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Barriers to tree seedling emergence on human-induced grasslands in Sri Lanka.

Published online: 10 Mar 2010

Authors: Gunaratne, A. M. T. A. & Gunatilleke, C. V. S. & Gunatilleke, I. A. U. N. & Weerasinghe, H. M. S. P. M. & Burslem, D. F. R. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Colonization by woody plants is often very slow or absent on grasslands occupying degraded land in the tropics. Seed dispersal limitation is widely re...

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Effects of molluscicides on seedlings of four grassland plant species.

Published online: 22 Apr 1998

Authors: Hanley, M. E. & Fenner, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The hypothesis that molluscicides may affect seedling germination and survival, as well as reducing herbivory, thereby influencing the results of expe...

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A non-native earthworm shifts seed predation dynamics of a native weed.

Published online: 14 Feb 2022

Authors: Regnier, E. E. & Hovick, S. M. & Liu Jianyang & Harrison, S. K. & Diekmann, F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Introduced seed dispersers can shift seed predation dynamics in native species, impacting native plant establishment and spread. We studied the effect...

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Balancing natural forest regrowth and tree planting to ensure social fairness and compliance with environmental policies.

Published online: 21 Dec 2021

Authors: Gastauer, M. & Miazaki, A. S. & Crouzeilles, R. & Tavares, P. A. & Lino, E. D. S. M. & Rodrigues, R. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The environmental benefits and lower implementation costs of (assisted) natural forest regrowth (NFR) compared to tree planting qualify it as a viable...

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Facilitation by isolated trees triggers woody encroachment and a biome shift at the savanna-forest transition.

Published online: 19 Dec 2021

Authors: Abreu, R. C. R. & Durigan, G. & Melo, A. C. G. & Pilon, N. A. L. & Hoffmann, W. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Woody encroachment into grassy biomes is a global phenomenon, often resulting in a nearly complete turnover of species, with savanna specialists being...

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Facebook groups as citizen science tools for plant species monitoring.

Published online: 23 Nov 2021

Authors: Marcenò, C. & Cubino, J. P. & Chytrý, M. & Genduso, E. & Salemi, D. & Rosa, A. la & Gristina, A. S. & Agrillo, E. & Bonari, G. & Galdo, G. G. del & Ilardi, V. & Landucci, F. & Guarino, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Social networks offer communication channels through which people share huge amounts of primary data that can be used for scientific analyses, includi...

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Adaptive monitoring in action: reconsidering design-based estimators reveals underestimation of whitebark pine disease prevalence in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.

Published online: 16 May 2021

Authors: Shanahan, E. & Wright, W. J. & Irvine, K. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

1. Identifying and understanding status and trends in ecological indicators motivates continual monitoring over decades. Many programs rely on probabi...

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Nitrogen saturation in UK moorlands: the critical role of bryophytes and lichens in determining retention of atmospheric N deposition.

Published online: 23 Nov 2005

Authors: Curtis, C. J. & Emmett, B. A. & Grant, H. & Kernan, M. & Reynolds, B. & Shilland, E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Anthropogenic nitrogen (N) deposition may have several impacts on upland moorland ecosystems, including changes in vegetation composition, eutrophicat...

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Testing liana cutting and controlled burning as silvicultural treatments for a logged forest in the eastern Amazon.

Published online: 10 Jul 2002

Authors: Gerwing, J. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In the eastern Brazilian Amazon, logged forests frequently include patches where liana density is particularly high. In these so-called liana tangles,...

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The abundance and distribution of guilds of riparian woody plants change in response to land use and flow regulation.

Published online: 07 Nov 2018

Authors: Aguiar, F. C. & Segurado, P. & Martins, M. J. & Bejarano, M. D. & Nilsson, C. & Portela, M. M. & Merritt, D. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Many riparian ecosystems in Mediterranean Europe are affected by land use and flow alteration by dams. We focused on understanding how these stressors...

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