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Plant community flood resilience in intensively managed grasslands and the role of the plant economic spectrum.

Published online: 23 Nov 2020

Authors: Oram, N. J. & Deyn, G. B. de & Bodelier, P. L. E. & Cornelissen, J. H. C. & Groenigen, J. W. van & Abalos, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The increasing frequency of extreme weather events, such as floods, requires management strategies that promote resilience of grassland productivity. ...

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Vegetation-site relationships of roadside plant communities in West Virginia, USA.

Published online: 30 Mar 2005

Authors: Rentch, J. S. & Fortney, R. H. & Stephenson, S. L. & Adams, H. S. & Grafton, W. N. & Anderson, J. T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In mountainous regions, road construction is accompanied by large-scale physical disturbance associated with cut and fill operations that drastically ...

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Changes in trophic ecology of mobile predators in response to rainforest degradation.

Published online: 01 Dec 2023

Authors: Kemp, V. A. & Grey, J. & Hemprich-Bennett, D. & Rossiter, S. J. & Lewis, O. T. & Wilkinson, C. L. & Clare, E. L. & Kratina, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Accelerating loss and degradation of tropical forests has led to a pressing need to understand the conservation value of remaining forests. Whereas mo...

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Investigating the use of artificial nest boxes positioned at different heights on trees and in isolated positions by dormice (Muscardinus avellanarius): implications for current survey guidelines.

Published online: 15 Aug 2024

Authors: Bartlett, D. & Bower, S. & Dear, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

This research, carried out in two phases, is a response to questions raised regarding the validity of surveys based on artificial nest boxes, position...

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Disturbances as opportunities: learning from disturbance-response parallels in social and ecological systems to better adapt to climate change.

Published online: 30 Dec 2020

Authors: Buma, B. & Schultz, C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

1. Disturbances (e.g. fires, floods, windstorms, landslides and tsunamis) are ubiquitous throughout the world. Many social and ecological systems have...

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Comparative size, fecundity and ecophysiology of roadside plants of Banksia hookeriana.

Published online: 15 Apr 1994

Authors: Lamont, B. B. & Rees, R. G. & Witkowski, E. T. F. & Whitten, V. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The use of road verges in SW Australia for conservation of indigenous species was investigated in B. hookeriana, a shrub which is a major food source ...

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Photosynthesis in Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis (Bong.) Carr.) IX. The relative contribution made by needles at various positions on the shoot.

Published online: 01 Jan 1982

Authors: Leverenz, J. W. & Jarvis, P. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The insertion angle of the needles, their position on the stem, and their width had large effects on the uptake of 14CO2 by detached 'sun' and 'shade'...

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Place-embedded agency: exploring knowledge-place connections for enabling plurality in governance of social-ecological systems.

Published online: 23 Nov 2022

Authors: Hakkarainen, V. & Soini, K. & Dessein, J. & Raymond, C. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Including different forms of knowledges and views in decision-making is crucial to managing the complexity of social-ecological systems (SES) in ways ...

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Individual responses of GPS-tagged geese scared off crops by drones or walking humans.

Published online: 31 Oct 2024

Authors: Månsson, J. & Teräväinen, M. & Andrén, H. & Million, W. & Elmberg, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Scaring of wildlife is commonly used in attempts to reduce crop damage in agricultural landscapes, but relatively few studies exist on its actual effe...

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Landscape configuration, organic management, and within-field position drive functional diversity of spiders and carabids.

Published online: 28 Aug 2019

Authors: Gallé, R. & Happe, A. K. & Baillod, A. B. & Tscharntke, T. & Batáry, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Agricultural management intensity and landscape heterogeneity act as the main drivers of biodiversity loss in agricultural landscapes while also deter...

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