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 …

Priority effects: Emerging principles for invasive plant species management

MCM Hess, F Mesléard, E Buisson - Ecological Engineering, 2019 - Elsevier
Many anthropic activities generate soil disturbances, favoring competitive, fast growing
invasive plant species at the expense of natives. Active restoration of invasion-resistant plant …

Drivers of seedling establishment success in dryland restoration efforts

N Shackelford, GB Paterno, DE Winkler… - Nature Ecology & …, 2021 - nature.com
Restoration of degraded drylands is urgently needed to mitigate climate change, reverse
desertification and secure livelihoods for the two billion people who live in these areas. Bold …

Challenges and limitations to native species restoration in the Great Basin, USA

T Svejcar, C Boyd, K Davies, E Hamerlynck, L Svejcar - Plant Ecology, 2017 - Springer
Abstract The Great Basin of the western USA is an arid region characterized by high spatial
and temporal variability. The region experienced high levels of ecological disturbance …

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) …

Seventy-five years of vegetation treatments on public rangelands in the Great Basin of North America

DS Pilliod, JL Welty, GR Toevs - Rangelands, 2017 - Elsevier
On the Ground• Land treatments occurring over millions of hectares of public rangelands in
the Great Basin over the last 75 years represent one of the largest vegetation manipulation …

Assessment of range planting as a conservation practice

SP Hardegree, TA Jones, BA Roundy, NL Shaw… - Rangeland Ecology & …, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Natural Resource Conservation Service Range Planting− Conservation Practice
Standards provide guidelines for making decisions about seedbed preparation, planting …

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 …