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1. Adaptive management assists reintroduction as higher tides threaten an endangered salt marsh plant

Author:
Gregory B. Noe; Meghan Q.N. Fellows; Lorraine Parsons; Janelle West; John Callaway; Sally Trnka; Mark Wegener; Joy Zedler
Source:
Restoration ecology 2019 v.27 no.4 pp. 750-757
ISSN:
1061-2971
Subject:
Chloropyron maritimum subsp. maritimum; adaptive management; annuals; beak; bees; birds; canopy; case studies; conservation areas; desalination; germination; global warming; grasses; indigenous species; introduced plants; littoral zone; monitoring; parasitism; perennials; pollinators; rain; regression analysis; reproduction; roots; salt marsh plants; salt marshes; temperature; tides; upland soils; California
Abstract:
... In theory, extirpated plant species can be reintroduced and managed to restore sustainable populations. However, few reintroduced plants are known to persist for more than a few years. Our adaptive‐management case study illustrates how we restored the endangered hemiparasitic annual plant, Chloropyron maritimum subsp. maritimum (salt marsh bird's beak), to Sweetwater Marsh, San Diego Bay National ...
DOI:
10.1111/rec.12934

2. Adjustive ecological restoration through stakeholder involvement: a case of riparian landscape restoration on privately owned land with public access

Author:
Christian Gamborg; Jonas Morsing; Karsten Raulund‐Rasmussen
Source:
Restoration ecology 2019 v.27 no.5 pp. 1073-1083
ISSN:
1061-2971
Subject:
adaptive management; ecological restoration; humans; landscape restoration; stakeholders; surveys; uncertainty
Abstract:
... Ecological restoration involves a dual uncertainty or disagreement, one connected to changes in the environment and in human expertises, and another related to changes in views of acceptability over time and underlying value disagreements. While the former often is attended to under the notion of adaptive management, the latter is less often considered. The aim of this article is to investigate ho ...
DOI:
10.1111/rec.12955

3. Amendments fail to hasten biocrust recovery or soil stability at a disturbed dryland sandy site

Author:
David G. Chandler; Natalie Day; Matthew D. Madsen; Jayne Belnap
Source:
Restoration ecology 2019 v.27 no.2 pp. 289-297
ISSN:
1061-2971
Subject:
Bryophyta; Chlorophyta; Cyanobacteria; aggregate stability; arid lands; biological soil crusts; biomass; ecological function; fungi; gels; gypsum; hydraulic conductivity; inoculum; lichens; nutrients; oils; polyacrylamide; sodium chloride; soil aggregates; soil amendments; soil strength
Abstract:
... In most drylands, biological soil crusts (biocrusts), an assemblage of lichens, bryophytes, fungi, green algae, and cyanobacteria, are critical to healthy ecosystem function. However, they are extremely sensitive to disturbance and attempts to facilitate their recovery have had variable success. In this study, we applied soil amendments designed to improve soil surface stability and accelerate bio ...
DOI:
10.1111/rec.12870

4. Apps can help bridge restoration science and restoration practice

Author:
Katie P. Sperry; Allison K. Shaw; Lauren L. Sullivan
Source:
Restoration ecology 2019 v.27 no.5 pp. 934-937
ISSN:
1061-2971
Subject:
decision making; ecological function; global change; habitat connectivity; habitat conservation
Abstract:
... Scientists need to find innovative ways to communicate their findings with restoration practitioners in an era of global change. Apps are a promising bridge between restoration science and practice because they apply broad scientific concepts to specific situations. For example, habitat connectivity promotes ecological function, but practitioners lack ways to incorporate connectivity into decision ...
DOI:
10.1111/rec.12999

5. Archaic and contemporary topographic diversification of Upper Mississippi River forests

Author:
Richard S. King; Jon Stravers; Lisa Maas; Tamra Elliot; Amber Langhus
Source:
Restoration ecology 2019 v.27 no.3 pp. 559-568
ISSN:
1061-2971
Subject:
Setophaga cerulea; floodplains; forest conservation; forest restoration; forests; habitats; planning; rivers; topography; Mississippi River
Abstract:
... Topographic diversity is an important component of environmental heterogeneity. Topographic diversity within the Upper Mississippi River floodplain has been degraded because of modifications for navigation improvement. Efforts aimed at restoring topographic diversity in the Upper Mississippi River floodplain have been extensive but have not focused on reversing the effects of forest loss and degra ...
DOI:
10.1111/rec.12901

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

Author:
Terra K. Lubin; Peggy Schultz; James D. Bever; Helen M. Alexander
Source:
Restoration ecology 2019 v.27 no.5 pp. 1021-1031
ISSN:
1061-2971
Subject:
forbs; inoculum; plant communities; prairie soils; seedlings; soil ecology; soil inoculation; sowing; species diversity; tallgrass prairies
Abstract:
... 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 use multiple strategies could improve restoration outcomes. Here, we examine two commonly suggested strategies in a single tallgrass prairie restoration experiment: increased forb sowing density and prairie soil inoculatio ...
DOI:
10.1111/rec.12953

7. Assessing ecosystem functioning in forests undergoing restoration

Author:
Milena Fermina Rosenfield; Sandra Cristina Müller
Source:
Restoration ecology 2019 v.27 no.1 pp. 158-167
ISSN:
1061-2971
Subject:
carbon nitrogen ratio; detritivores; ecosystems; functional diversity; natural regeneration; soil; species richness; trees; tropical forests; vegetation structure; Brazil
Abstract:
... Restoration projects may have broad and complex ecological goals that require distinct and integrative measures for evaluating restoration development and success. However, most studies usually evaluate structural and species composition parameters, with less emphasis on ecological processes and functioning. The main objective of this study is to use an integrated approach that considers structura ...
DOI:
10.1111/rec.12828

8. Assessing stream channel restoration: the phased recovery framework

Author:
Jacob M. Dyste; H. Maurice Valett
Source:
Restoration ecology 2019 v.27 no.4 pp. 850-861
ISSN:
1061-2971
Subject:
anthropogenic activities; community structure; ecosystems; habitats; macroinvertebrates; monitoring; stream channels; water quality; watersheds; Montana
Abstract:
... Channel reconfiguration is one of the most common and costly stream restoration techniques, though its effectiveness is frequently questioned. Project monitoring often tracks changes in macroinvertebrate communities and other responses for a 5‐year period. However, channel reconfiguration is a documented disturbance to stream ecosystems, suggesting that this form of restoration initiates successio ...
DOI:
10.1111/rec.12926

9. Assessing, with limited resources, the ecological outcomes of wetland restoration: a South African case

Author:
Donovan C. Kotze; Farai Tererai; Piet‐Louis Grundling
Source:
Restoration ecology 2019 v.27 no.3 pp. 495-503
ISSN:
1061-2971
Subject:
cost effectiveness; ecological restoration; ecosystem services; geomorphology; hydrology; land use; landscapes; vegetation; wetlands; South Africa
Abstract:
... Resources for evaluating the ecological outcomes of ecosystem restoration projects are often limited, especially within government‐funded programs. In order to rapidly assess the ecological outcomes of wetland restoration, an improved approach has been developed, which was applied in the assessment of the ecological outcomes at nine restoration sites of South Africa's Working for Wetlands program. ...
DOI:
10.1111/rec.12891

10. Assessment of genetic diversity and mating system of Acacia cyclops restoration and remnant populations

Author:
Melissa A. Millar; David J. Coates; Margaret Byrne; Siegfried L. Krauss; Justin Jonson; Stephen D. Hopper
Source:
Restoration ecology 2019 v.27 no.6 pp. 1327-1338
ISSN:
1061-2971
Subject:
Acacia cyclops; adults; genetic variation; heterozygosity; landscapes; mating systems; planting; pollinating insects; progeny; provenance; seed collecting; seedlings; seeds; shrubs; trees; South Australia; Western Australia
Abstract:
... Acacia cyclops, or Ngaamarur, is a common coastal shrub or small tree of the southwest of Western Australia and South Australia used for restoration in these landscapes and elsewhere. Knowledge of genetic diversity and mating systems of restoration populations is often lacking but can help inform likely restoration success. We compared genetic diversity and mating system parameters at three restor ...
DOI:
10.1111/rec.13007

11. Balancing competing life‐stage requirements in salmon habitat rehabilitation: between a rock and a hard place

Author:
Joseph Merz; Lucius Caldwell; Michael Beakes; Chris Hammersmark; Kirsten Sellheim
Source:
Restoration ecology 2019 v.27 no.3 pp. 661-671
ISSN:
1061-2971
Subject:
Hirudinea; Oncorhynchus tshawytscha; ecological restoration; gravel; habitats; models; predators; probability; reproductive success; rivers; salmon; spawning; streams; California
Abstract:
... Gravel augmentation is often applied to rivers and streams to rehabilitate salmonid spawning and incubation habitat. However, the effect of gravel size on salmon spawning utilization and embryo survival during incubation is not well understood. We conducted an experiment on a regulated and previously mined Northern California salmonid‐bearing stream in which different sized gravel (small, medium, ...
DOI:
10.1111/rec.12900

12. Bare soil cover and arbuscular mycorrhizal community in the first montane forest restoration in Central Argentina

Author:
Alejandra G. Becerra; Adriana Diván; Daniel Renison
Source:
Restoration ecology 2019 v.27 no.4 pp. 804-812
ISSN:
1061-2971
Subject:
Acaulospora; Glomus; beneficial microorganisms; community structure; dry season; forest restoration; hyphae; montane forests; mycorrhizal fungi; planting; saplings; soil; soil erosion; species richness; spores; vesicular arbuscular mycorrhizae; Argentina
Abstract:
... Soil erosion affects extensive areas worldwide and must be urgently reduced promoting plant cover and beneficial microorganisms associated with plants, including arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF). In mountain environments, plant cover is difficult to enhance due to harsh conditions during the dry season and steep slopes. Our objective was to evaluate the percentage of the soil surface covered by ...
DOI:
10.1111/rec.12937

13. Benefits and limitations of isolated floral patches in a pollinator restoration project in Arizona

Author:
Molly L. McCormick; Clare E. Aslan; Todd A. Chaudhry; Kristen A. Potter
Source:
Restoration ecology 2019 v.27 no.6 pp. 1282-1290
ISSN:
1061-2971
Subject:
Angiospermae; ecosystems; flowers; gardens; habitats; invertebrates; pollination; pollinators; sowing; Arizona
Abstract:
... This study examined invertebrate floral visitor responses to floral richness, floral abundance, and distance between floral patches within a newly planted pollinator restoration habitat in an arid ecosystem in central Arizona, United States. We created a pollinator habitat experiment consisting of a large central garden (11‐m diameter) surrounded by concentric rings of smaller habitat patches (1‐m ...
DOI:
10.1111/rec.12995

14. Cannot see the random forest for the decision trees: selecting predictive models for restoration ecology

Author:
David M. Barnard; Matthew J. Germino; David S. Pilliod; Robert S. Arkle; Cara Applestein; Bill E. Davidson; Matthew R. Fisk
Source:
Restoration ecology 2019 v.27 no.5 pp. 1053-1063
ISSN:
1061-2971
Subject:
Artemisia; adaptive management; artificial intelligence; basins; data collection; decision support systems; ecological restoration; geographic information systems; models; prediction; United States
Abstract:
... Improving predictions of restoration outcomes is increasingly important to resource managers for accountability and adaptive management, yet there is limited guidance for selecting a predictive model from the multitude available. The goal of this article was to identify an optimal predictive framework for restoration ecology using 11 modeling frameworks (including machine learning, inferential, an ...
DOI:
10.1111/rec.12938

15. Canopy manipulation as a tool for restoring mature forest conifers under an early‐successional angiosperm canopy

Author:
Adrian M. Tulod; David A. Norton; Courteney Sealey
Source:
Restoration ecology 2019 v.27 no.1 pp. 31-37
ISSN:
1061-2971
Subject:
Kunzea; Podocarpus totara; branches; canopy; dead wood; edge effects; forests; girdling; herbivores; light transmission; seedlings; trees; understory; ungulates
Abstract:
... Low‐light environments in early‐successional forests that have established after abandonment of farming often restrict the establishment of later successional species resulting in an arrested succession. This 6‐year study tested the potential of different canopy manipulations to facilitate the establishment of a light‐demanding canopy tree species, tōtara (Podocarpus totara), within a regenerating ...
DOI:
10.1111/rec.12707

16. Carbon accumulation and vertical accretion in a restored versus historic salt marsh in southern Puget Sound, Washington, United States

Author:
Judith Z. Drexler; Isa Woo; Christopher C. Fuller; Glynnis Nakai
Source:
Restoration ecology 2019 v.27 no.5 pp. 1117-1127
ISSN:
1061-2971
Subject:
bulk density; lead; organic carbon; radionuclides; salt marshes; sediments; Puget Sound; Washington (state)
Abstract:
... Few comparisons exist between vertical accretion (VA) and carbon accumulation rates (CARs) in restored versus historic (i.e. reference) marshes. Here, we compare these processes in a formerly diked, sparsely vegetated, restored salt marsh (Six Gill Slough, SG), whose surface is subsided relative to the tidal frame, to an adjacent, relatively pristine, historic salt marsh (Animal Slough, AS). Six s ...
DOI:
10.1111/rec.12941

17. Clumped planting arrangements improve seed production in a revegetated eucalypt woodland

Author:
Kimberly P. McCallum; Martin F. Breed; David C. Paton; Andrew J. Lowe
Source:
Restoration ecology 2019 v.27 no.3 pp. 638-646
ISSN:
1061-2971
Subject:
Eucalyptus leucoxylon; fruits; land restoration; planting; pollen; pollination; pollinators; seed set; trees; woodlands
Abstract:
... The arrangement of plants within revegetated sites is rarely considered an important characteristic of these communities. However, in natural systems, plant spatial arrangements can influence a range of ecological processes, including pollination and seed set. Pollinators tend to preferentially visit larger and/or more closely spaced populations, with plants in these populations generally receivin ...
DOI:
10.1111/rec.12905

18. Colonization of woody seedlings in the understory of actively and passively restored tropical moist forests

Author:
Enock Ssekuubwa; Vincent B. Muwanika; Josephine Esaete; John R. S. Tabuti; Mnason Tweheyo
Source:
Restoration ecology 2019 v.27 no.1 pp. 148-157
ISSN:
1061-2971
Subject:
national parks; old-growth forests; seedlings; species diversity; tropical rain forests; understory; Uganda
Abstract:
... The status of woody seedling colonization gives clues about the self‐sustainability of restored forests, a tenet of restoration success. Little is known about woody seedling colonization in restored afrotropical forests. We evaluated effects of restoration methods (active vs. passive), sampling year, restoration age, and distance from old‐growth forests on seedling colonization in restored afrotro ...
DOI:
10.1111/rec.12850

19. Comparing amphibian habitat quality and functional success among natural, restored, and created vernal pools

Author:
Megan B. Rothenberger; Mariuxi K. Vera; Dru Germanoski; Emily Ramirez
Source:
Restoration ecology 2019 v.27 no.4 pp. 881-891
ISSN:
1061-2971
Subject:
Lithobates sylvaticus; ecological function; forest land; habitats; indicator species; land cover; larvae; metamorphosis; reproductive success; salamanders and newts; survival rate; vernal pools; New Jersey; Pennsylvania
Abstract:
... The fact that several vernal pool restoration and creation attempts in eastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey have been paired with conservation of natural pools in the same area provided a valuable research opportunity to compare amphibian habitat quality between project sites and natural reference pools. To measure desired outcomes, we used successful reproduction and metamorphosis of two vernal po ...
DOI:
10.1111/rec.12922

20. Comparisons of population density and genetic diversity in artificial and wild populations of an arborescent coral, Acropora yongei: implications for the efficacy of “artificial spawning hotspots”

Author:
Yuna Zayasu; Go Suzuki
Source:
Restoration ecology 2019 v.27 no.2 pp. 440-446
ISSN:
1061-2971
Subject:
Acropora; adults; clones; corals; genetic variation; larvae; population density; spawning
Abstract:
... We are developing techniques to restore coral populations by enhancing larval supply using “artificial spawning hotspots” that aggregate conspecific adult corals. However, no data were available regarding how natural larval supply from wild coral populations is influenced by fertilization rate and how this is in turn affected by local population density and genetic diversity. Therefore, we assesse ...
DOI:
10.1111/rec.12857