Informing arid region mine-site restoration through comparative ecophysiology of Acacia species under drought

Lamoureux, Sebastian; Veneklaas, Erik J.; Poot, Pieter

doi:10.1016/j.jaridenv.2016.06.002

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“…Studies exploring plant traits (e.g. root growth, nutrition, and plant‐water relations) across a diversity of species and environmental conditions (Lamoureux et al 2016 b ; Bateman et al 2018; Cross et al 2021) will allow practitioners to determine those species that are most likely to succeed at a given site. For example, post‐mining substrates are often nutrient‐poor or contaminated by heavy metals.…”

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Restoration ecophysiology: an ecophysiological approach to improve restoration strategies and outcomes in severely disturbed landscapes

Valliere

Alvarez

Cross

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Restoration Ecology

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As human activities destroy and degrade the world's ecosystems at unprecedented scales, there is a growing need for evidencebased methods for ecological restoration if we are to preserve biodiversity and ecosystem services. Mining represents one of the most severe anthropogenic disturbances, often necessitating intensive intervention to restore the most basic attributes of native ecosystems. Despite examples of successful mine-site restoration, re-establishing native vegetation in these degraded landscapes remains a significant challenge. Plant ecophysiology-the study of the interactions between plants and the environment-can provide a useful framework for evaluating and guiding mine-site restoration. By understanding the physiological mechanisms that allow plants to establish and persist in these highly disturbed environments, practitioners may be able to improve restoration outcomes. Specifically, methods in plant ecophysiology can inform site preparation and the selection of plant material for restoration projects, aid in monitoring restoration progress by providing additional insight into plant performance, and ultimately improve our ability to predict restoration trajectories. Here, we review the challenges and benefits of integrating an ecophysiological perspective to mine-site restoration in Western Australia, a global hotspot of biodiversity and mining operations. Using case studies and examples from the region's diverse ecosystems, we illustrate how an ecophysiological approach can guide the restoration of some of the world's most severely disturbed landscapes. With careful selection of study species and traits and consideration of the specific environmental conditions and stressors within a site, the restoration ecophysiology framework outlined here has the potential to inform restoration strategies across ecosystems.

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Section: Informing the Selection And Preparation Of Plant Materialsmentioning

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Restoration ecophysiology: an ecophysiological approach to improve restoration strategies and outcomes in severely disturbed landscapes

Valliere

Alvarez

Cross

et al. 2021

Restoration Ecology

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“…In parallel, there is also plenty of space for more traditional approaches to study plant structure and function in restoration sites, such as functional anatomy, seed germination, ecophysiology, plant-soil, plant-plant, and plant-animal interactions (e.g., Silliman et al 2015;Lamoureux et al 2016;Kaiser-Bunbury et al 2017;van de Bij et al 2018;Gagnon et al 2020;Kildisheva et al 2020). Of course, all landscape settings where restoration takes place can offer a variety of study sites, be they urban, rural or in the wilderness.…”

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Editorial note for the special collection “Trees and Restoration”

Scarano

2021

Trees

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Key messageEcological restoration is an increasingly global concern. Trees are the basic unit for land restoration in forests. Our journal "Trees: Structure and Function" now launches a special collection on structure and functions, including development, ecology and evolution of trees, to support concepts and approaches of restoration. Submission of original research and review essays is invited.

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Shallow soils negatively affect water relations and photosynthesis in two semi-arid Eucalyptus species

Lamoureux

Poot

Veneklaas

2018

Environmental and Experimental Botany

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Informing arid region mine-site restoration through comparative ecophysiology of Acacia species under drought

Cited by 4 publications

References 36 publications

Restoration ecophysiology: an ecophysiological approach to improve restoration strategies and outcomes in severely disturbed landscapes

Restoration ecophysiology: an ecophysiological approach to improve restoration strategies and outcomes in severely disturbed landscapes

Editorial note for the special collection “Trees and Restoration”

Shallow soils negatively affect water relations and photosynthesis in two semi-arid Eucalyptus species

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