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Changes in soil fungal communities following anthropogenic disturbance are linked to decreased lodgepole pine seedling performance.

Published online: 22 Nov 2020

Authors: Beck, J. L. & Cale, J. A. & Rodriguez-Ramos, J. C. & Kanekar, S. S. & Karst, J. & Cahill, J. F. & Simard, S. W. & Erbilgin, N.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Disturbances are frequent events across the Canadian boreal forest and can affect both below- and above-ground ecosystem processes. How disturbances c...

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Agricultural intensification and the functional capacity of soil microbes on smallholder African farms.

Published online: 10 Jun 2015

Authors: Wood, S. A. & Bradford, M. A. & Gilbert, J. A. & McGuire, K. L. & Palm, C. A. & Tully, K. L. & Zhou, J. Z. & Naeem, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Fertilization may impact ecosystem processes that sustain agriculture, such as nutrient cycling, by altering the composition of soil microbial communi...

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Relative importance of burning, mowing and species translocation in the restoration of a former boreal hayfield: responses of plant diversity and the microbial community.

Published online: 25 May 2005

Authors: Antonsen, H. & Olsson, P. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The extensive loss of species-rich grasslands in Europe as a result of agricultural intensification has triggered a desire to recreate more diverse an...

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An assessment of the fungal conservation value of Hardcastle Crags (Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire) using NextGen DNA sequencing of soil samples.

Published online: 29 Oct 2021

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Griffiths, G. W. & Cavalli, O. & Detheridge, A. P.

Content type: Reports

Soil samples were collected from 14 grassland areas (each ca. 900 m2) in the Hardcastle Crags area, near Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire (Hollin Hall, C...

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Disentangling relationships between plant diversity and decomposition processes under forest restoration.

Published online: 12 Apr 2017

Authors: Fujii, S. & Mori, A. S. & Koide, D. & Makoto, K. & Matsuoka, S. & Osono, T. & Isbell, F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Biodiversity has been elucidated to be one of the major factors sustaining ecosystem functioning. The vast majority of studies showing a relationship ...

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Seed banks at six open and afforested heathland sites in southern Sweden.

Published online: 24 May 1988

Authors: Granström, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Germinable seed banks in the soil were determined for: a grazed heathland; 4 first generation Picea abies plantations age 30-73 yr; and one recently c...

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Manipulating plant community composition to steer efficient n-cycling in intensively managed grasslands.

Published online: 04 Mar 2021

Authors: Abalos, D. & Deyn, G. B. de & Philippot, L. & Oram, N. J. & Oudová, B. & Pantelis, I. & Clark, C. & Fiorini, A. & Bru, D. & Mariscal-Sancho, I. & Groenigen, J. W. van

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Minimizing nitrogen (N) losses and increasing plant N uptake in agroecosystems is a major global challenge. Ecological concepts from (semi)natural gra...

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Losses from the seed bank of Mimosa pigra: soil micro-organisms vs. temperature fluctuations.

Published online: 03 Aug 1995

Authors: Lonsdale, W. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Field and laboratory experiments were conducted to investigate the relative contributions of the soil microflora and soil temperature fluctuations to ...

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The arthropod fauna of a winter wheat field.

Published online: 01 Jan 1976

Authors: Jones, M. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

On Rothamsted farm in southern England, the predatory and parasitic arthropod population of part of a winter wheat field alternating with fallow, duri...

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Livestock grazing promotes ecosystem multifunctionality of a coastal salt marsh.

Published online: 03 Nov 2021

Authors: Zhang Pei & Yang ZaiChao & Wu JiHua

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The effects of livestock grazing on grasslands have garnered much attention; however, little is known about how grazing affects ecosystems' ability to...

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