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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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Natural Capital Indicators: for defining and measuring change in natural capital.

Published online: 19 Jan 2021

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Lusardi, J. & Rice, P. & Waters, R. & Craven, J.

Content type: Reports

All aspects of human well-being depend on the essential services that are provided by a healthy natural environment. These services include food, clea...

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Effects of large mammal exclusion on seedling communities depend on plant species traits and landscape protection in human-modified Costa Rican forests.

Published online: 27 Jun 2024

Authors: Huanca-Nuñez, N. & Chazdon, R. L. & Russo, S. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Large terrestrial herbivorous mammals (LTH-mammals) influence plant community structure by affecting seedling establishment in mature tropical forests...

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Influence of pasture forage species on seedling emergence, growth and development of Carduus nutans.

Published online: 13 May 1995

Authors: Wardle, D. A. & Nicholson, K. S. & Ahmed, M. & Rahman, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A study on the interactions between Carduus nutans (nodding thistle) and pasture grasses and legumes was conducted on Hamilton silt loam in a perennia...

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Grazing effects of wintering geese on grassland yield: a long-term study from northwest Germany.

Published online: 18 Sep 2023

Authors: Düttmann, H. & Kruckenberg, H. & Bünte, R. & Delingat, J. & Emke, D. & Garlichs, M. & Korner, P. & Kowallik, C. & Lauenstein, G. & Südbeck, P. & Bairlein, F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Escalating conflicts between grassland farming and wintering geese in northern Germany stimulated a long-term study in order to promote a fair and wor...

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Experimental extensification of mountain grasslands restores plant species richness but not species composition in the mid-term.

Published online: 18 Sep 2023

Authors: Humann-Guilleminot, S. & Boch, S. & León, G. M. de & Lessard-Therrien, M. & Hayoz-Andrey, A. & Serres-Hänni, A. & Humbert, J. Y.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The traditional grasslands that characterize the cultural landscapes of the Palaeartic mountain massifs represent biodiversity hotspots. Yet, they are...

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Mass flowering oilseed rape improves early colony growth but not sexual reproduction of bumblebees.

Published online: 04 Mar 2009

Authors: Westphal, C. & Steffan-Dewenter, I. & Tscharntke, T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Pollination is a vital ecosystem service, which is endangered by the ongoing declines of pollinators. These declines also affect bumblebees (Bombus sp...

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The response of sub-adult savanna trees to six successive annual fires: an experimental field study on the role of fire season.

Published online: 03 Aug 2022

Authors: N'Dri, A. B. & Kpangba, K. P. & Werner, P. A. & Koffi, K. F. & Bakayoko, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In mesic savannas worldwide, trees experience frequent fires, almost all set by humans. Management fires are set to reduce or enhance tree cover. Succ...

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Predator and scavenger movements among and within endangered seabird colonies: opportunities for pathogen spread.

Published online: 25 Jul 2020

Authors: Gamble, A. & Bazire, R. & Delord, K. & Barbraud, C. & Jaeger, A. & Gantelet, H. & Thibault, E. & Lebarbenchon, C. & Lagadec, E. & Tortosa, P. & Weimerskirch, H. & Thiebot, J. B. & Garnier, R. & Tornos, J. & Boulinier, T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The spatial structure of host communities is expected to constrain pathogen spread. However, predators and/or scavengers may connect distant host (sub...

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Trends in forest conditions and implications for resilience to climate change under differing forest governance regimes: the case of Mount Elgon, East Africa.

Published online: 19 Jul 2017

Authors: Russell, A. J. M. & Waiswa, D. & Owuor, B. & Ongugo, P. O. & Bomuhangi, A. & Banana, A. Y. & Kimondo, J.

Content type: Bulletin

Mount Elgon is a transboundary East African montane ecosystem that harbors unique biological diversity and provides critical goods and services to the...

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