{"id":17642,"date":"2022-02-01T08:45:45","date_gmt":"2022-02-01T08:45:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/?p=17642"},"modified":"2022-02-01T08:45:45","modified_gmt":"2022-02-01T08:45:45","slug":"ecosystem-restoration-investigated-scientists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/ecosystem-restoration-investigated-scientists\/17642\/","title":{"rendered":"Ecosystem restoration investigated by scientists"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>A team of researchers from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flinders.edu.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Flinders University<\/a> reveal lingering soil deficiencies after comparing results to a six-year native planting project in South Australia.<\/h2>\n<h3>What does lack of restoration mean for the ecosystem?<\/h3>\n<p>Revegetation is associated with improved soil health, and the shortfall in soil bacteria recovery after replanting, revealed in this study, the critical need for further research into ecosystem restoration.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are in the midst of the global biodiversity and land degradation crisis and the UN has just declared a\u00a0Decade on Ecosystem Restoration. Clearly there is an urgent need and rising demand for effective restoration actions,\u201d explained Dr Martin Breed, senior author and a member of the\u00a0\u2018Frontiers of Restoration Ecology\u2019\u00a0research group.<\/p>\n<h3>How is degradation impacting the Earth?<\/h3>\n<p>Currently, it is estimated that up to 75% of the Earth\u2019s land surface is impacted by land degradation, and according to the\u00a0IPBES Assessment Report on Land Degradation and Restoration, this is projected to rise to approximately 90% by 2050.<\/p>\n<p>To date, Australia has lost roughly 40% of its forests, and the remaining native forest is highly fragmented. The country&#8217;s forest cover has depleted significantly; Adelaide Plains Forest cover has fallen to less than 4%, and less than 10% of Mount Lofty\u2019s original forest cover remains from the European settlement\u2014 this data was collected by Corey Bradshaw (2012).<\/p>\n<h3>How did scientists use DNA sequencing in this study?<\/h3>\n<p>To understand how soil microbiota responds to native plant revegetation, scientists compared soil microbiota by utilising<a href=\"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/developing-nanopore-technology-sequencing-dna-real-time\/11174\/\"> DNA sequencing<\/a>; the bacterial 16s rRNA gene was observed from soil samples collected six years apart at a large revegetation site near the Mount Bold Reservoir, in the vicinity of Adelaide. Mount Bold is the largest reservoir in South Australia and is approximately a 45-minute drive south of Adelaide and surrounded by more than 5500 hectares of land.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese soil bacteria are fundamental to ecosystems \u2013 and their biodiversity is vital for human health and wellbeing,\u201d commented Dr Breed. \u201cThese common microbiota underpin many functions we rely on, such as forming soil, decomposing organic matter, and making nutrients available to plants and animals.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>What did the results reveal?<\/h3>\n<p>Scientists discovered some indications of recovery but were also concerned by the evident lack of microbial recovery after such a long time since revegetation took place.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur results show that we can\u2019t rely on native plant revegetation to restore soil microbiota. The study contributes important new information and highlights fundamental knowledge gaps in understanding of how soil microbiota responds to native plant revegetation,\u201d concluded Dr Breed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A team of researchers from Flinders University reveal lingering soil deficiencies after comparing results to a six-year native planting project in South Australia. What does lack of restoration mean for the ecosystem? 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