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Assessment of light and soil conditions in ancient and recent woodlands by Ellenberg indicator values.

Published online: 03 Jan 2002

Authors: Dzwonko, Z.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The system of Ellenberg indicator species is widely accepted and used to characterize climate, light and soil conditions in central Europe and beyond....

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Using Ellenberg indicator values to assess soil quality in British forests from ground vegetation: a pilot study.

Published online: 30 Jul 1997

Authors: Hawkes, J. C. & Pyatt, D. G. & White, I. M. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

As a pilot study, descriptions of the vegetation and soil sampling were carried out on 20 British forest sites to investigate the soil factors likely ...

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Increasing the utility of Indicator Species Analysis.

Published online: 10 Dec 2008

Authors: Bakker, J. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The identification of species associated with or indicative of groups of samples is a common aspect of ecological research, including studies of envir...

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Water Framework Directive: ecological classification of Danish lakes.

Published online: 21 Sep 2005

Authors: Søndergaard, M. & Jeppesen, E. & Jensen, J. P. & Lildal Amsinck, S. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The European Water Framework Directive (WFD) requires that all European waterbodies are assigned to one of five ecological classes, based primarily on...

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Comparing species and measures of landscape structure as indicators of conservation importance.

Published online: 15 Jun 2011

Authors: Banks-Leite, C. & Ewers, R. M. & Kapos, V. & Martensen, A. C. & Metzger, J. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The use of indicators to identify areas of conservation importance has been challenged on several grounds, but nonetheless retains appeal as no more p...

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Selection of indicators for assessing and managing the impacts of bottom trawling on seabed habitats.

Published online: 25 Nov 2020

Authors: Hiddink, J. G. & Kaiser, M. J. & Sciberras, M. & McConnaughey, R. A. & Tessa Mazor & Hilborn, R. & Collie, J. S. & C. Roland Pitcher & Parma, A. M. & Suuronen, P. & Rijnsdorp, A. D. & Jennings, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Bottom trawl fisheries are the most widespread source of anthropogenic physical disturbance to seabed habitats. Development of fisheries-, conservatio...

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NatureScot Research Report 1300 - Scopingthe feasibility of developments to the Terrestrial Bird Indicator for Scotland - urban, farmland and wetland indicators.

Published online: 14 Nov 2024

Published by: UK, NatureScot

Authors: Martay, B. & Noble, D.

Content type: Reports

This report provides an update on the feasibility of creating new categories within the terrestrial breeding bird indicator, with a focus on urban, we...

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Indicators for monitoring biological invasions at a national level.

Published online: 29 May 2019

Authors: Wilson, J. R. U. & Faulkner, K. T. & Rahlao, S. J. & Richardson, D. M. & Zengeya, T. A. & Wilgen, B. W. van

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A major challenge for the management of biological invasions is to ensure that data and information from basic inventories and ecological research are...

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Cost-efficiency of biodiversity indicators for Mediterranean ecosystems and the effects of socio-economic factors.

Published online: 01 Dec 2010

Authors: Mandelik, Y. & Roll, U. & Fleischer, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Biodiversity assessments usually rely on indicators as surrogates for direct measures. Although the ecological validity of indicators has been extensi...

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The verification and application of bioindicators: a case study of dung beetles in a savanna ecosystem.

Published online: 11 Sep 2002

Authors: McGeoch, M. A. & Rensburg, B. J. van & Botes, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Bioindicators of habitat quality and environmental change must be identified quantitatively and tested independently to confirm their usefulness. We u...

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