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View article: Metal mining on land versus the ocean in the context of the current Biodiversity Crisis
Metal mining on land versus the ocean in the context of the current Biodiversity Crisis Open
As climate change and biodiversity loss intensify, the deep seabed beckons as a source of metals for batteries. Initiating this new exploitation conflicts with international agreements to decelerate biodiversity loss through wider protecti…
View article: On soil health and the pivotal role of proximal sensing
On soil health and the pivotal role of proximal sensing Open
Soil underpins the functioning of all terrestrial ecosystems. Sustainable soil management is crucial to preventing further degradation of the non-renewable soil resources and achieving sustainability. The soil health concept has gained pop…
View article: Pulmonary Acoustic Sensor Telemetry Array: A Prototype for Remote Monitoring, Diagnosis, and Prognostication of Pulmonary Sounds
Pulmonary Acoustic Sensor Telemetry Array: A Prototype for Remote Monitoring, Diagnosis, and Prognostication of Pulmonary Sounds Open
This paper presents the pulmonary acoustic sensor telemetry array, a novel hardware prototype developed for remote pulmonary monitoring, diagnosis, and prognostication of pulmonary sounds in clinical settings. The proposed hardware prototy…
View article: Comparing environmental impacts of deep‐seabed and land‐based mining: A defensible framework
Comparing environmental impacts of deep‐seabed and land‐based mining: A defensible framework Open
The crises of climate change and biodiversity loss are interlinked and must be addressed jointly. A proposed solution for reducing reliance on fossil fuels, and thus mitigating climate change, is the transition from conventional combustion…
View article: Global mitochondrial and chloroplast genome diversity in the threatened aquatic carnivorous plant Aldrovanda vesiculosa
Global mitochondrial and chloroplast genome diversity in the threatened aquatic carnivorous plant Aldrovanda vesiculosa Open
View article: Harnessing Drones, Doves and Sentinel-2 Imagery for Assessing the Composition and Trajectory of Restoration
Harnessing Drones, Doves and Sentinel-2 Imagery for Assessing the Composition and Trajectory of Restoration Open
Natural vegetation restoration can take decades to achieve and requires information on species composition and trend to inform management strategies. Here we demonstrate the potential and portability of drone, dove and Sentinel-2 imagery f…
View article: Drosera maanyaa-gooljoo, a new species of Drosera section Arachnopus (Droseraceae) from the Buccaneer Archipelago and Yampi Peninsula, northwest Kimberley region, Western Australia
Drosera maanyaa-gooljoo, a new species of Drosera section Arachnopus (Droseraceae) from the Buccaneer Archipelago and Yampi Peninsula, northwest Kimberley region, Western Australia Open
Drosera maanyaa-gooljoo, a new annual species of Drosera section Arachnopus from the remote Buccaneer Archipelago and Yampi Peninsula in the northwest Kimberley region of Western Australia, is described and illustrated. Drosera maanyaa-goo…
View article: Dramatic difference in rate of chromosome number evolution among sundew (Drosera L., Droseraceae) lineages
Dramatic difference in rate of chromosome number evolution among sundew (Drosera L., Droseraceae) lineages Open
Chromosome number change is a driver of speciation in eukaryotic organisms. Carnivorous sundews in the plant genus Drosera L. exhibit single chromosome number variation both among and within species, especially in the Australian <…
View article: Dramatic difference in rate of chromosome number evolution among sundew ( <i>Drosera</i> L., Droseraceae) lineages
Dramatic difference in rate of chromosome number evolution among sundew ( <i>Drosera</i> L., Droseraceae) lineages Open
Chromosome number change is a driver of speciation in eukaryotic organisms. Carnivorous sundews in the plant genus Drosera L. exhibit single chromosome number variation both among and within species, especially in the Australian Drosera su…
View article: Insect community reassembly in a spatiotemporally heterogenous restoration landscape
Insect community reassembly in a spatiotemporally heterogenous restoration landscape Open
Context Anthropogenic habitat degradation resulting from agricultural, mining, and urban development is a leading cause of global insect declines, but the recovery of insect communities and functional guilds is rarely assessed during ecolo…
View article: Editorial: Plant-soil-microbe interactions and drivers in ecosystem development and ecological restoration
Editorial: Plant-soil-microbe interactions and drivers in ecosystem development and ecological restoration Open
EDITORIAL article Front. Ecol. Evol., 13 June 2023Sec. Conservation and Restoration Ecology Volume 11 - 2023 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2023.1216016
View article: Better to risk limb than life: some insects use autotomy to escape passive predation by carnivorous plants
Better to risk limb than life: some insects use autotomy to escape passive predation by carnivorous plants Open
Limb autotomy, the voluntary shedding of body parts as a strategy to escape predation or entrapment, is particularly common in insects and other arthropods that are frequently captured by the carnivorous plant genus Drosera . However, no s…
View article: Germination physiology of <i>Cochlospermum fraseri</i> (Bixaceae), a deciduous tree from Northern Australia with physical seed dormancy
Germination physiology of <i>Cochlospermum fraseri</i> (Bixaceae), a deciduous tree from Northern Australia with physical seed dormancy Open
Cochlospermum fraseri (‘Kapok’, Bixaceae) is a deciduous tree widely distributed throughout semi-arid and monsoon tropical northern Australia, and an important species for ecological restoration in the region. We aimed to better understand…
View article: Capture of mammal excreta by<i>Nepenthes</i>is an effective heterotrophic nutrition strategy
Capture of mammal excreta by<i>Nepenthes</i>is an effective heterotrophic nutrition strategy Open
Background and aims While isotopic enrichment of nitrogen (15N) and carbon (13C) is often used to determine whether carnivorous plant species capture and assimilate nutrients from supplemental sources such as invertebrate prey or mammal ex…
View article: Over two orders of magnitude difference in rate of single chromosome loss among sundew (<i>Drosera</i>L., Droseraceae) lineages
Over two orders of magnitude difference in rate of single chromosome loss among sundew (<i>Drosera</i>L., Droseraceae) lineages Open
Chromosome number change is a driver of speciation in eukaryotic organisms. Carnivorous sundews, the plant genus Drosera L., exhibit single chromosome number variation among and within species, especially in the Australian Drosera subg. Er…
View article: Ecosystem restoration is integral to humanity's recovery from COVID-19
Ecosystem restoration is integral to humanity's recovery from COVID-19 Open
View article: Miniaturised visible and near-infrared spectrometers for assessing soil health indicators in mine site rehabilitation
Miniaturised visible and near-infrared spectrometers for assessing soil health indicators in mine site rehabilitation Open
Mining can cause severe disturbances to the soil, which underpins the viability of terrestrial ecosystems. Post-mining rehabilitation relies on measuring soil properties that are critical indicators of soil health. Soil visible–near-infrar…
View article: Predators in a mining landscape: Threats to a behaviourally unique, endangered lizard
Predators in a mining landscape: Threats to a behaviourally unique, endangered lizard Open
Patchy resource distribution can cluster predator activity around areas of the highest productivity in ecosystems. For the endangered Western Spiny‐tailed Skink ( Egernia stokesii badia ) in Western Australia, the log piles that they perma…
View article: Reply on RC3
Reply on RC3 Open
Abstract. Mining can cause severe disturbances to the soil, which underpins the viability of terrestrial ecosystems. Post-mining rehabilitation relies on measuring soil properties that are critical indicators of soil healt…
View article: Reply on CC1
Reply on CC1 Open
Abstract. Mining can cause severe disturbances to the soil, which underpins the viability of terrestrial ecosystems. Post-mining rehabilitation relies on measuring soil properties that are critical indicators of soil healt…
View article: Understanding the interplay of temperature and moisture on the germination niche to improve management of threatened species impacted by mining
Understanding the interplay of temperature and moisture on the germination niche to improve management of threatened species impacted by mining Open
The return of vegetation to mined lands often requires broadcast seeding of diverse native seed mixes. However, seeds are highly adapted to germination windows with specific hydrothermal thresholds that maximize the likelihood of seedling …
View article: Comment on soil-2021-138
Comment on soil-2021-138 Open
Abstract. Mining can cause severe disturbances to the soil, which underpins the viability of terrestrial ecosystems. Post-mining rehabilitation relies on measuring soil properties that are critical indicators of soil healt…
View article: Revealing microhabitat requirements of an endangered specialist lizard with LiDAR
Revealing microhabitat requirements of an endangered specialist lizard with LiDAR Open
View article: A novel approach for reliable qualitative and quantitative prey spectra identification of carnivorous plants combining DNA metabarcoding and macro photography
A novel approach for reliable qualitative and quantitative prey spectra identification of carnivorous plants combining DNA metabarcoding and macro photography Open
View article: Restoration seedbanks for mined land restoration
Restoration seedbanks for mined land restoration Open
Restoration seedbanks have become a key infrastructure resource in efforts to restore damaged and degraded environments across the globe. Large‐scale ecological restoration typically utilizes large volumes of valuable, usually wild‐collect…
View article: Miniaturised visible and near-infrared spectrometers for assessing soil health indicators in mine site rehabilitation
Miniaturised visible and near-infrared spectrometers for assessing soil health indicators in mine site rehabilitation Open
Mining can cause severe disturbances to the soil, which underpins the viability of terrestrial ecosystems. Post-mining rehabilitation relies on measuring soil properties that are critical soil health indicators. Soil visible–near-infrared …
View article: 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 Open
As human activities destroy and degrade the world's ecosystems at unprecedented scales, there is a growing need for evidence‐based methods for ecological restoration if we are to preserve biodiversity and ecosystem services. Mining represe…
View article: A life‐of‐mine approach to fauna monitoring is critical for recovering functional ecosystems to restored landscapes
A life‐of‐mine approach to fauna monitoring is critical for recovering functional ecosystems to restored landscapes Open
Mineral extraction activities are intensely disruptive to ecosystems and their associated fauna. Few countries globally have comprehensive legislation surrounding mine site restoration, but within Australia, restoration of discontinued min…
View article: High rock content enhances plant resistance to drought in saline topsoils
High rock content enhances plant resistance to drought in saline topsoils Open
View article: Initiating pedogenesis of magnetite tailings using Lupinus angustifolius (narrow-leaf lupin) as an ecological engineer to promote native plant establishment
Initiating pedogenesis of magnetite tailings using Lupinus angustifolius (narrow-leaf lupin) as an ecological engineer to promote native plant establishment Open