Testing the hierarchy of predictability in grassland restoration across a gradient of environmental severity DOI Creative Commons
Diana Bertuol‐Garcia, Emma Ladouceur, Lars A. Brudvig

et al.

Ecological Applications, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 33(8)

Published: Sept. 30, 2023

Ecological restoration is critical for recovering degraded ecosystems but challenged by variable success and low predictability. Understanding which outcomes are more predictable less following can improve effectiveness. Recent theory asserts that the predictability of would follow an order from most to least coarse fine community properties (physical structure > taxonomic diversity functional composition composition) increase with severe environmental conditions constraining species establishment. We tested this "hierarchy predictability" hypothesis synthesizing along aridity gradient 11 grassland projects across United States. used 1829 vegetation monitoring plots 227 treatments, spread 52 sites. fit generalized linear mixed-effects models predict six indicators as a function characteristics (i.e., seed mixes, disturbance, management actions, time since restoration) variance explained model residuals proxies did not find consistent support our hypotheses. Physical was among when response relative abundance grasses, unpredictable total canopy cover. Similarly, one dimension related identities unpredictable, another indicating whether exotic or native dominated highly predictable. Taxonomic richness) mean trait values) were intermittently Predictability also consistently aridity. The identity in restored communities smaller residuals) arid sites, larger residuals), other showed no significant trend. Restoration they variation dominant species, while those responding rare harder predict, potential role scale Overall, results highlight additional factors might influence add importance continuous active beyond one-time addition successful

Language: Английский

Vegetation cover dynamics and its constraint effect on ecosystem services on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau under ecological restoration projects DOI
Zhongxu Zhao, Erfu Dai

Journal of Environmental Management, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 356, P. 120535 - 120535

Published: March 12, 2024

Language: Английский

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Accelerating contributions of restoration ecology for enhancing natural climate solutions DOI Creative Commons
Timothy R. Seastedt

Academia Biology, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 3(1)

Published: Jan. 24, 2025

Language: Английский

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A Potential Solution to the Challenge of Controlling Invasive Annual Grasses While Maintaining a Sagebrush Overstory DOI Creative Commons
Kirk W. Davies, Trace E. Martyn,

Carter G. Crouch

et al.

Rangeland Ecology & Management, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 99, P. 58 - 65

Published: Feb. 6, 2025

Language: Английский

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The Prospects of Sustainable Development of Destroyed Tourism Areas Using Virtual Technologies DOI Open Access
Mariana Petrova, Олена Сущенко, Nadiya Dekhtyar

et al.

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 17(7), P. 3016 - 3016

Published: March 28, 2025

The development of restorative tourism in post-war countries is crucial to economic recovery, cultural preservation, and social stabilization. While various nations have adopted different reconstruction strategies following conflicts, Ukraine’s situation requires an innovative large-scale approach due the extensive damage inflicted on infrastructure, heritage, assets. This study explores role virtual augmented reality technologies restoring potential, particularly preserving destroyed heritage through digitalization. Virtual increasingly relevant maintaining identity, attracting investment, fostering international engagement. examines evolution digital solutions, consumer behaviour shifts towards online leisure, integration geoinformation systems for post-crisis planning. findings emphasize that sector must adapt trends while developing physical ensuring a comprehensive, resilient, future-oriented restoration strategy. provides recommendations leveraging innovation development. It explains how change paradigm consumption recreation leisure services modern world impels infrastructure. Furthermore, it highlights importance strategic migration policies rebuild labour market, which essential sustainable recovery.

Language: Английский

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Evaluating different rates of activated carbon in commercially produced seed coatings in laboratory and field trials DOI Creative Commons
Owen W. Baughman,

Roxanne C. Rios,

Cameron Duquette

et al.

Restoration Ecology, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: March 10, 2024

Pre‐emergent herbicides, commonly employed for managing invasive annual plants, often fail to meet restoration targets due the absence of remnant perennial which leaves sites vulnerable re‐invasion and hinders effective control grasses. Combining an herbicide treatment with seeding is therefore desirable, but seeded plants can also be negatively impacted by pre‐emergent herbicides. Herbicide protection (HP) seed technologies use activated carbon adsorb near seeds have shown promise allowing simultaneous deployment seed, recent research recommends numerous additional refinements tested. We addressed some these recommendations through one laboratory a field trial replicated at multiple explore whether commercially produced, single‐seed HP coatings two different rates prevent herbicide‐related damage bunchgrasses native western United States. investigated how coated prototypes compare in performance multi‐seed extruded pellets (HPPs) tested prior research. In laboratory, neither coating reduced total emergence, emergence rate, survival, or biomass herbicide. presence herbicide, both provided several‐fold higher survival aboveground compared untreated bare this represented incomplete from trials where conditions were harsher than we found no evidence any treatment, HPPs seedling count species. conclude that prototype improvement over requires testing.

Language: Английский

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Post-fire management decisions have consequences: drill-seeding disturbance and effects of co-seeding introduced with native bunchgrasses DOI Creative Commons
Kirk W. Davies,

Chad S. Boyd,

Lauren N. Svejcar

et al.

Global Ecology and Conservation, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 53, P. e03021 - e03021

Published: June 1, 2024

Wildfires and the demand for post-fire seeding are increasing in sagebrush ecosystem threatened by invasive annual grasses. Drill-seeding bunchgrasses after wildfire is a common strategy limiting However, there concerns that soil disturbance associated with drill-seeding may negatively impact plant community, particularly if seeded species fail to establish. Similarly, worries co-seeding introduced natives, hedge against low native bunchgrass establishment, limit success. We investigated effects of impacts communities at four sites up six years post-seeding. The increased grasses from ~10% >15% cover its density >200 plants∙-2 end study. Bunchgrasses appeared not be influenced drill-seeding; however, slightly reduced perennial forb density. These results suggest restoration practitioners need consider potential negative consequences drill-seeding, especially when where selected materials establish high abundance. Co-seeding limited also decreased forbs. ~50%, while only did reduce findings advisable. suggest: 1) If unlikely abundance, then should used, 2) likely meet management objectives, co-seeded. Additional investigations needed other areas determine applicability this study larger ecosystem. Clearly, will considered as plans developed, but additional research better inform decisions.

Language: Английский

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Development of key ecological conservation and restoration projects in the past century DOI
Shidong Li, Yiyi Li, Nan Jiang

et al.

Deleted Journal, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Oct. 1, 2024

Language: Английский

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Climate‐Smart Invasive Species Management for 21st Century Global Change Challenges DOI Creative Commons
Eva Colberg, Bethany A. Bradley, Toni Lyn Morelli

et al.

Global Change Biology, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 30(10)

Published: Oct. 1, 2024

Addressing the global challenges of climate change and biotic invasions requires understanding their interactions implications for natural resource management. To facilitate support invasive species management in a changing climate, we review how interact to impact planning, action, outcomes Climate is facilitating introduction new potential altering pathways spread, with which managers need assess, monitor, target. Climate-driven shifts phenology require more flexible timelines. may reduce efficacy feasibility current treatment methods make native ecosystems vulnerable invasion. Additionally, disturbance caused by extreme events can compound spread impacts biological invasions, making necessary part event preparation response planning. As solution these challenges, propose climate-smart management, define as approaches that decision-makers take address interactive effects invasions. Climate-smart includes considering ranges, abundances, inform monitoring, treatment, policies prevent species. also involve adjusting timing type maintain efficacy, promoting resilient through restoration, when setting goals. Explicitly within organizational decision-making policy lead effective promote landscapes.

Language: Английский

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Dryland restoration needs suggest a role for introduced plants DOI Creative Commons
Kirk W. Davies,

Dustin D. Johnson

Global Ecology and Conservation, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 53, P. e03005 - e03005

Published: May 23, 2024

Restoration of degraded drylands is critically needed to return lost ecosystem goods and services. practitioners often focus on restoring the historic native plant community promote biodiversity reduce threat invasion. However, success with plants in low, especially altered climatic disturbance regimes. Instead, we suggest that should be services are important society. In other words, restoration goals starting point for planning process. This may include using introduced (non-native) where they likely establish meet objectives determined society pose minimal risk further land degradation, but fail. used can successful. We propose a decision tree assist determining if native, introduced, or mixes species efforts. at scales will offset reverse current rates degradation require use both plants. do not make these arguments lightly, aware numerous challenges careful successful service supporting ecosystems function without causing further, unintended degradation. believe potential benefits greater than done correctly judiciously. underestimate complexity involved following through propose, present it as framework guide this difficult work.

Language: Английский

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Ecosystem restoration along the “pattern-process-service-sustainability” path for achieving land degradation neutrality DOI
Caichun Yin, Wenwu Zhao, Paulo Pereira

et al.

Landscape and Urban Planning, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 253, P. 105227 - 105227

Published: Oct. 15, 2024

Language: Английский

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