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Natal dispersal of tree sloths in a human-dominated landscape: implications for tropical biodiversity conservation.

Published online: 07 Nov 2018

Authors: Garcés-Restrepo, M. F. & Pauli, J. N. & Peery, M. Z.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Habitat loss and fragmentation caused by the conversion of tropical forests are among the most important threats to biodiversity globally. Habitat spe...

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Threshold dynamics in plant succession after tree planting in agricultural riparian zones.

Published online: 22 Feb 2017

Authors: Bourgeois, B. & Vanasse, A. & González, E. & Andersen, R. & Poulin, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Trajectories of plant communities can be described by different models of plant succession. While a Clementsian (gradual continuum model) or Gleasonia...

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To what extent do time, species identity and selected plant response variables influence woody plant interactions?

Published online: 19 Dec 2012

Authors: Prévosto, B. & Monnier, Y. & Ripert, C. & Fernandez, C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Better knowledge of plant interactions is essential to understanding plant community dynamics and has broad applications in restoration and forest ope...

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Plant functional traits suggest novel ecological strategy for an invasive shrub in an understorey woody plant community.

Published online: 12 Oct 2011

Authors: Brym, Z. T. & Lake, J. K. & Allen, D. & Ostling, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Understanding ecological strategies of invasive species relative to the entire native community is important in understanding and managing both the me...

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People-nature interactions through the Lens of local ecological knowledge: an illustration on agroforests in Madagascar.

Published online: 28 Sep 2021

Published by: British Ecological Society

Authors: Mariel, J. & Carrière, S. M. & Penot, E. & Danthu, P. & Rafidison, V. & Labeyrie, V.

Content type: Blog

This research deals with farmers' knowledge on plant diversity management in agroforests through the case study of the Betsimisaraka farmers on the No...

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Tree species that 'live slow, die older' enhance tropical peat swamp restoration: evidence from a systematic review.

Published online: 07 Oct 2022

Authors: Smith, S. W. & Rahman, N. E. B. & Harrison, M. E. & Shiodera, S. & Giesen, W. & Lampela, M. & Wardle, D. A. & Chong KwekYan & Randi, A. & Wijedasa, L. S. & Teo PeiYun & Fatimah, Y. A. & Nam Thian Teng & Yeo, J. K. Q. & Alam, M. J. & Sintes, P. B. & Darusman, T. & Graham, L. L. B. & Katoppo, D. R. & Kojima, K. & Kusin, K. & Lestari, D. P. & Metali, F. & Morrogh-Bernard, H. C. & Nahor, M. B. & Napitupulu, R. R. P. & Nasir, D. & Nath, T. K. & Reuben Nilus & Norisada, M. & Rachmanadi, D. & Rachmat, H. H. & Capilla, B. R. & Salahuddin & Santosa, P. B. & Sukri, R. S. & Tay, B. & Tuah, W. & Wedeux, B. M. M. & Yamanoshita, T. & Yokoyama, E. Y. & Yuwati, T. W. & Lee, J. S. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Degraded tropical peatlands lack tree cover and are often subject to seasonal flooding and repeated burning. These harsh environments for tree seedlin...

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A multivariate assessment of plant management impacts on macrophyte communities in a Scottish canal.

Published online: 30 Nov 1988

Authors: Murphy, K. J. & Fox, A. M. & Hanbury, R. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Submission of data collected from sites on the Union Canal, Scotland during 1977-84 to detrended correspondence analysis (DCA) and 2-way indicator spe...

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Restoration of a Sri Lankan rainforest: using Caribbean pine Pinus caribaea as a nurse for establishing late-successional tree species.

Published online: 04 Oct 1997

Authors: Ashton, P. M. S. & Gamage, S. & Gunatilleke, I. A. U. N. & Gunatilleke, C. V. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In the moist tropics, studies have demonstrated poor seedling establishment of late-successional trees on lands cleared of forest. This study examined...

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Spatial targeting of woodland creation can reduce the colonisation credit of woodland plants.

Published online: 02 Oct 2023

Authors: Hughes, S. & Kunin, W. & Ziv, G. & Watts, K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Colonisation credit refers to the temporal lag between positive conservation actions and species' responses and may be one of the reasons we fail to m...

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Edge effects of wildfire and riparian buffers along boreal forest streams.

Published online: 15 Feb 2012

Authors: Braithwaite, N. T. & Mallik, A. U.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Clearcutting and wildfire are the two major edge-creating disturbances in boreal forests. While clearcutting retains at least a 30 m buffer, wildfires...

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