With global efforts to restore grassland ecosystems, researchers and land management practitioners are working to reconstruct habitat that will persist and withstand stresses associated with climate change. Part of these efforts involve movement of plant material potentially adapted to future climate conditions from native habitat or seed production locations to a new restoration site. Restoration practice often follows this plant-centered, top-down approach. However, we suggest that restoration of belowground interactions, namely between plants and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi or rhizobia, is important for restoring resilient grasslands. In this synthesis we highlight these interactions and offer insight into how their restoration might be included in current grassland restoration practice. Ultimately, restoration of belowground interactions may contribute to grassland habitat that can withstand and respond to future climate uncertainties.
Restoration for resilience: The role of plant-microbial interactions and seed provenance in ecological restoration
Natural Areas Journal
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Abstract
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Restoration for resilience: The role of plant-microbial interactions and seed provenance in ecological restoration |
| Series title | Natural Areas Journal |
| DOI | 10.3375/21-42 |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Year Published | 2022 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | BioOne |
| Contributing office(s) | Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center |
| Description | 8 p. |
| First page | 152 |
| Last page | 159 |
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