As we enter the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration (2021–2030) and address the urgent
need to protect and restore ecosystems and their ecological functions at large scales …

Dry grasslands of the Northwestern Mediterranean Basin are seminatural species‐rich
ecosystems, composed of many annual species and some structuring perennial species. As …

Many degraded ecosystems need active restoration to conserve biodiversity and re‐
establish ecosystem function, both highlighted targets of the UN Decade on Ecosystem …

Brazilian ironstone outcrops (cangas) are nutrient‐poor stressful habitat dominated by slow‐
growing woody species with high biodiversity and unique evolutionary history. Mining has …

Questions Are the vegetation structure and soil properties of fallows similar to adjacent
species‐rich Mediterranean steppe communities 35 years after abandonment? Is there a …

The progressive expansion of human activities is causing unprecedented changes to marine
ecosystems. In some cases, the extent of these changes may be so large as to generate …

The main challenge of mineland revegetation is the establishment of species that rapidly
accumulate biomass, organic matter and nutrients. Thus, the selection of promising species …

Rehabilitation of tailing dams poses important challenges because sterile materials and
poor or even toxic soils hinder plant development and the regeneration of the pre-mining …

The restoration and evaluation of degraded ecosystems is an important component of the
sustainable development of complex “human-natural-economic” ecosystems. Based on an …

Quarrying represents one of the oldest and most important human activities; the impacts of
which have largely influenced vegetation and landscape. Despite its character as a vital and …