Plant traits as predictors of performance in ecological restoration

By Richard F. Pywell, J. Bullock, David Roy, L. Warman, K. Walker, P. Rothery. 2003

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Subfields: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Forestry, Nature and Landscape Conservation

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Prospects for fen meadow restoration on severely degraded fens (2010, background): “Such measures may also influence species interactions in favour of the target species, because their seedlings are often tolerant to anoxia, in contrast to those of most competitor species (McJannet et al., 1995; Lenssen et al., 1998; Grime, 2002; Pywell et al., 2003; Kotowski et al., 2006).”
Hay strewing, brush harvesting of seed and soil disturbance as tools for the enhancement of botanical diversity in grasslands (2007, background): “The timing of seed collection has been shown to be important in several studies (Stevenson et al., 1997; Riley et al., 2004).”
Allocating CSR plant functional types: the use of leaf economics and size traits to classify woody and herbaceous vascular plants (2013, unknown): “…to climate change (e.g. Abrahams 2008), to describe the development, conservation value and restoration of vegetation in managed ecosystems (Pywell et al. 2003; Boatman et al. 2011), to chart the response of vegetation to nitrogen pollution (Ling 2003) and abandonment (Pr evosto et al.…”
Restoring grassland biodiversity: Sowing low-diversity seed mixtures can lead to rapid favourable changes (2010, background): “Even where target species were sown in diverse mixtures, only the common generalist species with high competitive ability showed good recruitment (Pywell et al., 2003).”
Declines in forage availability for bumblebees at a national scale (2006, background): “As well as the evidence that these are important forage plants to a range of Bombus species which have declined in the countryside, they have also been shown to perform well during restoration experiments (Pywell et al., 2003).”
Evolution of plant materials for ecological restoration: insights from the applied and basic literature (2017, background): “In contrast, seed dormancy is essential for wild population maintenance when year-to-year climate variation results in non-optimal germination conditions in some years (Pywell et al. 2003; Schroeder & Prasse 2013).”
Long‐term enhancement of agricultural production by restoration of biodiversity (2006, background): “However, in the moderately fertile conditions of our study sites, as long as there is no further fertilizer addition, it is possible to establish moderately rich communities if appropriate species are added (Pywell et al. 2003) and extensive management by cutting and grazing reduces the dominance of”
Substitutes for grazing in semi-natural grasslands - do mowing or mulching represent valuable alternatives to maintain vegetation structure? (2009, result): “Similarly, other studies noted that less intensive management regimes lead to an increase in competitive species, especially when competition was for light, or as a cause of auteutrophication (Pywell et al. 2003; Kahmen & Poschlod 2004; Eler et al. 2005; Louault et al. 2005; Garnier et al. 2007; Qué”
The role of plant interactions in the restoration of degraded ecosystems: a meta‐analysis across life‐forms and ecosystems (2009, result): “Moreover, among herb groups, grasses had a larger negative effect than forbs, supporting previous studies that show grasses to be stronger competitors than forbs (Goldberg et al. 2001; Pywell et al. 2003).”
Competitive relationships of Andropogon gerardii (Big Bluestem) from remnant and restored native populations and select cultivated varieties (2004, background): “Traits selected during cultivar development could directly affect intra- and interspecific competitive dynamics within a community, as well as altering the genetic composition of the local genotype through introgression (Gustafson, Gibson & Nickrent 2001; Pywell et al . 2003 ).”
Influence of plant species and soil conditions on plant–soil feedback in mixed grassland communities (2010, background): “The range of species and functional groups reflects those that are known to be successful in restoration schemes (Pywell et al. 2003) and occur across a wide range of British mesotrophic grassland types (Rodwell 1992).”
Ecological theory provides strong support for habitat restoration (2017, background): “Althoughwe are not yet able to fully orchestrate ecosystemdevelopment via trait-based ecosystem engineering, the trait-based approach can help to maximise the ecosystem functions and services following restoration (Pywell et al., 2003).”