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Pattern and process of a floodplain forest, Vermont, USA: predicted responses of vegetation to perturbation.

Published online: 08 Aug 1997

Authors: Hughes, J. W. & Cass, W. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The potential diversity of vegetation in a lowland floodplain forest in North Ferrisburg, Vermont was evaluated as a way of predicting the range of po...

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Model-based assessment of the impact of agri-environment scheme options and short-term climate change on plant biodiversity in temperate grasslands.

Published online: 02 Oct 2023

Authors: West, B. & Jones, D. L. & Robinson, E. L. & Marrs, R. H. & Smart, S. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Agri-environment schemes (AES) incentivise land-management practices aimed at mitigating environmental impacts. However, their effectiveness depends o...

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Soil seed banks in European grasslands: does land use affect regeneration perspectives?

Published online: 09 Jan 1998

Authors: Bekker, R. M. & Verweij, G. L. & Smith, R. E. N. & Reine, R. & Bakker, J. P. & Schneider, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Soil seed banks of 38 grassland sites in western Europe (Germany, Netherlands, UK and Spain) were sampled and species composition was determined. All ...

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Can above-ground ecosystem services compensate for reduced fertilizer input and soil organic matter in annual crops?

Published online: 03 Aug 2016

Authors: Gils, S. van & Putten, W. H. van der & Kleijn, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Above-ground and below-ground environmental conditions influence crop yield by pollination, pest pressure and resource supply. However, little is know...

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Rewetting prolongs root growing season in minerotrophic peatlands and mitigates negative drought effects.

Published online: 07 Oct 2022

Authors: Schwieger, S. & Kreyling, J. & Peters, B. & Gillert, A. & Lukas, U. F. von & Jurasinski, G. & Köhn, D. & Blume-Werry, G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

1. Root phenology influences the timing of plant resource acquisition and carbon fluxes into the soil. This is particularly important in fen peatlands...

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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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Effects of vegetation management intensity on biodiversity and ecosystem services in vineyards: a meta-analysis.

Published online: 07 Nov 2018

Authors: Winter, S. & Bauer, T. & Strauss, P. & Kratschmer, S. & Paredes, D. & Popescu, D. & Landa, B. & Guzmán, G. & Gómez, J. A. & Guernion, M. & Zaller, J. G. & Batáry, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

At the global scale, vineyards are usually managed intensively to optimize wine production without considering possible negative impacts on biodiversi...

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The effects of management on soil and plant carbon sequestration in slash pine plantations.

Published online: 03 Jan 2002

Authors: Shan, J. P. & Morris, L. A. & Hendrick, R. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Intensively managed pine plantations in south-eastern USA can play an important role in global carbon sequestration both through accumulation of carbo...

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Carabid beetles have hump-shaped responses to disturbance and resource gradients within agricultural landscapes.

Published online: 23 Aug 2023

Authors: Muneret, L. & Ricci, B. & Vialatte, A. & Aviron, S. & Ducourtieux, C. & Biju-Duval, L. & Petit, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Understanding the effects of the huge diversity of cropping systems on local biodiversity is challenging but necessary to implement agroecological sys...

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The mechanisms affecting seedling establishment in restored savanna understories are seasonally dependent.

Published online: 23 Jul 2020

Authors: Sorenson, Q. M. & Damschen, E. I.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Agricultural land is being increasingly abandoned on a global scale, with over 200 million hectares recovering from agricultural use. Plant community ...

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