Project MUSE®: Ecological Restoration - Latest Articles
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Project MUSE®: Latest articles in Ecological Restoration.daily12026-05-19T00:00:00-05:00text/htmlen-USVol. 28 (2010) through current issueLatest Articles: Ecological RestorationTWOProject MUSE®Ecological Restoration1543-40791543-4060Latest articles in Ecological Restoration. Feed provided by Project MUSE®What is Passive Restoration and Its Potential Role in Ecological Restoration?
https://muse.jhu.edu/article/988196
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One of the terms and ideas that has long interested me is passive restoration. Passive restoration may seem disqualifying as ecological restoration defined as actions taken by humans to assist ecosystem recovery. Moreover, if any type of unassisted ecological recovery (on any time scale including indeterminately long) or unassisted establishment of any type of functioning ecosystem is considered ecological restoration, then restoration may be indistinguishable from numerous ecological processes such as simply maturation of ecosystems absent human intervention. However, a deeper assessment suggests that restorationists are interpreting passive restoration in different ways. Furthermore, passive restoration invokes
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Project MUSE®https://muse.jhu.edu/2026-05-19T00:00:00-05:00https://muse.jhu.edu/journal/498/image/coversmallWhat is Passive Restoration and Its Potential Role in Ecological Restoration?2026-04-17text/htmlen-USWhat is Passive Restoration and Its Potential Role in Ecological Restoration?2026-04-172026TWOProject MUSE®228882026-05-19T00:00:00-05:002026-04-17Restoration of an Andean Peatland Influences Wildlife: An Example from the Páramos of Northern Ecuador
https://muse.jhu.edu/article/988197
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Restoration of high Andean wetland ecosystems remains a relatively underdeveloped field. These ecosystems—including páramo peatlands, bofedales (Andean, carbon-rich wetlands dominated by cushion-forming plants), and saline vegas (meadows)—are closely linked to the well-being of local communities. All these montane wetlands play a vital role in climate change mitigation, and water supply and regulation, and they support traditional pastoralist and agricultural practices (White-Nockleby et al. 2021, Suárez et al. 2022a, Benavides-Duque et al. 2023). Despite their importance, few ecological restoration initiatives have been implemented in high Andean wetlands, and most of them have focused on regeneration of plant
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Project MUSE®https://muse.jhu.edu/2026-05-19T00:00:00-05:00https://muse.jhu.edu/journal/498/image/coversmallRestoration of an Andean Peatland Influences Wildlife: An Example from the Páramos of Northern Ecuador2026-04-17text/htmlen-USRestoration of an Andean Peatland Influences Wildlife: An Example from the Páramos of Northern Ecuador2026-04-172026TWOProject MUSE®294532026-05-19T00:00:00-05:002026-04-17Above and Belowground Approaches to Restoration in a Grassland Dominated by Agropyron cristatum
https://muse.jhu.edu/article/988198
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Northeastern Montana, USA hosts large tracts of public land dominated by Agropyron cristatum (crested wheat-grass), which diminishes wildlife habitat and livestock grazing value.Restoring native grassland species into crested wheatgrass stands has proven difficult across its North American range but has primarily focused on aboveground plant control strategies.We conducted a field evaluation of restoration techniques combining vegetation control strategies with soil enhancement methods for two years to condition the site prior to native species seedings.Soil properties were stable across treatments, indicating long-term dominance by crested wheatgrass has not irreversibly depleted the soil nutrient and microbial
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Project MUSE®https://muse.jhu.edu/2026-05-19T00:00:00-05:00https://muse.jhu.edu/journal/498/image/coversmallAbove and Belowground Approaches to Restoration in a Grassland Dominated by Agropyron cristatum2026-04-17text/htmlen-USAbove and Belowground Approaches to Restoration in a Grassland Dominated by Agropyron cristatum2026-04-172026TWOProject MUSE®1447682026-05-19T00:00:00-05:002026-04-17Designing the Fungal City: A Review of Mycorrhizal Networks in the Built Environment
https://muse.jhu.edu/article/988199
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Mycorrhizal fungal networks support nutrient and water uptake, link plants, and enable resource exchange, yet their roles in urban environments remain underexplored.Urban soil restoration should consider fungal communities as critical for ecological resilience. Designing urban plantings with mycorrhizal connectivity as a consideration could improve soil quality, plant health and biodiversity.Incorporating fungal connectivity into the design of urban infrastructure—such as a soil conduit linking trees—could enhance nutrient exchange through fungal networks, fostering a healthier urban forest.More interdisciplinary research is needed to demonstrate that incorporating mycorrhizal networks into urban planning will
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Project MUSE®https://muse.jhu.edu/2026-05-19T00:00:00-05:00https://muse.jhu.edu/journal/498/image/coversmallDesigning the Fungal City: A Review of Mycorrhizal Networks in the Built Environment2026-04-17text/htmlen-USDesigning the Fungal City: A Review of Mycorrhizal Networks in the Built Environment2026-04-172026TWOProject MUSE®1358372026-05-19T00:00:00-05:002026-04-17Growth Rates of Mature Picea rubens, Abies fraseri, and Associated Hardwoods in Southern Appalachian Sky Islands
https://muse.jhu.edu/article/988200
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Comparable growth rates in hardwoods and red spruce indicate that red spruce planting and recruitment treatments at the spruce-hardwoods ecotonal transition may facilitate downslope expansion of the cover type.Stand enhancement projects for red spruce may be most effective on northern aspects in spruce-dominated cover types.Fraser-fir stand enhancement projects may be most effective on eastern or western aspects in fir-dominated cover types and on northern aspects in spruce-fir cover types.Globally, montane ecosystems sustain unique and species- rich community assemblages but can be exceptionally sensitive to degradation from climate change and other anthropogenic disturbances (La Sorte and Jetz 2010, McCain and
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Project MUSE®https://muse.jhu.edu/2026-05-19T00:00:00-05:00https://muse.jhu.edu/journal/498/image/coversmallGrowth Rates of Mature Picea rubens, Abies fraseri, and Associated Hardwoods in Southern Appalachian Sky Islands2026-04-17text/htmlen-USGrowth Rates of Mature Picea rubens, Abies fraseri, and Associated Hardwoods in Southern Appalachian Sky Islands2026-04-172026TWOProject MUSE®1213092026-05-19T00:00:00-05:002026-04-17When is the Right Time for Rodents in Ecological Restoration?
https://muse.jhu.edu/article/988201
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Rodent ecosystem functions have potential to negatively or positively impact restoration efforts.Over time these functions may change in magnitude or direction of impact, depending on the amount of control restoration managers desire over the project outcome.I review the major ecosystem functions that rodents provide and discuss how these may impact restoration activities over time.Rodents may need to be managed early in active restoration programs because of the negative impacts of disturbances such as burrowing and herbivory.Rodents will have positive benefits on any type of ecological restoration over longer time frames.In a recent commentary, Abella (2025) proposed three considerations for ecological
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Project MUSE®https://muse.jhu.edu/2026-05-19T00:00:00-05:00https://muse.jhu.edu/journal/498/image/coversmallWhen is the Right Time for Rodents in Ecological Restoration?2026-04-17text/htmlen-USWhen is the Right Time for Rodents in Ecological Restoration?2026-04-172026TWOProject MUSE®911932026-05-19T00:00:00-05:002026-04-17Abstracts
https://muse.jhu.edu/article/988202
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To develop the following abstracts, the editorial staff searches more than 100 scientific journals, professional and organizational newsletters, conference proceedings, and other resources for information relevant to ecological restoration practice and research. Please send suggested abstract sources to the editorial staff (ERjournal@uwpress.wisc.edu).Long-Term Phenological Shifts in Coastal Saltmarsh Vegetation Reveal Complex Responses to Climate Change. 2025. Feng, J. (Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, Department of Estuarine and Delta Systems, Yerseke, the Netherlands, jing.feng@nioz.nl), T.J. Grandjean, X. Wu et al. Ecological Indicators 179:114219. doi:10.1016/j.ecolind.2025.114219The responses of
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Project MUSE®https://muse.jhu.edu/2026-05-19T00:00:00-05:00https://muse.jhu.edu/journal/498/image/coversmallAbstracts2026-04-17text/htmlen-USAbstracts2026-04-172026TWOProject MUSE®338882026-05-19T00:00:00-05:002026-04-17Bad Naturalist: One Woman’s Ecological Education on a Wild Virginia Mountaintop by Paula Whyman, and: A Wilding Year: Bringing Life Back to the Land by Hannah Dale (review)
https://muse.jhu.edu/article/988203
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“One of the penalties of an ecological education is that one lives alone in a world of wounds. Much of the damage inflicted on land is quite invisible to laymen.” Aldo Leopold made this cogent and oft-quoted observation three-quarters of a century ago in A Sand County Almanac. Fortunately, Leopold’s work along with that of many other scientists, ecologists and writers, has made the wounds more generally acknowledged today, and increasing numbers of landowners are willing to tackle the damage. Two recent books examine laypersons’ efforts to address ecological insults on their properties and join a growing collection of such accounts that describe these individual, hands-on efforts.Both books owe at least some of
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Project MUSE®https://muse.jhu.edu/2026-05-19T00:00:00-05:00https://muse.jhu.edu/journal/498/image/coversmallBad Naturalist: One Woman’s Ecological Education on a Wild Virginia Mountaintop by Paula Whyman, and: A Wilding Year: Bringing Life Back to the Land by Hannah Dale (review)2026-04-17text/htmlen-USBad Naturalist: One Woman’s Ecological Education on a Wild Virginia Mountaintop by Paula Whyman, and: A Wilding Year: Bringing Life Back to the Land by Hannah Dale (review)2026-04-172026TWOProject MUSE®112772026-05-19T00:00:00-05:002026-04-17Meetings
https://muse.jhu.edu/article/988204
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February 4–5. Ecological Landscape Alliance will convene its Annual Conference and Eco-Marketplace in Providence, RI. The ELA invites researchers, practitioners and experts in ecological horticulture, resilient land management, and sustainable land planning to participate in presentations, workshops and panel discussions that align with the theme “Navigating Uncertainty.” Find more information at https://www.ecolandscaping.org/annual-conference/.February 22–27. The Ocean Sciences Meeting (OSM) is the flagship conference for the ocean sciences and the larger ocean-connected community. At OSM, attendees from across the globe come together to advance global science, discover the latest research findings, and connect
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