The primary solid waste product of surface coal mining is overburden (also known as spoil),
the material that is moved to access the underlying coal seams. Once removed, this material …

As larger tracts of land experience degradation, seed‐based restoration (SBR) will be a
primary tool to reestablish vegetation and ecosystem function. SBR has advanced in terms …

Exotic annual grasses dominate millions of hectares and increase fire frequency in the
sagebrush ecosystem of North America. This devastating invasion is so costly and …

Ecological restoration efforts are likely to be more successful when project components are
informed by relevant stakeholders. However, key stakeholders are often not included in …

Native species that are abundant and persistent across disturbance‐succession cycles can
affect recovery and restoration of plant communities, especially in drylands. In the sagebrush …

Drastic loss in the area and quality of natural and semi‐natural habitats over the last
hundred years has placed biodiversity and related ecosystem functions under substantial …

A recent Restoration Ecology article by Merchant et al.(2022) suggested that practitioners do
not regularly use functional traits in restoration planning. We disagree and provide our …

On the Ground• Using native species in seed-based restoration efforts is critical for
recreating or maintaining healthy, resistant, and resilient ecosystems and communities in the …

Aims Although leaf and root traits may change considerably throughout plant development,
ontogenetic variation is rarely considered in trait-based ecology. Studies focused on how …

The spatial structure of genomic and phenotypic variation across populations reflects
historical and demographic processes as well as evolution via natural selection …