Do not neglect surroundings in restoration of disturbed sites

Landscape context in colonization of restored dry grasslands by target species

(2014) Karel Prach et al.   APPLIED VEGETATION SCIENCE

Distance to seed sources and land-use history affect forest development over a long-term heathland to forest succession

(2014) S. Kepfer-Rojas et al.   JOURNAL OF VEGETATION SCIENCE

Ecological Design is More Important Than Compensatory Mitigation for Successful Restoration of Alpine Spoil Heaps

(2012) Knut Rydgren et al.   RESTORATION ECOLOGY

Spontaneous restoration of target vegetation in old-fields in a central European landscape: a repeated analysis after three decades

(2011) Alena Jírová et al.   APPLIED VEGETATION SCIENCE

Restoration of hay meadows on ex-arable land: commercial seed mixtures vs. spontaneous succession

(2011) K. Lencová et al.   GRASS AND FORAGE SCIENCE

Colonization of central European abandoned fields by dry grassland species depends on the species richness of the source habitats: a new approach for measuring habitat isolation

(2011) Jana Knappová et al.   LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY

Functional groups and dispersal strategies as guides for predicting vegetation dynamics on reclaimed mines

(2011) Josu G. Alday et al.   PLANT ECOLOGY

Plant colonization of ex-arable fields from adjacent species-rich grasslands: The importance of dispersal vs. recruitment ability

(2009) Mathias Öster et al.   AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT

Life-history traits and habitat preferences of colonizing plant species in long-term spontaneous succession in abandoned gravel–sand pits

(2009) Klára Řehounková et al.   BASIC AND APPLIED ECOLOGY

Novel ecosystems: implications for conservation and restoration

(2009) Richard J. Hobbs et al.   TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

Importance of regional species pools and functional traits in colonization processes: predicting re-colonization after large-scale destruction of ecosystems

(2008) Anita Kirmer et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY

Do restored calcareous grasslands on former arable fields resemble ancient targets? The effect of time, methods and environment on outcomes

(2008) Kate C. Fagan et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY

Spontaneous Vegetation Succession in Gravel–Sand Pits: A Potential for Restoration

(2007) Klára Řehounková et al.   RESTORATION ECOLOGY