A global review of seed enhancement technology use to inform improved applications in restoration

VS Brown, TE Erickson, DJ Merritt, MD Madsen… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Seed-based restoration often experiences poor success due to a range of edaphic and
biotic issues. Seed enhancement technologies (SETs) are a novel approach that can …

From one to many natures: integrating divergent urban nature visions to support nature-based solutions in Australia and Europe

M Ignatieva, D Dushkova, DJ Martin, F Mofrad… - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Urban nature and ways of protecting, designing and even mimicking natural processes are
some of the most popular themes inspiring humanities and natural science studies in …

[HTML][HTML] Density my way: Community attitudes to neighbourhood densification scenarios

J Bolleter, N Edwards, R Cameron, P Hooper - Cities, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Transit Oriented Development (TOD) within existing urban areas often confronts
entrenched community resistance. This paper documents the results of an Australian survey …

Activated carbon seed technologies provide some protection to seedlings from the effects of post‐emergent herbicides

TP Munro, AL Ritchie, TE Erickson… - Restoration …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Invasive plant species create barriers to native species' reestablishment after land
degradation. Postemergent herbicides are preferred (over preemergent) for use in …

A new perspective and approach to ecosystem restoration: a seed enhancement technology guide and case study

LN Svejcar, VS Brown, AL Ritchie… - Restoration …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Restoration efforts in dryland systems are often limited by a complex range of environmental
variables and chronically low establishment of seeded native species. Methods for restoring …

Functional traits are used in restoration practice: a response to Merchant et al.(2022)

ES Gornish, C Campbell, L Svejcar… - Restoration …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
A recent Restoration Ecology article by Merchant et al.(2022) suggested that practitioners do
not regularly use functional traits in restoration planning. We disagree and provide our …

Putting provenance into perspective: the relative importance of restoration site conditions over seed sourcing

JM Robinson, MF Breed, NL Maher… - Restoration …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Post‐mining scenarios present challenges for restoration in a wide range of environments,
especially in the context of climate change. The source of seed for restoration has been an …

Nature-positive design and development: a case study on regenerating black cockatoo habitat in urban developments in Perth, Australia

G Thomson, P Newman, D Hes, J Bennett, M Taylor… - Urban Science, 2022 - mdpi.com
The benefits of ecosystem services to cities are well documented; for example, water-
sensitive urban design to mitigate stormwater flows and purify run-off, the cooling benefits …

Plant life-history data as evidence of an historical mixed-severity fire regime in Banksia Woodlands

RG Miller, NJ Enright, JB Fontaine… - Australian journal of …, 2024 - CSIRO Publishing
Context The concept of the fire regime is central to understanding and managing fire-prone
ecosystems globally, and information on past regimes can provide useful insights into …

[PDF][PDF] One biodiversity hotspot to rule them all: Southwestern Australia—An extraordinary evolutionary centre for plant functional and taxonomic diversity

MC Brundrett - Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia, 2021 - researchgate.net
Abstract The Southwest Australian Floristic Region (SWAFR) is a global biodiversity hotspot
with exceptional plant species richness, endemism and rarity linked to ancient landscapes …