Ancient grasslands guide ambitious goals in grassland restoration
Grasslands, which constitute almost 40% of the terrestrial biosphere, provide habitat for a
great diversity of animals and plants and contribute to the livelihoods of more than 1 billion …
great diversity of animals and plants and contribute to the livelihoods of more than 1 billion …
The present and future of grassland restoration
Grasslands contribute greatly to biodiversity and human livelihoods; they support 70% of the
world's agricultural area, but are heavily degraded by human land use. Grassland …
world's agricultural area, but are heavily degraded by human land use. Grassland …
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 …
Meta-analysis identifies native priority as a mechanism that supports the restoration of invasion-resistant plant communities
The restoration of invasion-resistant plant communities is an important strategy to combat
the negative impacts of alien invasions. Based on a systematic review and meta-analysis of …
the negative impacts of alien invasions. Based on a systematic review and meta-analysis of …
[HTML][HTML] Tuning expectations to reality: Don't expect increased gut microbiota diversity with dietary fiber
TM Cantu-Jungles, BR Hamaker - The Journal of Nutrition, 2023 - Elsevier
Dietary approaches, particularly those including fiber supplementation, can be used to
promote health benefits by shaping the gut microbial communities. Whereas community …
promote health benefits by shaping the gut microbial communities. Whereas community …
Assessing microbiome population dynamics using wild-type isogenic standardized hybrid (WISH)-tags
Microbiomes feature recurrent compositional structures under given environmental
conditions. However, these patterns may conceal diverse underlying population dynamics …
conditions. However, these patterns may conceal diverse underlying population dynamics …
Marburg virus disease: the paradox of Nigeria's preparedness and priority effects in co-epidemics
RC Reuben, SA Abunike - Bulletin of the National Research Centre, 2023 - Springer
Background The recent outbreaks of Marburg virus disease (MVD) in Guinea and Ghana
have become a major public health concern not only to the West African sub-region but a …
have become a major public health concern not only to the West African sub-region but a …
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 …
Priority effects transcend scales and disciplines in biology
Although primarily studied through the lens of community ecology, phenomena consistent
with priority effects appear to be widespread across many different scenarios spanning a …
with priority effects appear to be widespread across many different scenarios spanning a …