Overcoming biotic homogenization in ecological restoration

KD Holl, JC Luong, PHS Brancalion - Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 2022 - cell.com
Extensive evidence shows that regional (gamma) diversity is often lower across restored
landscapes than in reference landscapes, in part due to common restoration practices that …

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 …

Considerations for maximizing the adaptive potential of restored coral populations in the western Atlantic

IB Baums, AC Baker, SW Davies… - Ecological …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Active coral restoration typically involves two interventions: crossing gametes to facilitate
sexual larval propagation; and fragmenting, growing, and outplanting adult colonies to …

Mix and match: regional admixture provenancing strikes a balance among different seed-sourcing strategies for ecological restoration

A Bucharova, O Bossdorf, N Hölzel, J Kollmann… - Conservation …, 2019 - Springer
One of the main questions in ecosystem restoration is where to obtain the seeds to re-
establish plant communities. While the most commonly advocated approach is to use seeds …

Collection and production of native seeds for ecological restoration

S Pedrini, P Gibson‐Roy, C Trivedi… - Restoration …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The global push to achieve ecosystem restoration targets has resulted in an increased
demand for native seeds that current production systems are not able to fulfill. In many …

Need to seed? Ecological, genetic, and evolutionary keys to seed-based wetland restoration

KM Kettenring, EE Tarsa - Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2020 - frontiersin.org
As we approach the Decade of Ecosystem Restoration (2021–2030), there is renewed focus
on improving wetland restoration practices to reestablish the habitat and climate mitigation …

Strong patterns of intraspecific variation and local adaptation in Great Basin plants revealed through a review of 75 years of experiments

OW Baughman, AC Agneray, ML Forister… - Ecology and …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Variation in natural selection across heterogeneous landscapes often produces (a) among‐
population differences in phenotypic traits,(b) trait‐by‐environment associations, and (c) …

Benefits of adopting seed-based technologies for rehabilitation in the mining sector: a Pilbara perspective

TE Erickson, M Muñoz-Rojas… - Australian Journal of …, 2017 - CSIRO Publishing
The use of native plant seeds is fundamental to large-scale rehabilitation and the re-
establishment of self-sustaining ecosystems after high-impact mining activity has ceased …

[HTML][HTML] Ecosystem restoration with local or broad seed provenancing: Debates and perceptions in science and practice

K Török, O Valkó, B Deák - Biological Conservation, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration gives new momentum to restoration
projects worldwide, which often involve the introduction of plant species. Research evidence …

Seed production areas for the global restoration challenge

PG Nevill, S Tomlinson, CP Elliott… - Ecology and …, 2016 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Wild‐collected seed can no longer meet global demand in restoration. Dedicated Seed
Production Areas (SPA) for restoration are needed and these require application of …