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A Simple Planting Technique for Re-establishing Trees Where Frequent Inundation Occurs

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Published on: January 26, 2018

Rewilding plants and vegetation.

Richard T Corlett^1,2

¹Center for Integrative Conservation and Yunnan Key Laboratory for the Conservation of Tropical Rainforests and Asian Elephants, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yunnan, China.

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Summary

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Rewilding, focusing on large animals, impacts plants differently than traditional restoration. Successful plant rewilding requires monitoring and intervention to ensure all species, including rare ones, are restored.

Keywords:

dispersal limitation ecological restoration habitat loss land-use legacies reintroduction

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Area of Science:

Ecology
Conservation Biology
Restoration Ecology

Background:

Ecological restoration traditionally focused on plants, while rewilding emphasizes large fauna.
The ecological impacts of rewilding on plant species and vegetation are not well understood.

Purpose of the Study:

To define rewilding in the context of plants and vegetation.
To evaluate the progress of plant rewilding efforts.
To identify research gaps and provide recommendations for rewilding practices.

Main Methods:

This perspective synthesizes existing research and expert opinion.
It assesses challenges such as land-use legacies and dispersal limitations.
It examines spontaneous vegetation recovery after human pressure release.

Main Results:

Plant rewilding faces challenges like historical land use and slow recovery rates.
Vegetation can recover spontaneously when human pressures are removed.
Ensuring the presence of all plant species, especially rare ones, is crucial for conservation.

Conclusions:

Effective plant rewilding necessitates long-term, species-level monitoring.
Continued intervention may be required for successful restoration of plant communities.
Integrating plant and animal reintroductions is key for holistic ecosystem recovery.