EDITOR'S CHOICE: Application of genetic diversity-ecosystem function research to ecological restoration

Application of genetic diversity–ecosystem function research to ecological restoration

Karin M. Kettenring*, Kristin L. Mercer, Carrie Reinhardt Adams and Jes Hines Ecology Center and Department of Watershed Sciences, Utah State University, Logan, UT, USA; Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, MD, USA; Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA; Department of Environmental Horticulture, University of Florida, Gainesvi...

Ecological Drivers of Ecosystem Diversity in Sahelian Rangeland of Niger

Description of vegetation patterns associated with environmental factors such as grazing, climate, landforms, substrate variables etc. are helpful for land management planning. This study used new synecological tools to investigate plants composition and to provide ecological descriptions of plants communities of communal pastures in Sahelian Ecological Zone of Niger. Vegetation and several env...

Genetic Diversity Enhances Restoration Success by Augmenting Ecosystem Services

Disturbance and habitat destruction due to human activities is a pervasive problem in near-shore marine ecosystems, and restoration is often used to mitigate losses. A common metric used to evaluate the success of restoration is the return of ecosystem services. Previous research has shown that biodiversity, including genetic diversity, is positively associated with the provision of ecosystem s...

Application of Ecological Knowledge to Habitat Restoration

Editorial: Linking Ecosystem Function to Microbial Diversity

Understanding the link between microbial diversity and ecosystem processes is a fundamental goal of microbial ecologists, yet we still have a rudimentary knowledge of how changes in diversity affect nutrient cycling and energy transfer in ecosystems. Due to the complexity of the problem, many published studies on this topic have been conducted in artificial or manipulated systems. Studies of ar...