[HTML][HTML] Enhancing temperate grassland diversity and functionality: crafting seed mixtures to align stakeholder interests and to increase establishment success

K Möhrle, LH Teixeira, S Hartmann… - Global Ecology and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Grassland biodiversity is positively correlated to ecosystem productivity and resilience that
secure net gains and functionality of such systems. Land-use change of grasslands is …

Comparative seed dormancy and germination of eight annual species of ephemeral wetland vegetation in a Mediterranean climate

A Carta, G Bedini, JV Müller, RJ Probert - Plant Ecology, 2013 - Springer
Ephemeral wetland vegetation (EWV) in the Mediterranean Basin appears in temporary
wetlands where favourable hydrological conditions exist only for a short time and year-to …

Are we close enough? Comparing prairie reconstruction chronosequences to remnants following two site preparation methods in Missouri, USA

C Newbold, BO Knapp, LS Pile - Restoration Ecology, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Prairie reconstruction has become a common method for reestablishing tallgrass prairie
communities in the central United States. With the objective of creating plant communities …

Bioengineering effectiveness of seed mixtures for road verges: Functional composition as a predictor of grassland diversity and invasion resistance

K Staab, FA Yannelli, M Lang, J Kollmann - Ecological Engineering, 2015 - Elsevier
Many attempts have been made to restore semi-natural temperate grasslands that suffered
substantial declines due to changes in land use in the past decades. An alternative to …

Are two strategies better than one? Manipulation of seed density and soil community in an experimental prairie restoration

TK Lubin, P Schultz, JD Bever… - Restoration …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Restoration practitioners have a variety of practices to choose from when designing a
restoration, and different strategies may address different goals. Knowledge of how to best …

Changes of plant species diversity and biomass with reclaimed marshes restoration

X Jin, X Sun, H Li, D Zhao, D Li, L Wang… - Journal of Forestry …, 2021 - Springer
Wetland restoration had been implemented for more than two decades in Sanjiang Plain,
Northeast China. To assess the restoration efficiency of wetland vegetation, we investigated …

Controlling the seed bank of the invasive plant Acacia saligna: comparison of the efficacy of prescribed burning, soil solarization, and their combination

O Cohen, A Gamliel, J Katan, E Kurzbaum, J Riov… - Biological …, 2018 - Springer
Reducing the seed bank of invasive plants is a prerequisite for successful restoration of
invaded ecosystems. The Australian legume tree Acacia saligna is one of the worst invasive …

Greenhouse gas emissions limited by low nitrogen and carbon availability in natural, restored, and agricultural Oregon seasonal wetlands

L Pfeifer-Meister, LG Gayton, BA Roy, BR Johnson… - PeerJ, 2018 - peerj.com
Wetlands are the major natural source of the greenhouse gas methane (CH4) and are also
potentially an important source of nitrous oxide (N2O), though there is considerable …

Artificial perches and solarization for forest restoration: assessment of their value

AL Tomazi, TT Castellani - Tropical Conservation Science, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Artificial perches have been considered an effective way to increase the influx of zoochoric
seeds on degraded areas. A main barrier to seedling recruitment beneath perches is …

Seed type and origin‐dependent seedling emergence patterns in Danthonia californica, a species commonly used in grassland restoration

SH Jones, PB Reed, BA Roy, WF Morris… - Plant‐Environment …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Danthonia californica Bolander (Poaceae) is a native perennial bunchgrass
commonly used in the restoration of prairie ecosystems in the western United States. Plants …