Plants are exposed to heterogeneity in the environment where new stress factors (ie, climate
change, land use change, and invasiveness) are introduced, and where inter‐and …

Assisted gene flow (AGF) between populations has the potential to mitigate maladaptation
due to climate change. However, AGF may cause outbreeding depression (especially if …

Ecological restoration, when implemented effectively and sustainably, contributes to
protecting biodiversity; improving human health and wellbeing; increasing food and water …

Translocations are being increasingly proposed as a way of conserving biodiversity,
particularly in the management of threatened and keystone species, with the aims of …

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 …

A fully updated guide to the increasingly prevalent use of molecular data in ecological
studies Molecular ecology is concerned with how molecular biology and population genetics …

Revegetation is one practical application of science that should ideally aim to combine
ecology with evolution to maximise biodiversity and ecosystem outcomes. The strict use of …

During recent decades, many studies have shown that the successful restoration of species-
rich grasslands is often seed-limited because of depleted seed banks and limited seed …

In plant conservation, restoration (the augmentation or reestablishment of an extinct
population or community) is a valuable tool to mitigate the loss of habitat. However …

Restoring degraded land to combat environmental degradation requires the collection of
vast quantities of germplasm (seed). Sourcing this material raises questions related to …