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their biota are an important consideration for restoration plans, both in terms of
understanding human-induced impacts on ecosystem properties, and also for
the successful establishment and persistence of native species.
This is an exciting time for scientists and managers alike to better link aboveground
and belowground systems to understand their collective influence on
successional processes, ecosystem development, and ecosystem restoration.
The central theme emerging from our review is that soil communities are intimately
linked to aboveground properties and processes and vice-versa. These
linkages may or may not be a boon for restoration efforts, but an improved
understanding of them may also open up new avenues of investigation for
ecosystem restoration through the recognition of the critical role belowground
communities play throughout succession and ecosystem development.
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