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Management of ecological thresholds to re-establish disturbance-maintained herbaceous wetlands of the south-eastern USA.

Published online: 05 Aug 2009

Authors: Martin, K. L. & Kirkman, L. K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The restoration of disturbance-maintained ecosystems may require management to overcome ecological thresholds and re-establish feedbacks that perpetua...

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Structure and function in two tropical gallery forest communities: implications for forest conservation in fragmented systems.

Published online: 23 Sep 1998

Authors: Kellman, M. & Tackaberry, R. & Rigg, L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Composition, growth and turnover of trees were examined in 2 species-rich tropical gallery forests in the Mountain Pine Ridge Savanna of Belize during...

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Synthesis on the effectiveness of soil translocation for plant community restoration.

Published online: 23 Aug 2023

Authors: Gerrits, G. M. & Waenink, R. & Aradottir, A. L. & Buisson, E. & Dutoit, T. & Ferreira, M. C. & Fontaine, J. B. & Jaunatre, R. & Kardol, P. & Loeb, R. & Magro Ruiz, S. & Maltz, M. & Pärtel, M. & Peco, B. & Piqueray, J. & Pilon, N. A. L. & Santa-Regina, I. & Schmidt, K. T. & Sengl, P. & Diggelen, R. van & Vieira, D. L. M. & Brackel, W. von & Waryszak, P. & Wills, T. J. & Marrs, R. H. & Wubs, E. R. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Many degraded ecosystems need active restoration to conserve biodiversity and re-establish ecosystem function, both highlighted targets of the UN Deca...

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A preliminary study of successional changes in vegetation and soil development on unamended flyash (PFA) in southern England.

Published online: 02 Jun 1995

Authors: Shaw, P. J. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Vegetation cover and soil development were studied on abandoned PFA (pulverized fuel ash) lagoons in southern England, covering 7-24 years. The plant ...

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Does lake habitat alteration and land-use pressure homogenize European littoral macroinvertebrate communities?

Published online: 31 Jul 2013

Authors: McGoff, E. & Solimini, A. G. & Pusch, M. T. & Jurca, T. & Sandin, L. & Cadotte, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Beta diversity is the compositional heterogeneity of biotic assemblages among sites, and biotic homogenization is the decrease in beta diversity, faci...

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Tree composition mitigates the negative effects of urbanization on specialist and generalist forest moth communities.

Published online: 14 May 2025

Authors: Narango, D. L. & Tallamy, D. & Shropshire, K. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Changes at local and landscape scales impact forests embedded in urban and urbanizing landscapes. In the Northeast USA, urban forest fragments are cha...

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FSC Tomorrow's Biodiversity monitoring and indicators of UK biodiversity change. A review for the FSC Tomorrow's Biodiversity project.

Published online: 07 Jul 2020

Published by: UK, Field Studies Council

Authors: Burkmar, R.

Content type: Reports

This report presents an overview of how biodiversity is monitored in the UK within certain limits: consideration of biodiversity is more or less limit...

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Commons are cared for: coexistence between humans and wild birds on the island of Kihnu, Estonia.

Published online: 23 May 2025

Authors: Kalle, R. & Svanberg, I. & Leas, M. & Prakofjewa, J. & Sartori, M. & Danto, A. & Schiavone, A. & Pehlak, H. & Plaan, J. & Pieroni, A. & Sõukand, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Local knowledge is an essential dimension of humanity's relationship with the environment. Investigating the interdependence between humans and wild b...

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Guiding principles for transdisciplinary sustainability research and practice.

Published online: 20 Sep 2023

Authors: Reed, M. G. & Robson, J. P. & Rivera, M. C. & Chapela, F. & Davidson-Hunt, I. & Friedrichsen, P. & Haine, E. & Johnston, A. B. D. & Lichtenstein, G. & Lynes, L. S. & Oloko, M. & Luja, M. S. & Shackleton, S. & Soriano, M. & Peréz, F. S. & Vasseur, L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Transdisciplinary sustainability scientists are called to conduct research with community actors to understand and improve relations between people an...

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Rapid response of macroinvertebrates to drainage management of shallow connected lakes.

Published online: 03 May 2006

Authors: Meutter, F. van de & Stoks, R. & Meester, L. de

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Shallow lakes throughout the world are subject to drainage, either for fish harvesting or lake restoration. Lake drainage of fish lakes is known to im...

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