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Functional diversity loss with increasing livestock grazing intensity in drylands: the mechanisms and their consequences depend on the taxa.

Published online: 23 Aug 2017

Authors: Chillo, V. & Ojeda, R. A. & Capmourteres, V. & Anand, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Overgrazing is one of the main drivers of desertification in drylands, and livestock production is expected to increase in the next decades. The analy...

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Increasing the germination envelope under water stress improves seedling emergence in two dominant grass species across different pulse rainfall events.

Published online: 23 Aug 2017

Authors: Lewandrowski, W. & Erickson, T. E. & Dixon, K. W. & Stevens, J. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Demographic recruitment processes, such as seed germination and seedling emergence, are critical transitional phases to the re-establishment of degrad...

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Modelling harvest of Greenland barnacle geese and its implications in mitigating human-wildlife conflict.

Published online: 09 Nov 2023

Authors: McIntosh, A. L. S. & Bearhop, S. & Hilton, G. M. & Shaw, J. M. & Johnson, F. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Arctic-breeding goose populations have increased in recent decades and their expansion into agricultural areas has caused increasing conflict with far...

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Bridging the gap: optimising connectivity solutions for an arboreal gliding mammal.

Published online: 12 Nov 2023

Authors: Lee, R. S. K. & Mendes, C. P. & Liang, S. S. Q. & Yang, V. W. X. & Eng, D. K. L. & Ong, W. B. & Chua, Y. K. & Byrnes, G. & Lim, N. T. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Connectivity modelling tools are important for developing mitigation strategies to alleviate negative impacts on animal movement caused by road networ...

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All together now: geographically coordinated miticide treatment benefits honey bee health.

Published online: 09 Nov 2023

Authors: Woodford, L. & Sharpe, G. & Highet, F. & Evans, D. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Deformed wing virus (DWV) is a pathogenic virus of honey bees transmitted by the ectoparasitic mite Varroa destructor. Annual overwintering colony los...

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Effects of grazing on soil nematodes in grasslands: a global meta-analysis.

Published online: 09 Nov 2023

Authors: Zhou Juan & Xiang YangZhou & Sheng XiongJie & Wu JianPing

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Grazing contributes substantially to grassland degradation worldwide and may alter soil biota and function. However, the effects of grassland type, gr...

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Afforestation and abandonment of semi-natural grasslands lead to biodiversity loss and a decline in ecosystem services and functions.

Published online: 12 Nov 2023

Authors: Prangel, E. & Kasari-Toussaint, L. & Neuenkamp, L. & Noreika, N. & Karise, R. & Marja, R. & Ingerpuu, N. & Kupper, T. & Keerberg, L. & Oja, E. & Meriste, M. & Tiitsaar, A. & Ivask, M. & Helm, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

During the past century, semi-natural grasslands, once widespread throughout Europe, have largely been converted into intensively managed agricultural...

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Challenges and directions for open ecosystems biodiversity restoration: an overview of the techniques applied for cerrado.

Published online: 12 Nov 2023

Authors: Pilon, N. A. L. & Campos, B. H. & Durigan, G. & Cava, M. G. B. & Rowland, L. & Schmidt, I. & Sampaio, A. & Oliveira, R. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Ecological restoration of tropical open ecosystems remains challenging for both science and practice. Over the last decade, innovative techniques have...

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The effects of crop type, landscape composition and agroecological practices on biodiversity and ecosystem services in tropical smallholder farms.

Published online: 12 Nov 2023

Authors: Vogel, C. & Poveda, K. & Iverson, A. & Boetzl, F. A. & Mkandawire, T. & Chunga, T. L. & Küstner, G. & Keller, A. & Kerr, R. B. & Steffan-Dewenter, I.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In the tropics, smallholder farming characterizes some of the world's most biodiverse landscapes. Agroecology as a pathway to sustainable agriculture ...

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Stand structure of Central European forests matters more than climate for transpiration sensitivity to VPD.

Published online: 12 Nov 2023

Authors: Bachofen, C. & Poyatos, R. & Flo, V. & Martínez-Vilalta, J. & Mencuccini, M. & Granda, V. & Grossiord, C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Temperature rise and more severe and frequent droughts will alter forest transpiration, thereby affecting the global water cycle. Yet, tree responses ...

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