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Brush-control studies in the drier areas of Kenya. 4. Effects of controlled burning on secondary thicket in upland Acacia Woodland.

Published online: 05 Mar 1968

Authors: Thomas, D. B. & Pratt, D. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Two burning regimes (burning each year during 1958-60 and burning in 1958 and 1960 only) were compared for the clearance of thicket in Acacia woodland...

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Large-scale habitat use of some declining British birds.

Published online: 26 May 1999

Authors: Gregory, R. D. & Baillie, S. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A study was conducted of the large-scale habitat use of 8 species of breeding birds using data collected across Britain during 1995. The species studi...

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Response of bird communities to silvicultural thinning of Mediterranean maquis.

Published online: 11 Oct 2006

Authors: Montaña, E. de la & Rey-Benayas, J. M. & Carrascal, L. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Woodland management should consider biodiversity conservation world-wide. Landowners in some European Mediterranean regions receive subsidies to thin ...

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Riparian tree cover enhances the resistance and stability of woodland bird communities during an extreme climatic event.

Published online: 09 Mar 2016

Authors: Nimmo, D. G. & Haslem, A. & Radford, J. Q. & Hall, M. & Bennett, A. F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Ecosystems world-wide increasingly are subject to multiple interacting disturbances. Biodiversity in anthropogenic landscapes can be enhanced by manip...

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Assemblages of soil macrofauna across a Scottish land-use intensification gradient: influences of habitat quality, heterogeneity and area.

Published online: 04 Jan 2006

Authors: Eggleton, P. & Vanbergen, A. J. & Jones, D. T. & Lambert, M. C. & Rockett, C. & Hammond, P. M. & Beccaloni, J. & Marriott, D. & Ross, E. & Giusti, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Land-use intensification strongly influences biodiversity by altering habitat heterogeneity, the distribution of habitat types and their extent. This ...

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Basic ecological theory can inform habitat restoration for woodland birds.

Published online: 13 Apr 2011

Authors: Huth, N. & Possingham, H. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Extensive clearing of native vegetation for agriculture has severely impacted upon Australia's biodiversity. Environmental tree planting, forestry and...

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A review of planting principles to identify the right place for the right tree for 'net zero plus' woodlands: applying a place-based natural capital framework for sustainable, efficient and equitable (SEE) decisions.

Published online: 14 Aug 2023

Authors: Bateman, I. J. & Anderson, K. & Argles, A. & Belcher, C. & Betts, R. A. & Binner, A. & Brazier, R. E. & Cho, F. H. T. & Collins, R. M. & Day, B. H. & Duran-Rojas, C. & Eisenbarth, S. & Gannon, K. & Gatis, N. & Groom, B. & Hails, R. & Harper, A. B. & Harwood, A. & Hastings, A. & Heard, M. S. & Hill, T. C. & Inman, A. & Lee, C. F. & Luscombe, D. J. & MacKenzie, A. R. & Mancini, M. C. & Morison, J. I. L. & Morris, A. & Quine, C. P. & Snowdon, P. & Tyler, C. R. & Vanguelova, E. I. & Wilkinson, M. & Williamson, D. & Xenakis, G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

We outline the principles of the natural capital approach to decision making and apply these to the contemporary challenge of very significantly expan...

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Long-term effects of burning slash on plant communities and arbuscular mycorrhizae in a semi-arid woodland.

Published online: 16 Jun 2004

Authors: Haskins, K. E. & Gehring, C. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Burning of slash (woody debris) piles resulting from the harvest of fuel wood is a common management technique designed to reduce fire risk and increa...

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Local management or wider context: what determines the value of farm revegetation plantings for birds?

Published online: 24 Dec 2021

Authors: Haslem, A. & Clarke, R. H. & Holland, G. J. & Radford, J. Q. & Stewart, A. & Bennett, A. F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Small-scale revegetation plantings on farms are common to restoration efforts in agricultural regions worldwide. Such plantings provide habitat for di...

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The response of plants, carabid beetles and birds to 30 years of native reforestation in the Scottish Highlands.

Published online: 15 Nov 2021

Authors: Warner, E. & Hector, A. & Brown, N. & Green, R. & Savory, A. & Gilbert, D. & McDonnell, A. & Lewis, O. T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Globally, there is increasing interest in tree planting, leading to many country-level commitments to reforestation. In the UK, current commitments wo...

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