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Using subsets of species in biodiversity surveys.

Published online: 26 Mar 2008

Authors: Vellend, M. & Lilley, P. L. & Starzomski, B. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In many biodiversity surveys, a small proportion of species require a disproportionate amount of a researcher's time and effort to detect or identify....

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Identifying the tree species compositions that maximize ecosystem functioning in European forests.

Published online: 18 Dec 2019

Authors: Baeten, L. & Bruelheide, H. & Plas, F. van der & Kambach, S. & Ratcliffe, S. & Jucker, T. & Allan, E. & Ampoorter, E. & Barbaro, L. & Bastias, C. C. & Bauhus, J. & Benavides, R. & Bonal, D. & Bouriaud, O. & Bussotti, F. & Carnol, M. & Castagneyrol, B. & Charbonnier, Y. & Chećko, E. & Coomes, D. A. & Dahlgren, J. & Dawud, S. M. & Wandeler, H. de & Domisch, T. & Finér, L. & Fischer, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Forest ecosystem functioning generally benefits from higher tree species richness, but variation within richness levels is typically large. This is mo...

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Fal & Helford SAC subtidal sediment data analysis report 2017.

Published online: 12 Aug 2022

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Johnson, G. & Burrows, F. & Crabtree, R. & Warner, I.

Content type: Reports

The aim of this project was to analyse sediment infauna data to quantify any changes in community composition at the Fal and Helford Special Area of C...

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Do time-lagged extinctions and colonizations change the interpretation of buffer strip effectiveness? - A study of riparian bryophytes in the first decade after logging.

Published online: 19 Dec 2012

Authors: Hylander, K. & Weibull, H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

There is a risk that short-term studies either underestimate disturbance effects because of time-lagged responses, including both time-lagged extincti...

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Plymouth sound & estuaries SAC subtidal sediment data analysis report 2017.

Published online: 28 Aug 2022

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Johnson, G. & Burrows, F. & Crabtree, R. & Warner, I.

Content type: Reports

The aim of this project was to analyse sediment infauna data to measure any changes in community composition at the Plymouth Sound and Estuaries Speci...

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Functional community ecology meets restoration ecology: assessing the restoration success of alluvial floodplain meadows with functional traits.

Published online: 01 Jun 2016

Authors: Engst, K. & Baasch, A. & Erfmeier, A. & Jandt, U. & May, K. & Schmiede, R. & Bruelheide, H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Species-rich grasslands are highly endangered habitats in Central Europe. To halt their ongoing loss, many sites have become subjects of restoration e...

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Effects of time since invasion and control actions on a coastal ecosystem invaded by non-native pine trees.

Published online: 14 Jun 2022

Authors: Mesacasa, L. & Macagnan, L. B. & Fiaschi, P. & Sá Dechoum, M. de

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

1. Invasive non-native trees cause structural and functional changes in plant communities, which tend to increase over time since invasion. Native veg...

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Effects of ski piste preparation on alpine vegetation.

Published online: 25 May 2005

Authors: Wipf, S. & Rixen, C. & Fischer, M. & Schmid, B. & Stoeckli, V.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Ski resorts increasingly affect alpine ecosystems through enlargement of ski pistes, machine-grading of ski piste areas and increasing use of artifici...

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Limited impacts of adaptive multi-paddock grazing systems on plant diversity in the Northern Great Plains.

Published online: 20 Sep 2022

Authors: Grenke, J. S. J. & Bork, E. W. & Carlyle, C. N. & Boyce, M. S. & Cahill, J. F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Grassland plant community structure and function are dependent on the type, timing, frequency and intensity of disturbance. Grazing systems employing ...

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Beetle diversity in dead wood is lower in non-native than native tree species, especially those more distantly related to native species.

Published online: 06 Jul 2023

Authors: Kärvemo, S. & Schroeder, M. & Ranius, T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Non-native tree species are widely used in forest plantations. This may have negative consequences for biodiversity. Hitherto, most studies have compa...

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