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dc.contributor.authorPedrini, Simone
dc.contributor.authorGibson-Roy, P.
dc.contributor.authorTrivedi, C.
dc.contributor.authorGálvez-Ramírez, C.
dc.contributor.authorHardwick, K.
dc.contributor.authorShaw, N.
dc.contributor.authorFrischie, S.
dc.contributor.authorLaverack, G.
dc.contributor.authorDixon, Kingsley
dc.date.accessioned2020-09-14T04:06:06Z
dc.date.available2020-09-14T04:06:06Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.identifier.citationPedrini, S. and Gibson-Roy, P. and Trivedi, C. and Gálvez-Ramírez, C. and Hardwick, K. and Shaw, N. and Frischie, S. et al. 2020. Collection and production of native seeds for ecological restoration. Restoration Ecology. 28 (S3): pp. S228-S238.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/80992
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/rec.13190
dc.description.abstract

© 2020 The Authors. Restoration Ecology published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of Society for Ecological Restoration

The global push to achieve ecosystem restoration targets has resulted in an increased demand for native seeds that current production systems are not able to fulfill. In many countries, seeds used in ecological restoration are often sourced from natural populations. Though providing seed that is reflective of the genetic diversity of a species, wild harvesting often cannot meet the demands for large-scale restoration and may also result in depletion of native seed resources through over harvesting. To improve seed production and decrease seed costs, seed production systems have been established in several countries to generate native seeds based on agricultural or horticultural production methods or by managing natural populations. However, there is a need to expand these production systems which have a primary focus on herbaceous species to also include slower maturing shrub and tree seed. Here we propose that to reduce the threat of overharvest on the viability of natural populations, seed collection from natural populations should be replaced or supplemented by seed production systems. This overview of seed production systems demonstrates how to maximize production and minimize unintended selection bias so that native seed batches maintain genetic diversity and adaptability to underpin the success of ecological restoration programs.

dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWILEY
dc.relation.sponsoredbyhttp://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/IC150100041
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectScience & Technology
dc.subjectLife Sciences & Biomedicine
dc.subjectEcology
dc.subjectEnvironmental Sciences & Ecology
dc.subjectethical seed collecting
dc.subjectmanaged natural plant populations
dc.subjectnative seed farm
dc.subjectseed harvesting
dc.subjectPLANT MATERIALS
dc.subjectDIVERSITY
dc.subjectISSUES
dc.titleCollection and production of native seeds for ecological restoration
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume28
dcterms.source.numberS3
dcterms.source.startPageS228
dcterms.source.endPageS238
dcterms.source.issn1061-2971
dcterms.source.titleRestoration Ecology
dc.date.updated2020-09-14T04:06:05Z
curtin.departmentSchool of Molecular and Life Sciences (MLS)
curtin.accessStatusOpen access
curtin.facultyFaculty of Science and Engineering
curtin.contributor.orcidDixon, Kingsley [0000-0001-5989-2929]
curtin.contributor.orcidPedrini, Simone [0000-0001-9933-2846]
curtin.contributor.researcheridDixon, Kingsley [A-8133-2016] [B-1042-2011]
curtin.contributor.researcheridPedrini, Simone [I-8420-2019]
dcterms.source.eissn1526-100X
curtin.contributor.scopusauthoridDixon, Kingsley [35556048900] [55498810700] [57203078005]
curtin.contributor.scopusauthoridPedrini, Simone [56971171100]


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