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Bamboo for climate-smart landscapes in Chishui, Guizhou province: assessment of the vulnerability of bamboo forest ecosystems to climate change.

Published online: 01 Feb 2017

Authors: Fan ShaoHui & Liu GuangLu & Frith, O. & Li YanXia & Li ShaoBin & Huang ShiPing & Long PeiZhong

Content type: Bulletin

This report presents the first study into the vulnerability and resilience of bamboo forest ecosystems to climate change in China. Chishui, one of the...

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Productivity and nutrient cycling in recently harvested and mature bamboo savannas in the dry tropics.

Published online: 26 Jan 1995

Authors: Tripathi, S. K. & Singh, K. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Data are presented for net productivity and nutrient (N, P, Ca, K and Na) dynamics in mature (5-year-old, harvested in 1982) and more recently harvest...

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Applying the stress-gradient hypothesis to curb the spread of invasive bamboo.

Published online: 21 Oct 2021

Authors: Spake, R. & Soga, M. & Catford, J. A. & Eigenbrod, F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The stress-gradient hypothesis (SGH) provides a conceptual framework for explaining how environmental context determines the nature of biotic interact...

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Subordinate plants sustain the complexity and stability of soil micro-food webs in natural bamboo forest ecosystems.

Published online: 03 Feb 2016

Authors: Shao YuanHu & Wang XiaoLi & Zhao Jie & Wu JianPing & Zhang WeiXin & Neher, D. A. & Li YanXia & Lou YiPing & Fu ShengLei

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Subordinate plants have a significant impact on soil organisms in primary successional floodplains and grassland ecosystems, but their role in subtrop...

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Role of bamboos in nutrient conservation during secondary succession following slash and burn agriculture (jhum) in north-east India.

Published online: 12 Jan 1990

Authors: Rao, K. S. & Ramakrishnan, P. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A study in 5, 10 and 15-yr-old 'fallow' stands at 3 sites at 200-300 m altitude, in the Garo and Khasi hills (Meghalaya) and the Naga hills (Nagaland)...

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The use of storm fragments and biodegradable replanting methods allows for a low-impact habitat restoration method of seagrass meadows, in the eastern Aegean Sea.

Published online: 10 Dec 2020

Authors: Ward, E. A. & Meek, S. K. & Gordon, D. M. & Cameron, T. C. & Steer, M. D. & Smith, D. J. & Miliou, A. & Tsimpidis, T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Conservation Evidence

Seagrasses are important marine ecosystems but are vulnerable to physical damage from anthropogenic activities such as anchoring and trawling. Replant...

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Culm dynamics and dry matter production of bamboos in the Wolong and Tangjiahe giant panda reserves, Sichuan, China.

Published online: 17 May 1988

Authors: Taylor, A. H. & Qin, Z. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Estimates for Fargesia spathacea, Sinarundinaria fangiana and F. scabrida, respectively, were: av. above-ground biomass 23.7, 7.4, 9.3 t/ha; av. net a...

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Supplementing small farms with native mason bees increases strawberry size and growth rate.

Published online: 02 May 2018

Authors: Horth, L. & Campbell, L. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Pollination services, especially those of bees, play a vital role in agriculture. Declining honeybee populations require us to find alternative soluti...

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Giant panda selection between Bashania fangiana bamboo habitats in Wolong reserve, Sichuan, China.

Published online: 31 Aug 1991

Authors: Reid, D. G. & Hu, J. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Habitat selection by the giant panda Ailuropoda melanoleuca was studied in the subalpine forests of Wolong Reserve, Sichuan, China, where Bashania fan...

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Topsoil removal through scarification improves natural regeneration in high-graded Nothofagus old-growth forests.

Published online: 02 May 2018

Authors: Soto, D. P. & Puettmann, K. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

High grading by removing the majority of trees with superior timber quality has led to loss of productivity and biodiversity in forests. Typically, af...

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