Seed movement guidelines for restoration activities are lacking for most native grasses,
forbs, and shrubs. The forestry community has decades of experience in establishing seed …

Abstract Reforestation and restoration efforts have traditionally relied on “local” seed
sources as planting stock. The term “local” has different meanings in different locales, since …

For plant species important in ecological restoration, seed transfer zones have been
developed to maximize the probability that sown seed will germinate, establish, persist, and …

Forest planting events present key opportunities to enhance forest adaptation and growth
through the selection of appropriate growing materials (seeds and seedlings). Critical to …

The development of forest tree seed transfer research, guidelines, regulations and policy
has a long history in Canada, as well as in many other parts of the world. While the implicit …

Ensuring the availability of adequate seed supplies of species and sources appropriate for
restoration projects and programs necessitates extensive science‐based planning. The …

With the United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, restoration of damaged
ecosystems is turning into a global movement. Restoration actions that are not based on …

The foundation of a successful revegetation or restoration program is quality native seed.
This requires careful collection, processing, and storage. Mature seed should be collected …

Some of the most species‐rich areas and highest concentrations of threatened and
endangered species in the southeastern United States are found in wet savanna and …

Seed germination phenology studies are important tools for determining whether seeds
exhibit dormancy and what environmental conditions trigger germination. Within longleaf …