: A global perspective of best practices in the era of climate change

KG Lyons, P Török, JM Hermann, K Kiehl… - Global Ecology and …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Grasslands are ubiquitous globally, and their conservation and restoration are critical to
combat both the biodiversity and climate crises. There is increasing interest in implementing …

Step back from the forest and step up to the Bonn Challenge: how a broad ecological perspective can promote successful landscape restoration

VM Temperton, N Buchmann, E Buisson… - Restoration …, 2019‏ - Wiley Online Library
We currently face both an extinction and a biome crisis embedded in a changing climate.
Many biodiverse ecosystems are being lost at far higher rates than they are being protected …

Priority effects and ecological restoration

EWA Weidlich, CR Nelson, JL Maron… - Restoration …, 2021‏ - Wiley Online Library
Priority effects refer to the order or timing of species arrival, including how species that arrive
early at a site either positively or negatively affect establishment, growth, or reproduction of …

Plant-soil feedback: incorporating untested influential drivers and reconciling terminology

JR De Long, R Heinen, J Heinze, E Morriën, GK Png… - Plant and Soil, 2023‏ - Springer
Background Plants condition the soil in which they grow, thereby altering the performance of
subsequent plants growing in this soil. This phenomenon, known as plant-soil feedback …

Bridging theory and experiments of priority effects

HX Zou, VHW Rudolf - Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 2023‏ - cell.com
Priority effects play a key role in structuring natural communities, but considerable confusion
remains about how they affect different ecological systems. Synthesizing previous studies …

Transferring biodiversity-ecosystem function research to the management of 'real-world'ecosystems

P Manning, J Loos, AD Barnes, P Batáry… - Advances in ecological …, 2019‏ - Elsevier
Biodiversity-ecosystem functioning (BEF) research grew rapidly following concerns that
biodiversity loss would negatively affect ecosystem functions and the ecosystem services …

Evaluating CAP wildflower strips: High‐quality seed mixtures significantly improve plant diversity and related pollen and nectar resources

A Schmidt, A Kirmer, N Hellwig, K Kiehl… - Journal of Applied …, 2022‏ - Wiley Online Library
Flower strips are a fundamental part of agri‐environment schemes (AESs) introduced by the
European Union to counteract the loss of biodiversity and related ecosystem services in …

When history matters: The overlooked role of priority effects in grassland overyielding

BM Delory, EWA Weidlich, P von Gillhaussen… - Functional …, 2019‏ - Wiley Online Library
Biodiversity–ecosystem functioning experiments have shown that plant species and
functional group richness are important drivers of grassland productivity, but the impact that …

Priority effects can be explained by competitive traits

TLH van Steijn, P Kardol, R Jansson, J Tjäder… - Ecology, 2025‏ - Wiley Online Library
Priority effects, the effects of early‐arriving species on late‐arriving species, are caused by
niche preemption and/or niche modification. The strength of priority effects can be …