Unraveling the concept of local seeds in restoration ecology

• Published in: Restoration ecology Vol. 28; no. 6; pp. 1327 - 1334
• Main Authors: Dupré la Tour, Alice, Labatut, Julie, Spiegelberger, Thomas
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Malden, USA Wiley Periodicals, Inc 01.11.2020; Blackwell Publishing Ltd; Wiley
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Biodiversity and Ecology; Biodiversity loss; concept construction; Ecology; Economics; Ecosystem resilience; Environmental Sciences; Feasibility studies; genetic origin; Humanities and Social Sciences; local seeds; Restoration; restoration ecology; Seeds; Social sciences; translation; Translations; Wildlife conservation; Translation; Local seeds; Social sciences; Restoration ecology; Concept construction; Genetic origin

Scientific works converge toward the importance of using seeds of local origin in restoration to limit biodiversity loss and increase ecosystem resilience. Efforts are made to define what should be considered as local seeds. However, the concept of local seeds remains complex to delimit both scienti...