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  1. Synthesis Projects
    1. Understory Vegetation Responses to Rapid Canopy Loss
    2. Range-wide Demographic Analysis of Pitcher’s Thistle
    3. Integrating Trait Seedling Data Into Restoration Efforts
    4. Broadening Restoration Through Integrating Diverse Perspectives and Underused Techniques
    5. Why Are Some Plant Species Missing from Restorations?
    6. Phenological Responses to Climate Change
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Synthesis Center for Conservation and Restoration

sCORE is the synthesis center of the Negaunee Institute for Plant Conservation Science and Action at the Chicago Botanic Garden.

About us

Diverse Perspectives

We bring together diverse perspectives to enable analysis, synthesis, and collaboration aimed at addressing key needs in plant conservation and restoration science, practice, and policy.

Connecting communities

Connecting plant science and land management communities, we aim to address key needs in plant conservation and restoration science, practice, and policy.

sCORE Projects

Understory Vegetation Responses to Rapid Canopy Loss

Ongoing

Synthesizing data from across the Great Lakes region to understand how understory plant communities respond to rapid canopy loss.

Range-wide Demographic Analysis of Pitcher’s Thistle

Ongoing

This project is determining the range-wide status of the federally listed threatened plant, Cirsium pitcheri, explicitly incorporating threat assessment.

Integrating Trait Seedling Data Into Restoration Efforts

Ongoing

Advancing seedling trait-based science and making it more accessible for ecological restoration practitioners.

Broadening Restoration Through Integrating Diverse Perspectives and Underused Techniques

Completed 2024

Identifying underutilized analytical approaches and excluded perspectives to re-examine restoration practices.

Why Are Some Plant Species Missing from Restorations?

Completed 2022

Offering practical tools for researchers and restoration practitioners to collaboratively diagnose and treat causes of missing species to restore them effectively.

Phenological Responses to Climate Change

Completed 2021

Synthesizing evidence of climate change impacts on species and population phenology in the context of demographic life history theory.

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