Adam T. Cross

TL;DR: This work proposes broadening the range of morphological, physiological and biochemical seed traits to add new understanding on plant niches, population dynamics and community assembly and lays the foundation for a seed-trait functional network which will underpin and facilitate trait-based inferences.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors proposed six practical strategies to strengthen the effectiveness and amplify the work of ecological restoration to meet the aspirations of the Decade: (1) incorporate holistic actions, including working at effective scale; (2) include traditional ecological knowledge (TEK); (3) collaborate with allied movements and organizations; (4) advance and apply soil microbiome science and technology; (5) provide training and capacity-building opportunities for communities and practitioners; and (6) study and show the relationships between ecosystem health and human health.

TL;DR: The steps of the dormancy classification process and the various corresponding methodologies for ex situ dormancy alleviation are outlined and the importance of record-keeping and reporting of seed accession information is highlighted to ensure that these factors are adequately considered in restoration planning.

TL;DR: It is proposed that basic knowledge of chronosequences that start with calcareous soils may provide an informative model for understanding the pedogenic processes required to accelerate soil formation on tailings, and development of a functional, stable root zone is crucial to successful ecological restoration on tailing.

TL;DR: It is determined that the bacterial communities of native biocrusts are distinct from those in their underlying soil, where dominant bacterial taxa differed according to crust morphologies, demonstrating that biocrUST communities are seemingly islands of biological activity in an arid landscape, uniquely different from their surrounding and underlying soil.