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Variation in the effects of vertebrate grazing on fire potential between grassland structural types.

Published online: 04 Aug 2010

Authors: Leonard, S. & Kirkpatrick, J. & Marsden-Smedley, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Vegetation fires can have major social, economic and ecological consequences. Research into fire behaviour has aimed to give managers greater ability ...

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Controlled grazing studies on Nardus grassland: effects of between-tussock sward height and species of grazer on Nardus utilization and floristic composition in two fields in Scotland.

Published online: 25 Jan 1997

Authors: Grant, S. A. & Torvell, L. & Sim, E. M. & Small, J. L. & Armstrong, R. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The utilization of the tussock-forming grass Nardus stricta was investigated in controlled grazing experiments in which various sward heights of betwe...

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Influence of grazing and vegetation type on post-fire flammability.

Published online: 15 Jun 2011

Authors: Kirkpatrick, J. B. & Marsden-Smedley, J. B. & Leonard, S. W. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Natural area managers use fire and grazing to achieve nature conservation/production goals and to prevent the loss of life and property. Yet, little i...

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Forage selection by introduced reindeer on South Georgia, and its consequences for the flora.

Published online: 01 Jan 1981

Authors: Leader-Williams, N. & Scott, T. A. & Pratt, R. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In 1911 and 1925, reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) were introduced to the subantarctic island of South Georgia where there is a sp.-poor vascular flora an...

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Restoring landscape burning is compatible with conservation and livestock production in a southeast Australian grassland fragment.

Published online: 04 Jul 2024

Authors: French, B. J. & Prior, L. D. & Johnson, C. N. & Leonard, S. W. J. & Bowman, D. M. J. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Lowland grassland fragments in southeast Australia are valued for both sheep grazing and conservation. Many fragments are now rarely burnt, despite be...

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Experimental investigations of the effects of takahe and deer grazing on Chionochloa pallens grassland, Fiordland, New Zealand.

Published online: 09 Feb 1991

Authors: Mills, J. A. & Lee, W. G. & Lavers, R. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

An experiment was carried out in 1978-86 to study the individual and combined simulated grazing effects on C. pallens tussocks of takahe (Notornis man...

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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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Community disassembly and invasion of remnant native grasslands under fluctuating resource supply.

Published online: 25 Feb 2015

Authors: Tognetti, P. M. & Chaneton, E. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Native vegetation fragments embedded in anthropogenic landscapes are increasingly threatened by land-use intensification. Managing disturbance regimes...

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Studies in the grazing of heather moorland in north-east Scotland. V. Trends in Nardus stricta and other unpalatable graminoids.

Published online: 01 Apr 1987

Authors: Welch, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Botanical composition, grazing treatment and trends in Calluna vulgaris were recorded for periods of 4-15 years at moorland sites ranging in alt. from...

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The diet of goats, red deer and South American camelids feeding on three contrasting Scottish upland vegetation communities.

Published online: 23 Jul 1997

Authors: Fraser, M. D. & Gordon, I. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

With changes in the agricultural policy for rural areas in the UK there is increased interest in the development of management protocols for indigenou...

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