Restoration seedbanks for mined land restoration

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dc.contributor.authorTurner, S.R.
dc.contributor.authorCross, A.T.
dc.contributor.authorJust, M.
dc.contributor.authorNewton, V.
dc.contributor.authorPedrini, S.
dc.contributor.authorTomlinson, S.
dc.contributor.authorDixon, K.
dc.date.issued2022
dc.descriptionFirst published: 06 March 2022
dc.description.abstractRestoration 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-collected seeds, but insufficient knowledge of seed biology (including storage requirements in some cases) and ecology for many species continues to hamper the utility of restoration seed banks to meet this rising demand. Poor germination and establishment when seeds are deployed from seed banks can stem from factors such as premature seed collection, low seed quality, poor processing, handling and storage, variable seed quality from year to year, and, critically, insufficient understanding of seed dormancy, seed germination traits, and the ecological requirements for germination stimulation. While these factors may impact the success of seed-based ecological restoration both synergistically and idiosyncratically, they can be universally addressed by adopting best practice principles in seedbank management and operation and through an improved understanding of the seed biology and ecology of stored species. Drawing upon an industry case study in seed banking for post-mining ecological restoration, we outline how optimizing seed storage conditions and a focus on seed biology and ecology in the operation of a restoration seedbank can deliver broad and immediate benefit and cost-efficiency to native seed use. Such improvements are crucial in developing more effective approaches for returning biodiverse plant communities to highly modified landscapes and are foundational for meeting the aspirations for ecological restoration at global scales in the coming decade.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityShane R. Turner, Adam T. Cross, Michael Just, Vern Newton, Simone Pedrini, Sean Tomlinson, Kingsley Dixon
dc.identifier.citationRestoration Ecology, 2022; 30(Suppl. 1):1-10
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/rec.13667
dc.identifier.issn1061-2971
dc.identifier.issn1526-100X
dc.identifier.orcidTomlinson, S. [0000-0003-0864-5391]
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2440/134940
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherWiley
dc.relation.granthttp://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/1150100041
dc.rights© 2022 The Authors.Restoration Ecology published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of Society for Ecological Restoration.This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1111/rec.13667
dc.subjectRecalcitrant seed
dc.subjectRestoration capacity building
dc.subjectRestoration efficiency
dc.subjectSeed dormancy
dc.subjectSeed storage
dc.subjectSeed technology
dc.titleRestoration seedbanks for mined land restoration
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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