Abstract:Studies on the ecological restoration or rehabilitation of deeply disturbed and degraded ecosystems, and reintegration of fragmented, dysfunctional landscapes around the world report failures or unsatisfactory outcomes. These failures are increasingly attributed to inadequate consideration of substrate and its implications for plant and microbial establishment and survival (Mendes et al., 2019). Much greater knowledge of soil processes and interactions is needed if we are to develop techniques and technology t… Show more
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