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20 April 2022 Restoration for Resilience: The Role of Plant–Microbial Interactions and Seed Provenance in Ecological Restoration
Jennifer L. Larson, Robert C. Venette, Diane L. Larson
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Abstract

With global efforts to restore grassland ecosystems, researchers and land management practitioners are working to reconstruct habitat that will persist and withstand stresses associated with climate change. Part of these efforts involve movement of plant material potentially adapted to future climate conditions from native habitat or seed production locations to a new restoration site. Restoration practice often follows this plant-centered, top-down approach. However, we suggest that restoration of belowground interactions, namely between plants and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi or rhizobia, is important for restoring resilient grasslands. In this synthesis we highlight these interactions and offer insight into how their restoration might be included in current grassland restoration practice. Ultimately, restoration of belowground interactions may contribute to grassland habitat that can withstand and respond to future climate uncertainties.

Jennifer L. Larson, Robert C. Venette, and Diane L. Larson "Restoration for Resilience: The Role of Plant–Microbial Interactions and Seed Provenance in Ecological Restoration," Natural Areas Journal 42(2), 152-159, (20 April 2022). https://doi.org/10.3375/21-42
Published: 20 April 2022
KEYWORDS
prairie restoration
resilience
seed sourcing
species interactions
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