The potential of genomics for restoring ecosystems and biodiversity

MF Breed, PA Harrison, C Blyth, M Byrne… - Nature Reviews …, 2019 - nature.com
Billions of hectares of natural ecosystems have been degraded through human actions. The
global community has agreed on targets to halt and reverse these declines, and the …

Restore or redefine: Future trajectories for restoration

MA Coleman, G Wood, K Filbee-Dexter… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Global habitat deterioration of marine ecosystems has led to a need for active interventions
to halt or reverse the loss of ecological function. Restoration has historically been a key tool …

Genetic mixing for population management: From genetic rescue to provenancing

AA Hoffmann, AD Miller, AR Weeks - Evolutionary Applications, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Animal and plant species around the world are being challenged by the deleterious effects
of inbreeding, loss of genetic diversity, and maladaptation due to widespread habitat …

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 …

Implementing forest landscape restoration under the Bonn Challenge: a systematic approach

JA Stanturf, M Kleine, S Mansourian, J Parrotta… - Annals of Forest …, 2019 - Springer
Key message There is no one-size-fits-all way to successfully implement forest landscape
restoration (FLR). Complex socio-ecological systems present challenges and opportunities …

The application of assisted migration as a climate change adaptation tactic: An evidence map and synthesis

WM Twardek, JJ Taylor, T Rytwinski, SN Aitken… - Biological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Assisted migration entails the human assisted movement of individuals to more climatically-
suitable areas within or outside of their current species range to help species respond to …

Provenance trials in the service of forestry assisted migration: A review of North American field trials and experiments

A Park, JL Rodgers - Forest Ecology and Management, 2023 - Elsevier
As greenhouse gas emissions rise unabated and temperatures continue to rise, forest
managers have begun to consider assisted migration (AM) of trees as a strategy to adapt …

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 …

Climate change and the suitability of local and non‐local species for ecosystem restoration

PA Harrison - Ecological Management & Restoration, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Restoring damaged, degraded and destroyed forest ecosystems to a target state often
follows a local‐is‐best approach. However, rapidly changing climates may result in the local …

Genomic vulnerability of a dominant seaweed points to future‐proofing pathways for Australia's underwater forests

G Wood, EM Marzinelli, AH Campbell… - Global Change …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Globally, critical habitats are in decline, threatening ecological, economic and social values
and prompting calls for 'future proofing'efforts that enhance resilience to climate change …