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Using a pheromone lure survey to establish the native and potential distribution of an invasive Lepidopteran, Uraba lugens.

Published online: 29 Aug 2007

Authors: Kriticos, D. J. & Potter, K. J. B. & Alexander, N. S. & Gibb, A. R. & Suckling, D. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

When invasive species are first detected in a new environment there is often a demand for information about the potential for the organism to spread a...

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Comparisons of understorey vegetation and soil fertility in plantations and adjacent natural forests in the Ethiopian highlands.

Published online: 21 Oct 1996

Authors: Michelsen, A. & Lisanework, N. & Friis, I. & Holst, N.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Herbaceous plant cover and biomass, species richness, and soil physical and chemical characteristics were analysed in 83 plantations and adjacent natu...

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Land use and elevation interact to shape bird functional and phylogenetic diversity and structure: implications for designing optimal agriculture landscapes.

Published online: 11 Oct 2021

Authors: Sreekar, R. & Si XingFeng & Sam, K. & Liu JiaJia & Dayananda, S. & Goodale, U. & Kotagama, S. & Goodale, E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The conversion of rainforests into agriculture resulted in massive changes in species diversity and community structure. Although the conservation of ...

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Restoration of salt-marsh vegetation in relation to site suitability, species pool and dispersal traits.

Published online: 04 Jun 2008

Authors: Wolters, M. & Garbutt, A. & Bekker, R. M. & Bakker, J. P. & Carey, P. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Restoration of salt marshes on previously reclaimed land provides an excellent opportunity to study plant colonization and subsequent development of s...

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Using salt marshes for coastal protection: effective but hard to get where needed most.

Published online: 22 Dec 2023

Authors: Marin-Diaz, B. & Wal, D. van der & Kaptein, L. & Martinez-Garcia, P. & Lashley, C. H. & Jong, K. de & Nieuwenhuis, J. W. & Govers, L. L. & Olff, H. & Bouma, T. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Salt marshes fronting coastal structures, such as seawalls and dikes, may offer important ecosystem-based coastal defence by reducing the wave loading...

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Brush-control studies in the drier areas of Kenya. 4. Effects of controlled burning on secondary thicket in upland Acacia Woodland.

Published online: 05 Mar 1968

Authors: Thomas, D. B. & Pratt, D. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Two burning regimes (burning each year during 1958-60 and burning in 1958 and 1960 only) were compared for the clearance of thicket in Acacia woodland...

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Multivariate analysis of relationships between habitats, environmental factors and occurrence of anopheline mosquito larvae Anopheles albimanus and A. pseudopunctipennis in southern Chiapas, Mexico.

Published online: 30 Jan 1993

Authors: Rejmankova, E. & Savage, H. M. & Rejmánek, M. & Arredondo-Jiménez, J. I. & Roberts, D. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Field surveys of mosquito larval sites on the Pacific coastal plain and foothill regions of southern Chiapas, Mexico, were carried out in the dry and ...

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How grazing management can maximize erosion resistance of salt marshes.

Published online: 23 Jul 2021

Authors: Marin-Diaz, B. & Govers, L. L. & Wal, D. van der & Olff, H. & Bouma, T. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Combining natural saltmarsh habitats with conventional barriers can provide a sustainable and cost-effective alternative for fully engineered flood pr...

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Regeneration by natural layering of heather (Calluna vulgaris): frequency and characteristics in upland Britain.

Published online: 24 Mar 1995

Authors: MacDonald, A. J. & Kirkpatrick, A. H. & Hester, A. J. & Sydes, C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Calluna vulgaris can regenerate by layering (adventitious rooting) of stems. The frequency of layering systems, and strength of adventitious rooting, ...

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Experimental trampling of vegetation. II. Predictors of resistance and resilience.

Published online: 24 Mar 1995

Authors: Cole, D. N.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Experimental trampling, to simulate recreational use, was conducted in 18 vegetation types (including coniferous and deciduous forests, dwarf scrub, m...

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