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Control of bracken and the restoration of heathland. III. Bracken litter disturbance and heathland restoration.

Published online: 06 Jun 1992

Authors: Lowday, J. E. & Marrs, R. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In trials in the Breckland region (Norfolk/Suffolk border) UK in 1978-88 on Calluna vulgaris heathland and grass heathland (dominated by Festuca ovina...

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Nutritional limitations of free-ranging cattle: the importance of habitat quality.

Published online: 05 Mar 1997

Authors: Wallisdevries, M. F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Nutritional limitations of free-ranging cattle were examined in relation to variations in habitat quality, in the Netherlands. Twenty Meuse-Rhine-Ysse...

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Organic fertilisation enhances generalist predators and suppresses aphid growth in the absence of specialist predators.

Published online: 23 Jul 2021

Authors: Aguilera Guillermo & Riggi Laura & Miller Kirsten & Roslin Tomas & Bommarco Riccardo

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Biological control by natural enemies is a valuable ecosystem service. The predator community in a crop field is a combination of predators dwelling i...

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The application of a filter-based assembly model to develop best practices for Pannonian sand grassland restoration.

Published online: 01 Jun 2016

Authors: Halassy, M. & Singh, A. N. & Szabó, R. & Szili-Kovács, T. & Szitár, K. & Török, K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The application of a filter-based assembly model is a promising concept to support ecological restoration. The filters illustrate dispersal, abiotic a...

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Recreation of lowland heathland on ex-arable land: assessing the limiting processes on two sites with contrasting soil fertility and pH.

Published online: 18 Jul 2007

Authors: Walker, K. J. & Warman, E. A. & Bhogal, A. & Cross, R. B. & Pywell, R. F. & Meek, B. R. & Chambers, B. J. & Pakeman, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

European heathlands are of high conservation value but have declined as a result of agricultural intensification. Heathland recreation is currently be...

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Comparison of the nutrient contents of the principal forage plants utilized by lesser snow geese on summer breeding grounds.

Published online: 25 Jun 1995

Authors: Gadallah, F. L. & Jefferies, R. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Nutritional contents of preferred and alternative forage species at La Pérouse Bay, Manitoba were determined, and these values were compared with the ...

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The added value of including key microbial traits to determine nitrogen-related ecosystem services in managed grasslands.

Published online: 31 Jan 2018

Authors: Pommier, T. & Cantarel, A. A. M. & Grigulis, K. & Lavorel, S. & Legay, N. & Baxendale, C. & Bardgett, R. D. & Bahn, M. & Poly, F. & Clément, J. C. & Isaac, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Despite playing central roles in nutrient cycles and plant growth, soil microbes are generally neglected in the study of ecosystem services (ES), due ...

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Legacy effects of diversity in space and time driven by winter cover crop biomass and nitrogen concentration.

Published online: 31 Jan 2018

Authors: Barel, J. M. & Kuyper, T. W. & Boer, W. de & Douma, J. C. & Deyn, G. B. de

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Plant diversity can increase nitrogen cycling and decrease soil-borne pests, which are feedback mechanisms influencing subsequent plant growth. The re...

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The distribution of powers and responsibilities affecting forests, land use, and REDD+ across levels and sectors in Peru: a legal study.

Published online: 13 Jan 2016

Authors: Wieland Fernandini, P. & Farfan Sousa, R.

Content type: Bulletin

Which levels of government hold powers over forests and land use in Peru? Which powers and responsibilities are centralized, and which are decentraliz...

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Forest and land-use governance in a decentralized Indonesia: a legal and policy review.

Published online: 13 Jan 2016

Authors: Ardiansyah, F. & Marthen, A. A. & Amalia, N.

Content type: Bulletin

This report reviews the statutory distribution of powers and responsibilities across levels and sectors in forestry in Indonesia. It outlines the lega...

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