Reintroduction by transplanting seedlings from natural regeneration: an alternative for ecological restoration?

Collecting and transplanting wild seedlings and mature plants have been used in restoration projects to reduce costs and increase conservation of local genetic material. We review the published literature on restoration projects that used transplanted seedlings and mature plants for ecological resto...

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Published in:Restoration ecology Vol. 33; no. 1
Main Authors: Reis, Letícia K., Szabo, Judit K., Damasceno Junior, Geraldo A., Garcia, Letícia C.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Malden, USA Wiley Periodicals, Inc 01.01.2025
Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Subjects:
adults
bibliometric analysis
Brazil
ecological restoration
ecosystems
Environmental restoration
Forests
natural regeneration
planting methods
Plants
plants translocation
Regeneration
Regeneration (biological)
Reintroduction
Seedlings
species
Survival
survival rate
Temperate forests
Transplantation
Tropical forests
Wetlands
wild seedlings
Brazil
ISSN:1061-2971, 1526-100X
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Summary:Collecting and transplanting wild seedlings and mature plants have been used in restoration projects to reduce costs and increase conservation of local genetic material. We review the published literature on restoration projects that used transplanted seedlings and mature plants for ecological restoration. Searching the Web of Science platform using five keywords for articles published in 1945–2023 resulted in 621 articles, with only 51 (9%) of them relevant to the topic. We categorized these 51 publications by ecosystem type, the number and growth forms of species, plant survival rate, as well as the time and cost of transplantation. Forests and wetlands were the most researched ecosystems, and most articles studied tropical forests and the southeastern region of Brazil. Nearly half of the studies (44%) used trees for transplantation, and 73% focused on only one species. In wetlands, mainly aquatic herbs were transplanted (38%). Survival was highest in wetlands (lakes) and lowest in temperate and tropical forests, regardless of the number of species or growth forms. Only three articles (7%) included costs or the time frame of the process of transplantation or monitoring. Despite having few published studies, this practice has high potential for the ecological restoration of tropical and temperate forests. Seedlings and adult plants from natural regeneration can be transplanted to complement or even replace conventional methods of planting nursery seedlings and direct sowing.
Bibliography:Author contributions: LKR performed the experiments, analyzed the data, and wrote the text; JKS contributed to writing and review; GADJ contributed to research design and writing, and provided guidance; LCG conceived the study, designed the research, and provided guidance.
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ISSN:1061-2971
1526-100X
DOI:10.1111/rec.14289