Native Seed Supply and the Restoration Species Pool

Conservation Letters - Tập 11 Số 2 - 2018
Emma Ladouceur1,2, Borja Jiménez‐Alfaro3,4, María Susana Marín2,5, Marcello De Vitis5, Holly Abbandonato1,2, Pietro P. M. Iannetta6, Costantino Bonomi1, Hugh W. Pritchard7
1Botany Section, Museo Delle Scienze (Muse), Trento, Italy
2Department of Earth and Environmental Science, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
3Geobotany and Botanical Garden, Institute of Biology, Martin Luther University Halle Wittenberg, Am Kirchtor 1, 06108 Halle, (Saale), Germany
4The German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv), Halle-Jena-Leipzig, Deutscher Platz 5e, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
5Scotia Seeds, Mavisbank, Farnell, Brechin, UK
6The James Hutton Institute, Dundee, UK
7Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Wellcome Trust Millennium Building, Wakehurst Place, West Sussex, RH17 6TN UK

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Abstract

Globally, annual expenditure on ecological restoration of degraded areas for habitat improvement and biodiversity conservation is approximately $18bn. Seed farming of native plant species is crucial to meet restoration goals, but may be stymied by the disconnection of academic research in seed science and the lack of effective policies that regulate native seed production/supply. To illustrate this problem, we identified 1,122 plant species important for European grasslands of conservation concern and found that only 32% have both fundamental seed germination data available and can be purchased as seed. The “restoration species pool,”or set of species available in practice, acts as a significant biodiversity selection filter for species use in restoration projects. For improvement, we propose: (1) substantial expansion of research and development on native seed quality, viability, and production; (2) open‐source knowledge transfer between sectors; and (3) creation of supportive policy intended to stimulate demand for biodiverse seed.

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