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Effects of stream restoration on ecosystem functioning: detritus retentiveness and decomposition.

Published online: 25 May 2005

Authors: Lepori, F. & Palm, D. & Malmqvist, B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Increasing degradation of ecological conditions in streams because of human activities has prompted widespread restoration attempts; however, the ecol...

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Stepping stones are crucial for species' long-distance dispersal and range expansion through habitat networks.

Published online: 05 Feb 2014

Authors: Saura, S. & Bodin, Ö. & Fortin, M. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Climate and land-use changes will require species to move large distances following shifts in their suitable habitats, which will frequently involve t...

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Roads and forest edges facilitate yellow fever virus dispersion.

Published online: 12 Mar 2022

Authors: Prist, P. R. & Tambos, L. R. & Mucci, L. F. & Pinter, A. & Souza, R. P. de & Muylaert, R. de L. & Rhodes, J. R. & Comin, C. H. & Costa, L. da F. & D'Agostini, T. L. & Deus, J. T. de & Pavão, M. & Port-Carvalho, M. & Saad, L. del C. & Sallum, M. A. M. & Spinola, R. M. F. & Metzger, J. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Landscape connectivity is important for a wide range of ecological processes, including to disease spread, once it describes the degree to which lands...

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Warming alters juvenile carp effects on macrophytes resulting in a shift to turbid conditions in freshwater mesocosms.

Published online: 17 Feb 2022

Authors: Zhang PeiYu & Zhang Huan & Wang Huan & Hilt Sabine & Li Chao & Yu Chen & Zhang Min & Xu, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Multiple stressors such as climate change and eutrophication are responsible for the global decline in macrophytes in lakes. The loss of this key comp...

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Bat phylogenetic responses to regenerating Amazonian forests.

Published online: 09 Oct 2022

Authors: Farneda, F. Z. & Rocha, R. & Aninta, S. G. & López-Baucells, A. & Sampaio, E. M. & Palmeirim, J. M. & Bobrowiec, P. E. D. & Dambros, C. S. & Meyer, C. F. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Throughout the tropics, regenerating secondary forests occupy vast areas previously cleared for agriculture and cattle ranching. However, despite the ...

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An experimental field study of different levels of insect herbivory induced by Formica rufa predation on sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus). I. Lepidoptera larvae.

Published online: 04 Jun 1986

Authors: Warrington, S. & Whittaker, J. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Lepidoptera populations and feeding damage were measured on ant-foraged and ant-free sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) trees in North Lancashire, UK. Cat...

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Permeability of a heterogeneous urban landscape to the movements of forest songbirds.

Published online: 15 Jun 2011

Authors: Tremblay, M. A. & St. Clair, C. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Urbanization represents a major threat to biodiversity world-wide because it causes permanent degradation and fragmentation of biologically rich natur...

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Optimizing regional conservation planning for forest birds.

Published online: 15 Jun 2011

Authors: Beaudry, F. & Pidgeon, A. M. & Mladenoff, D. J. & Howe, R. W. & Bartelt, G. A. & Radeloff, V. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Habitat conservation, particularly for large, multiple use areas, must account for the needs of multiple species. However, an unresolved issue is how ...

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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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Spatial relationships between intensive land cover and residual plant species diversity in temperate farmed landscapes.

Published online: 11 Apr 2007

Authors: Smart, S. M. & Marrs, R. H. & Duc, M. G. le & Thompson, K. & Bunce, R. G. H. & Firbank, L. G. & Rossall, M. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In temperate farmed landscapes conservation policies increasingly emphasize large-scale reductions in land-use intensity. Yet despite a managed revers...

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