Advances in the reintroduction of rare and endangered wild plant species.
Human disturbance and climate change have increased the risk of extinction for rare and endangered wild plant species. One effective way to conserve these rare and endangered species is through reintroduction. In this review, we summarize the advances in wild plant reintroduction from five perspectives: the establishment of reintroduction biology as an important tool for biodiversity conservation; the importance of genetic diversity in reintroduction; reintroduction under global climate change; recruitment limitation in reintroduction; and reintroduction and ecological restoration. In addition, we consider the future of plant reintroduction strategies.
Key Laboratory of Vegetation Restoration and Management of Degraded Ecosystems, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510650, China, renhai@scib.ac.cn.
Hai
H
Ren
ShuGuang
S
Jian
HongXiao
H
Liu
QianMei
Q
Zhang
HongFang
H
Lu
D044822:Biodiversity; D057231:Climate Change; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends; D017753:Ecosystem; D056727:Endangered Species; D014644:Genetic Variation; D006801:Humans; D010944:Plants / Q000235:genetics