Ancient grasslands guide ambitious goals in grassland restoration

E Buisson, S Archibald, A Fidelis, KN Suding - Science, 2022‏ - science.org
Grasslands, which constitute almost 40% of the terrestrial biosphere, provide habitat for a
great diversity of animals and plants and contribute to the livelihoods of more than 1 billion …

The present and future of grassland restoration

P Török, LA Brudvig, J Kollmann, JN Price… - Restoration …, 2021‏ - Wiley Online Library
Grasslands contribute greatly to biodiversity and human livelihoods; they support 70% of the
world's agricultural area, but are heavily degraded by human land use. Grassland …

Priority effects transcend scales and disciplines in biology

JT Stroud, BM Delory, EM Barnes, JM Chase… - Trends in ecology & …, 2024‏ - cell.com
Although primarily studied through the lens of community ecology, phenomena consistent
with priority effects appear to be widespread across many different scenarios spanning a …

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 …

Assessing microbiome population dynamics using wild-type isogenic standardized hybrid (WISH)-tags

BBJ Daniel, Y Steiger, A Sintsova, CM Field… - Nature …, 2024‏ - nature.com
Microbiomes feature recurrent compositional structures under given environmental
conditions. However, these patterns may conceal diverse underlying population dynamics …

[HTML][HTML] Tuning expectations to reality: Don't expect increased gut microbiota diversity with dietary fiber

TM Cantu-Jungles, BR Hamaker - The Journal of Nutrition, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Dietary approaches, particularly those including fiber supplementation, can be used to
promote health benefits by sha** the gut microbial communities. Whereas community …

Harnessing ecological theory to enhance ecosystem restoration

BR Silliman, MJS Hensel, JP Gibert, P Daleo, CS Smith… - Current Biology, 2024‏ - cell.com
Ecosystem restoration can increase the health and resilience of nature and humanity. As a
result, the international community is championing habitat restoration as a primary solution …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Stepwise Ecological Restoration: A framework for improving restoration outcomes

J Liu, Y Dou, H Chen - Geography and Sustainability, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Ecosystem degradation is one of the critical constraints for the sustainable development of
our planet. However, recovering an ecosystem to a pre-impairment condition is often not …

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 …