Frontiers in Environmental Science | Ecosystem Restoration

Original Research

Accepted on 30 Sep 2025

Field trials testing material composition and surface complexity and the effects on benthic faunal recruitment at a Cold-Water Coral reef site

in Ecosystem Restoration

Susanna Magdalena Strömberg
Ann I. Larsson

Frontiers in Environmental Science

doi 10.3389/fenvs.2025.1561412

Opinion

Accepted on 10 Sep 2025

Ecosystem Restoration in an Uncertain World: the Role of Regenerative Agriculture and Small Farms

in Ecosystem Restoration

Bonnie Grace Waring

Frontiers in Environmental Science

doi 10.3389/fenvs.2025.1673450

1,146 views

Methods

Published on 10 Sep 2025

TPOR: an integrated socio-ecological framework to inform management toward resilience

in Ecosystem Restoration

Patricia N. Manley
Nicholas A. Povak
Kristen N. Wilson

Frontiers in Environmental Science

doi 10.3389/fenvs.2025.1642634

1,734 views

Original Research

Published on 08 Sep 2025

Settling assays testing the substrate preference of larvae of the cold-water coral Desmophyllum pertusum (syn. Lophelia pertusa)

in Ecosystem Restoration

Susanna M. Strömberg
Marion Rossi
Paul Vonderscher
Ann I. Larsson

Frontiers in Environmental Science

doi 10.3389/fenvs.2025.1561433

1,709 views

Original Research

Published on 02 Sep 2025

Microbial community structure and potential functional diversity in a post-mining ecosystem of central China

in Ecosystem Restoration

Quan Xu
Donghua Tan
Jingqi Liu
Huangfeng Qiu
Yu Yang

Frontiers in Environmental Science

doi 10.3389/fenvs.2025.1590925

1,564 views

Original Research

Published on 29 Aug 2025

Restoration of the endemic hermatypic coral Cladocora caespitosa in the Mediterranean Sea: micro-fragmentation and nursery rearing

in Ecosystem Restoration

P. Cardinale
R. Danovaro

Frontiers in Environmental Science

doi 10.3389/fenvs.2025.1605099

1,519 views

Original Research

Published on 21 Aug 2025

Construction and optimization of ecological security patterns in ecologically fragile areas: a case study of Lanzhou City, China

in Ecosystem Restoration

Jianhong Dong
Lina Li
Wenjin Yang
Benteng Liu
Xinhong Zhang

Frontiers in Environmental Science

doi 10.3389/fenvs.2025.1639986

990 views

Original Research

Published on 07 Aug 2025

Spatiotemporal evolution and multi-scenario simulation of the land-use cover change and habitat quality in arid and semi-arid areas: a case study of the urban agglomeration along the Yellow River in Ningxia, China

in Ecosystem Restoration

Tianle Ma
Wenhao Cheng
Wenxuan Yao

Frontiers in Environmental Science

doi 10.3389/fenvs.2025.1649302

1,107 views

Original Research

Published on 06 Aug 2025

A harmonized framework to assess coastal erosion blending copernicus marine data products and satellite imagery along Greek and Italian shorelines

in Ecosystem Restoration

Konstantinos Zachopoulos
Nikolaos Kokkos
Maria Katherina Dal Barco
Elisa Furlan
Hung Vuong Pham
Silvia Torresan
Andrea Critto
Georgios Sylaios

Frontiers in Environmental Science

doi 10.3389/fenvs.2025.1602740

1,279 views

Brief Research Report

Published on 06 Aug 2025

Impacts of grazing on species diversity among different plant communities on the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau

in Ecosystem Restoration

Yu-Qi Ma
Chun-Jing Wang
De-Chao Chen
Dong-Zhou Deng
Wu-Xian Yan
Jing-Yu Yang
Ji-Zhong Wan

Frontiers in Environmental Science

doi 10.3389/fenvs.2025.1560323

923 views

Original Research

Published on 30 Jul 2025

Restoring arid ecosystems: the synergistic benefits of fly ash and bentonite soil amendments

in Ecosystem Restoration

Yao Wang
Yingzhen Liu
Denghui Xu
Lijuan Jin
Zhonglin Xu
Jianjun Yang

Frontiers in Environmental Science

doi 10.3389/fenvs.2025.1571505

958 views

Review

Published on 18 Jul 2025

A review of research progress on the application of bryophytes in the ecological restoration of mining areas of China

in Ecosystem Restoration

Zhanrui Qiao
Xiaoai Lin
Tao Zhang
Shuigen Luo
Cunbao Wang
Wei Zhou
Longzao Luo

Frontiers in Environmental Science

doi 10.3389/fenvs.2025.1610193

1,314 views

Original Research

Published on 15 Jul 2025

Research on the driving mechanisms of ecosystem services in the alpine canyon areas of Southwest China

in Ecosystem Restoration

Jiahui Jiang
Jian Hou
Chen Zeng
Haobo Feng
Yufan Zhu

Frontiers in Environmental Science

doi 10.3389/fenvs.2025.1617210

989 views

Methods

Published on 30 Jun 2025

A novel multi-species seed pelleting method to improve the efficiency of seed-based ecological restoration

in Ecosystem Restoration

Simone Pedrini

Frontiers in Environmental Science

doi 10.3389/fenvs.2025.1595530

2,026 views
2 citations

Original Research

Published on 17 Jun 2025

Nutrient dynamics in restored and unrestored urban streams in the Piedmont ecoregion of South Carolina

in Ecosystem Restoration

Emily N. Jordan
Debabrata Sahoo
Calvin B. Sawyer
Jeremy W. Pike
Dara M. Park
Sarah A. White
Brian E. Haggard

Frontiers in Environmental Science

doi 10.3389/fenvs.2025.1549218

1,321 views

Original Research

Published on 05 Jun 2025

Impact of environmental drivers on ecosystem service-delivery of small garden trees in a temperate climate

in Ecosystem Restoration

Elisabeth K. Larsen
Tijana Blanusa
Rachael Tanner
Joseph Barker
Nick Dunn
Mark B. Gush

Frontiers in Environmental Science

doi 10.3389/fenvs.2025.1515809

1,746 views