Our Purpose

The Frontiers of Restoration Ecology team is dedicated to improving restoration success through innovation, for the benefit of the natural world and society alike. We recognise that our planet is rapidly changing and believe that to respond, we need solutions based on cutting-edge science.

The group is led by Associate Professor Martin Breed at Flinders University, and brings together expertise from a diverse range of disciplines – including ecosystem health, restoration ecology, genomics and the health sciences. Having such a diverse team allows us to tackle problems from multiple angles.

The collaborative nature of the team enables us to work across several fields and we combine our expertise with modern genomics, bioinformatics and statistics.

Research highlights so far include pioneering the integration of genomics into restoration science, leading the development of health-promoting biodiversity in our cities, enhancing the benefits to society from biodiverse urban green spaces, improving ecosystem restoration practices that facilitate adaptation to climate change, and progressing soil biodiversity management to improve ecosystem restoration practices.