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Spatiotemporal patterns of rhizosphere microbiome assembly: from ecological theory to agricultural application.

Published online: 28 May 2021

Authors: Munoz-Ucros, J. & Zwetsloot, M. J. & Cuellar-Gempeler, C. & Bauerle, T. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

There is urgency in optimizing agricultural production in light of climate uncertainty, human population growth and resource limitations. The rhizosph...

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Effects of soil disturbance on vegetation recovery and nutrient accumulation following whole-tree harvest of a northern hardwood ecosystem.

Published online: 29 Mar 1995

Authors: Mou, P. & Fahey, T. J. & Hughes, J. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Accumulation of recovering vegetation is often the principal mechanism limiting nutrient loss following large-scale disturbance of forest ecosystems. ...

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Past human-induced ecological legacies as a driver of modern Amazonian resilience.

Published online: 11 Dec 2023

Authors: McMichael, C. N. H. & Bush, M. B. & Jiménez, J. C. & Gosling, W. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

People have modified landscapes throughout the Holocene (the last c. 11,700 years) by modifying soils, burning forests, cultivating and domesticating ...

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Floristic diversity in fire-sensitive eucalypt woodlands shows a 'U'-shaped relationship with time since fire.

Published online: 16 Oct 2013

Authors: Gosper, C. R. & Yates, C. J. & Prober, S. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Understanding ecosystem responses to disturbance is important for effective management of biodiversity. Observed relationships between time since dist...

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Railways redistribute plant species in mountain landscapes.

Published online: 25 Oct 2021

Authors: Irfan Rashid & Haq, S. M. & Lembrechts, J. J. & Khuroo, A. A. & Pauchard, A. & Dukes, J. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The significant portion of global terrestrial biodiversity harboured in the mountains is under increasing threat from various anthropogenic impacts. P...

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Colonial management drives ecological change following the exclusion of indigenous stewardship in a Stoney Iyethka montane grassland, Canadian Rocky Mountains.

Published online: 17 Dec 2024

Authors: Schepens, G. & Seider, J. H. & Wesley, B. L. & Mathews, D. L. & Starzomski, B. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

For millennia, Indigenous Peoples and their ecological stewardship have kept culturally important landscapes open, diverse and productive. Under colon...

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Passive restoration of subtropical grassland after abandonment of cultivation.

Published online: 03 Feb 2016

Authors: Fensham, R. J. & Butler, D. W. & Fairfax, R. J. & Quintin, A. R. & Dwyer, J. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Passive restoration of grasslands after the abandonment of cultivation may be a viable restoration option where seed sources from remnant grasslands a...

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Seed limitation during early forest succession in a rural landscape on Chiloé Island, Chile: implications for temperate forest restoration.

Published online: 10 Oct 2012

Authors: Bustamante-Sánchez, M. A. & Armesto, J. J. & Landis, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Re-establishment of native forest species in rural landscapes may be conditioned by the proximity of seed sources, the post-disturbance composition of...

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Demography of the vegetable ivory palm Phytelephas seemannii in Colombia, and the impact of seed harvesting.

Published online: 01 May 1998

Authors: Bernal, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The demography of the vegetable ivory palm Phytelephas seemannii was studied on the Pacific coast of Colombia and a female-based matrix model was used...

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Influence of harvesting intensity of logging residues on ground vegetation in coniferous forests.

Published online: 02 Nov 1995

Authors: Olsson, B. A. & Staaf, H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Ground-vegetation succession was analysed at 4 Swedish coniferous sites (dominated by Picea abies, Pinus sylvestris, or both species) 8-16 years after...

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