Plant reintroduction in restored peatlands: 80% successfully transferred – Does the remaining 20% matter?

• Published in: Global ecology and conservation Vol. 22; p. e01000
• Main Authors: Hugron, Sandrine, Guêné-Nanchen, Mélina, Roux, Noémie, LeBlanc, Marie-Claire, Rochefort, Line
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.06.2020; Elsevier
• Subjects: Bogs; Carex; Cypripedium acaule; Diaspore transfer; Ecological restoration; Ilex mucronata; introduced plants; Maianthemum; Moss layer transfer technique; peatlands; plant communities; Plant material transfer; recalcitrant species; Reintroduction failures; Rubus chamaemorus; Sphagnum; Trifolium; vascular plants; Plant material transfer; Ecological restoration; Diaspore transfer; Moss layer transfer technique; Reintroduction failures; Bogs

In ecological restoration, especially in projects aiming at introducing a diverse plant community, species that do not establish are rarely reported., Yet, knowledge gained from identifying and understanding the reasons why species did not establish is useful to improve restoration techniques. In th...