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Tree performance in a biodiversity enrichment experiment in an oil palm landscape.

Published online: 21 Jul 2020

Authors: Zemp, D. C. & Gérard, A. & Hölscher, D. & Ammer, C. & Irawan, B. & Sundawati, L. & Teuscher, M. & Kreft, H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Large-scale conversion of tropical forests into oil palm monocultures has led to dramatic losses of biodiversity and ecosystem functions. While ecolog...

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Plant, soil and microbial controls on grassland diversity restoration: a long-term, multi-site mesocosm experiment.

Published online: 22 Nov 2017

Authors: Fry, E. L. & Pilgrim, E. S. & Tallowin, J. R. B. & Smith, R. S. & Mortimer, S. R. & Beaumont, D. A. & Simkin, J. & Harris, S. J. & Shiel, R. S. & Quirk, H. & Harrison, K. A. & Lawson, C. S. & Hobbs, P. J. & Bardgett, R. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The success of grassland biodiversity restoration schemes is determined by many factors; as such their outcomes can be unpredictable. There is a need ...

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Effect of adult Coccinellidae on the spread of a plant virus by an aphid.

Published online: 01 Jan 1979

Authors: Roitberg, B. D. & Myers, J. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The influence of adults of Coccinella californica Mannh. on the spread of a plant virus (bean yellow mosaic virus) transmitted by Acyrthosiphon pisum ...

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Optimally managing under imperfect detection: a method for plant invasions.

Published online: 09 Feb 2011

Authors: Regan, T. J. & Chadès, I. & Possingham, H. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Failing to account for uncertainty in the detection of invasive plants may lead to inefficient management strategies and wasted resources. Smart strat...

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Assisting seed dispersers to restore oldfields: an individual-based model of the interactions among badgers, foxes and Iberian pear trees.

Published online: 02 May 2018

Authors: Fedriani, J. M. & Wiegand, T. & Ayllón, D. & Palomares, F. & Suárez-Esteban, A. & Grimm, V.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Increasing land abandonment in many areas of the world presents an opportunity for ecosystem recovery, which is often driven by seed dispersal by vert...

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Livestock activity increases exotic plant richness, but wildlife increases native richness, with stronger effects under low productivity.

Published online: 02 May 2018

Authors: Eldridge, D. J. & Delgado-Baquerizo, M. & Travers, S. K. & Val, J. & Oliver, I. & Dorrough, J. W. & Soliveres, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Grazing by domestic livestock is one of the most widespread land uses world-wide, particularly in rangelands, where it co-occurs with grazing by wild ...

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Increases in understory plant cover and richness persist following restoration treatments in Pinus ponderosa forests.

Published online: 18 Apr 2024

Authors: Springer, J. D. & Stoddard, M. T. & Rodman, K. C. & Huffman, D. W. & Fornwalt, P. J. & Pedersen, R. J. & Laughlin, D. C. & McGlone, C. M. & Daniels, M. L. & Fulé, P. Z. & Moore, M. M. & Kerns, B. K. & Stevens, J. T. & Korb, J. E. & Souther, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A combination of forest thinning followed by prescribed burning is widely applied in the western United States to increase ecosystem resistance and re...

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Rapid evolution of flower phenology and clonality in restored populations of multiple grassland species.

Published online: 13 Jul 2024

Authors: Bucharova, A. & Conrady, M. & Klein-Raufhake, T. & Ratka, V. & Schultz, F. & Hölzel, N.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Restoration of terrestrial ecosystems often requires re-introduction of plants. In restored sites, the plants often face environments that differ from...

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Responses of riparian plants to flooding in free-flowing and regulated boreal rivers: an experimental study.

Published online: 19 Feb 2003

Authors: Johansson, M. E. & Nilsson, C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The long history of river regulation has resulted in extensively changed ecosystem structures and processes in rivers and their associated environment...

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The impact of a root-crown weevil and pasture competition on the winter annual Echium plantagineum.

Published online: 22 Aug 2001

Authors: Sheppard, A. W. & Smyth, M. J. & Swirepik, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Root-feeding insect herbivores may suppress their host populations by altering the competitive balances within the plant community of the host-plant. ...

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