Functional traits and ecosystem services in ecological restoration
MB Carlucci, PHS Brancalion… - Restoration …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The application of a functional trait‐based approach to ecological restoration is receiving
growing attention worldwide, but lack of knowledge on functional traits and how they link to …
growing attention worldwide, but lack of knowledge on functional traits and how they link to …
Priority effects and ecological restoration
Priority effects refer to the order or timing of species arrival, including how species that arrive
early at a site either positively or negatively affect establishment, growth, or reproduction of …
early at a site either positively or negatively affect establishment, growth, or reproduction of …
Step back from the forest and step up to the Bonn Challenge: how a broad ecological perspective can promote successful landscape restoration
VM Temperton, N Buchmann, E Buisson… - Restoration …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
We currently face both an extinction and a biome crisis embedded in a changing climate.
Many biodiverse ecosystems are being lost at far higher rates than they are being protected …
Many biodiverse ecosystems are being lost at far higher rates than they are being protected …
Challenges and opportunities for grassland restoration: A global perspective of best practices in the era of climate change
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 …
combat both the biodiversity and climate crises. There is increasing interest in implementing …
Plant-soil feedback: incorporating untested influential drivers and reconciling terminology
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 …
subsequent plants growing in this soil. This phenomenon, known as plant-soil feedback …
Transferring biodiversity-ecosystem function research to the management of 'real-world'ecosystems
Biodiversity-ecosystem functioning (BEF) research grew rapidly following concerns that
biodiversity loss would negatively affect ecosystem functions and the ecosystem services …
biodiversity loss would negatively affect ecosystem functions and the ecosystem services …
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 …
remains about how they affect different ecological systems. Synthesizing previous studies …
Evaluating CAP wildflower strips: High‐quality seed mixtures significantly improve plant diversity and related pollen and nectar resources
A Schmidt, A Kirmer, N Hellwig, K Kiehl… - Journal of Applied …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Flower strips are a fundamental part of agri‐environment schemes (AESs) introduced by the
European Union to counteract the loss of biodiversity and related ecosystem services in …
European Union to counteract the loss of biodiversity and related ecosystem services in …
Soil mesofauna may buffer the negative effects of drought on alien plant invasion
H Jin, L Chang, M van Kleunen, Y Liu - Journal of Ecology, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Although many studies have tested the direct effects of drought on alien plant invasion, less
is known about whether drought affects alien plant invasion indirectly via interactions of …
is known about whether drought affects alien plant invasion indirectly via interactions of …
When history matters: The overlooked role of priority effects in grassland overyielding
Biodiversity–ecosystem functioning experiments have shown that plant species and
functional group richness are important drivers of grassland productivity, but the impact that …
functional group richness are important drivers of grassland productivity, but the impact that …