restoration ecology

Integrating ecosystem functions into restoration ecology-recent advances and future directions

Including ecosystem functions into restoration ecology has been repeatedly suggested; yet there is limited evidence that this is taking place without bias to certain habitats; species; or functions. We reviewed the inclusion of ecosystem functions in …

Species-specific facilitation, ontogenetic shifts and consequences for plant community succession

We provide experimental evidence that nurse and beneficiary species identity simultaneously influence the balance between facilitation and competition. Our results suggest that ontogenetic shifts may be a widespread phenomenon in semi-arid …