Recent years have seen a surge of interest in understanding patterns and processes of plant
invasions into mountains. Here, we synthesise current knowledge about the spread of non …

Following the removal of invasive plant species, most land managers rely on natural
succession to re‐establish native plant communities. However, insufficient native propagule …

Restoration of degraded ecosystems may take decades or even centuries. Accordingly,
information about the current direction and speed of recovery provided by methods for …

Restoration of ecosystems on post-mining and post-industrial sites represents an important
part of contemporary restoration ecology. Over the globe, about 1% of land surface was …

In mountainous areas, bare slopes represent often dangerous forms of land degradation that
need to be rehabilitated. However, revegetation is usually performed with non-native plants …

Aims The area influenced by road construction is large, and measures to re‐establish
vegetation in disturbed areas are routinely carried out to reduce impacts on biodiversity …

Specialist ecosystems have developed on small areas (< 1 ha) of alkaline (pH 7–10) soil-
free disturbed substrates in semiarid areas of southern New Zealand, where rare endemic …

Vegetation recovery in severely disturbed alpine ecosystems can be accelerated through
active restoration measures. This study evaluated the short‐term effects of two restoration …

The sustainable management of natural resources can make human survival possible.
Sustainable management is based on a deep understanding of the complex mechanisms of …

The increasing anthropisation of mountain regions is a cause of soil degradation, which
needs to be addressed. Conventional methods of ski slope revegetation often fail to stabilise …