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Higher dung seedling density increases livestock dung greenhouse gas emissions in an alpine meadow.

Published online: 19 Feb 2024

Authors: Wang ShuLin & Hou, F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The dung seed bank (i.e. vegetation renewal) and greenhouse gas (GHG, e.g. carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O), which contribu...

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The presence of sheep leads to increases in plant diversity and reductions in the impact of deer on heather.

Published online: 12 Oct 2011

Authors: DeGabriel, J. L. & Albon, S. D. & Fielding, D. A. & Riach, D. J. & Westaway, S. & Irvine, R. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Grazing has been implicated in the decline of heather-dominated moorlands in Britain, but there has been little consideration of the effects of differ...

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Changes in resources: consequences for the dynamics of dung beetle communities.

Published online: 03 Apr 1993

Authors: Lumaret, J. P. & Kadiri, N. & Bertrand, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The effects of a change from sheep to cattle grazing on dung beetle [Scarabaeidae] communities were studied under Mediterranean conditions in France i...

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Do grazing intensity and herbivore type affect soil health? Insights from a semi-arid productivity gradient.

Published online: 23 Aug 2017

Authors: Eldridge, D. J. & Delgado-Baquerizo, M. & Travers, S. K. & Val, J. & Oliver, I.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Grazing is one of the most widespread forms of intensive management on Earth and is linked to reductions in soil health. However, little is known abou...

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Studies in the grazing of heather moorland in North-East Scotland. II. Response of heather.

Published online: 10 Sep 1984

Authors: Welch, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Trends in heather cover, ht. and standing crop were observed at 32 sites during 1969-72. Significant trends in heather cover and biomass occurred at m...

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Grazing preferences of mountain hares on heather moorland and hill pastures.

Published online: 31 Mar 1990

Authors: Hewson, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Grazing preferences of mountain hares in relation to the area available of each of 7 main classes of moorland and vegetation in NE Scotland were studi...

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The response of epigeal beetles (Col.: Carabidae, Staphylinidae) to varied grazing regimes on upland Nardus stricta grasslands.

Published online: 30 Jul 1997

Authors: Dennis, P. & Young, M. R. & Howard, C. L. & Gordon, I. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The effect of different livestock grazing regimes on the insect fauna of an upland, semi-natural grassland was measured in 1993 and 1994 in the UK by ...

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Studies in the grazing of heather moorland in north-east Scotland. IV. Seed dispersal and plant establishment in dung.

Published online: 28 Oct 1985

Authors: Welch, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Seed of 88 spp. were shown to be transmitted by herbivores; of these Agrostis tenuis [A. capillaris] Calluna vulgaris, Juncus spp., Poa pratensis, Cer...

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