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View article: Human‐Mediated Dispersal Routes Structure Sahara Mustard Genomics
Human‐Mediated Dispersal Routes Structure Sahara Mustard Genomics Open
Humans have facilitated the spread and evolution of invasive species, a pattern that has accelerated with the globalisation of trade and societal development. Consequently, the invasiveness of a species may be determined not only by how ma…
View article: Intraspecific trait variability in wild plant populations predicts neither variability nor performance in a common garden
Intraspecific trait variability in wild plant populations predicts neither variability nor performance in a common garden Open
Dryland restoration requires plant materials capable of performing well despite difficult growing conditions. Selecting plant materials with higher intraspecific trait variability (ITV) may support successful outcomes by enhancing the perf…
View article: Facilitating comparable research in seedling functional ecology
Facilitating comparable research in seedling functional ecology Open
Ecologists have worked to ascribe function to the variation found in plant populations, communities and ecosystems across environments for at least the past century. The vast body of research in functional ecology has drastically improved …
View article: Matching existing and future native plant materials to disturbance‐driven restoration needs
Matching existing and future native plant materials to disturbance‐driven restoration needs Open
Assessing the appropriateness of existing native plant materials can both determine which seed source to utilize for restoration projects, and identify locations for which new seed sources need to be developed. Here, we demonstrate an appr…
View article: Perspectives on challenges and opportunities at the restoration‐policy interface in the U.S.A.
Perspectives on challenges and opportunities at the restoration‐policy interface in the U.S.A. Open
As we advance into the United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, understanding the relationship between science, management, and policy is increasingly important given the paucity of research evaluating the ability of existing policy…
View article: Evolutionary dynamics inform management interventions of a hanging garden obligate, Carex specuicola
Evolutionary dynamics inform management interventions of a hanging garden obligate, Carex specuicola Open
Uncovering the historical and contemporary processes shaping rare species with complex distributions is of growing importance due to threats such as habitat destruction and climate change. Species restricted to specialized, patchy habitat …
View article: Knowledge sharing for shared success in the decade on ecosystem restoration
Knowledge sharing for shared success in the decade on ecosystem restoration Open
The Decade on Ecosystem Restoration aims to provide the means and incentives for upscaling restoration efforts worldwide. Although ecosystem restoration is a broad, interdisciplinary concept, effective ecological restoration requires sound…
View article: Asynchronous flowering patterns in saguaro cacti (<i>Carnegiea gigantea</i>)
Asynchronous flowering patterns in saguaro cacti (<i>Carnegiea gigantea</i>) Open
The saguaro cactus ( Carnegiea gigantea [Engelm.] Britton & Rose) is a keystone species endemic to the Sonoran Desert of northern Mexico and the southwestern United States. The saguaro produces large white flowers near its stem apex (crown…
View article: How to increase the supply of native seed to improve restoration success: the US native seed development process
How to increase the supply of native seed to improve restoration success: the US native seed development process Open
With the United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, restoration of damaged ecosystems is turning into a global movement. Restoration actions that are not based on science and an understanding of ecosystem function can thwart desired r…
View article: Demographic modeling informs functional connectivity and management interventions in Graham’s beardtongue
Demographic modeling informs functional connectivity and management interventions in Graham’s beardtongue Open
Functional connectivity (i.e., the movement of individuals across a landscape) is essential for the maintenance of genetic variation and persistence of rare species. However, illuminating the processes influencing functional connectivity a…
View article: Solutions in microbiome engineering: prioritizing barriers to organism establishment
Solutions in microbiome engineering: prioritizing barriers to organism establishment Open
Microbiome engineering is increasingly being employed as a solution to challenges in health, agriculture, and climate. Often manipulation involves inoculation of new microbes designed to improve function into a preexisting microbial commun…
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Front Cover Open
The cover image relates to the Research Article https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.13288 “The demographic and ecological factors shaping diversification among rare Astragalus species.” Cisco milkvetch (Astragalus sabulosus; Fabaceae), an incredib…
View article: Data and Code for: Drivers of seedling establishment success in dryland restoration efforts
Data and Code for: Drivers of seedling establishment success in dryland restoration efforts Open
Code and Raw data for: Drivers of seedling establishment success in dryland restoration efforts Restoration of degraded drylands is urgently needed to mitigate climate change, reverse desertification, and secure livelihoods for the two bil…
View article: Data and Code for: Drivers of seedling establishment success in dryland restoration efforts
Data and Code for: Drivers of seedling establishment success in dryland restoration efforts Open
Code and Raw data for: Drivers of seedling establishment success in dryland restoration efforts Restoration of degraded drylands is urgently needed to mitigate climate change, reverse desertification, and secure livelihoods for the two bil…
View article: The demographic and ecological factors shaping diversification among rare<i>Astragalus</i>species
The demographic and ecological factors shaping diversification among rare<i>Astragalus</i>species Open
Aim Evolutionary radiations are central to the origin and maintenance of biodiversity, yet we rarely understand how they are jointly shaped by demography and ecological opportunity. Astragalus is the largest plant genus in the world and is…
View article: Incorporating Biogeochemistry into Dryland Restoration
Incorporating Biogeochemistry into Dryland Restoration Open
Dryland degradation is a persistent and accelerating global problem. Although the mechanisms initiating and maintaining dryland degradation are largely understood, returning productivity and function through ecological restoration remains …
View article: Data from: "Warming of alpine tundra enhances belowground production and shifts community towards resource acquisition traits"
Data from: "Warming of alpine tundra enhances belowground production and shifts community towards resource acquisition traits" Open
This archive contains data used to draw conclusions in “Warming of alpine tundra enhances belowground production and shifts community towards resource acquisition traits”, by Yang et al. 2020. Data were collected on Niwot Ridge, in an alpi…
View article: Data from: "Responses of alpine plant communities to climate warming"
Data from: "Responses of alpine plant communities to climate warming" Open
The Alpine Treeline Warming Experiment (ATWE) was a common garden-climate manipulation experiment set up across an elevation gradient in Niwot Ridge, in the Front Range of the Colorado Rocky Mountains, USA. The project sought to learn more…
View article: Data from: "Snowmelt Timing Regulates Community Composition, Phenology, and Physiological Performance of Alpine Plants"
Data from: "Snowmelt Timing Regulates Community Composition, Phenology, and Physiological Performance of Alpine Plants" Open
This archive contains data that were used to support conclusions drawn in “Snowmelt Timing Regulates Community Composition, Phenology, and Physiological Performance of Alpine Plants”, by Winkler et al., 2018. Data were collected throughout…
View article: Sahara mustard as a major threat to desert biodiversity in the southwest United States and the need to integrate contemporary methods to understand its biology
Sahara mustard as a major threat to desert biodiversity in the southwest United States and the need to integrate contemporary methods to understand its biology Open
Understanding the nature of biological invasions is an important grand challenge, and we share Prof. Hedrick's concern for developing good theory and mechanistic understanding of the ecological and evolutionary dynamics of invasion (Hedric…
View article: Experimental Warming Changes Phenology and Shortens Growing Season of the Dominant Invasive Plant Bromus tectorum (Cheatgrass)
Experimental Warming Changes Phenology and Shortens Growing Season of the Dominant Invasive Plant Bromus tectorum (Cheatgrass) Open
Bromus tectorum (cheatgrass) has successfully invaded and established throughout the western United States. Bromus tectorum grows early in the season and this early growth allows B. tectorum to outcompete native species, which has led to d…
View article: Getting to the root of restoration: considering root traits for improved restoration outcomes under drought and competition
Getting to the root of restoration: considering root traits for improved restoration outcomes under drought and competition Open
A foundational goal of trait‐based ecology, including trait‐based restoration, is to link specific traits to community assembly, biodiversity, and ecosystem function. Despite a growing awareness of the importance of belowground traits for …
View article: Warming Acts Through Earlier Snowmelt to Advance But Not Extend Alpine Community Flowering
Warming Acts Through Earlier Snowmelt to Advance But Not Extend Alpine Community Flowering Open
Warming will alter multiple climate factors in the alpine tundra, yet few experimental studies modify the simultaneous and competing influences of earlier snowmelt, higher temperatures, and altered soil moisture. We used infrared heaters a…
View article: Warming of alpine tundra enhances belowground production and shifts community towards resource acquisition traits
Warming of alpine tundra enhances belowground production and shifts community towards resource acquisition traits Open
Climate warming is expected to stimulate plant growth in high‐elevation and high‐latitude ecosystems, significantly increasing aboveground net primary production (ANPP). However, the effects of simultaneous changes in temperature, snowmelt…
View article: Warming acts through earlier snowmelt to advance but not extend alpine community flowering
Warming acts through earlier snowmelt to advance but not extend alpine community flowering Open
Large‐scale warming will alter multiple local climate factors in alpine tundra, yet very few experimental studies examine the combined yet distinct influences of earlier snowmelt, higher temperatures and altered soil moisture on alpine eco…
View article: Data from: "Soil moisture mediates alpine life form and community productivity responses to warming"
Data from: "Soil moisture mediates alpine life form and community productivity responses to warming" Open
This dataset contains values that were used to support conclusions drawn in the publication “Soil moisture mediates alpine life form and community productivity responses to warming”, originally published in 2016 by Winkler et al. All data …
View article: Earlier plant growth helps compensate for reduced carbon fixation after 13 years of warming
Earlier plant growth helps compensate for reduced carbon fixation after 13 years of warming Open
Drylands play a dominant role in global carbon cycling and are particularly vulnerable to increasing temperatures, but our understanding of how dryland ecosystems will respond to climatic change remains notably poor. Considering that the a…
View article: Local temporal trajectories explain population‐level responses to climate change in saguaro (<i>Carnegiea gigantea</i>)
Local temporal trajectories explain population‐level responses to climate change in saguaro (<i>Carnegiea gigantea</i>) Open
Population demography is typically assumed to be strongly influenced by climatic factors, particularly with succulent plants and cacti. The saguaro cactus ( Carnegiea gigantea ) is a long‐lived columnar cactus of the Sonoran Desert that ex…