Scaling up: Common gardens to global restoration initiatives

Success in achieving current global restoration targets will, in large part, depend on the availability of appropriate native plant materials. Although the number of common garden and genecological studies is growing, there is a need to rapidly increase understanding across taxonomic, geographic and temporal scales. For instance, there is currently no genecological information for the majority of high priority species for restoration across the globe. In addition, multiple common garden studies are needed to determine the sensitivity of ecotypes to predicted changes in temperature and aridity.