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Controls over the strength and timing of fire-grazer interactions in a semi-arid rangeland.

Published online: 05 Feb 2014

Authors: Augustine, D. J. & Derner, J. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The degree to which large herbivores select and forage within recently burned areas is a key driver of vegetation heterogeneity in rangeland ecosystem...

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A before-and-after assessment of patch-burn grazing and riparian fencing along headwater streams.

Published online: 28 Sep 2016

Authors: Larson, D. M. & Dodds, W. K. & Whiles, M. R. & Fulgoni, J. N. & Thompson, T. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Fire and grazing are common in grasslands world-wide to maintain grass cover and cattle production. The effects of fire, cattle grazing and riparian f...

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Long-term effects of seeding after wildfire on vegetation in Great Basin shrubland ecosystems.

Published online: 08 Oct 2014

Authors: Knutson, K. C. & Pyke, D. A. & Wirth, T. A. & Arkle, R. S. & Pilliod, D. S. & Brooks, M. L. & Chambers, J. C. & Grace, J. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Invasive annual grasses alter fire regimes in shrubland ecosystems of the western USA, threatening ecosystem function and fragmenting habitats necessa...

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Some man-made changes in successional trends on the Rhodesian highveld.

Published online: 01 Jan 1974

Authors: Strang, R. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Several successional trends towards woodland were identified. A greater number of species was present in a felled wood than in an abandoned arable fie...

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Relative importance of burning, mowing and species translocation in the restoration of a former boreal hayfield: responses of plant diversity and the microbial community.

Published online: 25 May 2005

Authors: Antonsen, H. & Olsson, P. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The extensive loss of species-rich grasslands in Europe as a result of agricultural intensification has triggered a desire to recreate more diverse an...

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Post-burn reproduction of woody plants in a neotropical savanna: the relative importance of sexual and vegetative reproduction.

Published online: 08 Oct 1998

Authors: Hoffmann, W. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Burning typically occurs at intervals of 1 to 3 years in the Brazilian cerrado, a rate that exceeds the precolonization fire regime. To determine if w...

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Bush-control studies in the drier areas of Kenya. 6. Effects of fenuron (3-phenyl-1,1-dimethylurea.

Published online: 11 Jan 1971

Authors: Pratt, D. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In field tests with fenuron pellets, Commiphora spp., Maytenus putterlickioides, Premna oligotricha and Tarchonanthus camphoratus were mostly tolerant...

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Response of African savanna ants to long-term fire regimes.

Published online: 15 Sep 2004

Authors: Parr, C. L. & Robertson, H. G. & Biggs, H. C. & Chown, S. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Despite the fact that fire is considered an important disturbance in savannas across the world and is used widely as a management tool in conservation...

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The influence of environmental factors and management on stands of Phragmites australis. I. Effects of burning, frost and insect damage on shoot density and shoot size.

Published online: 01 Jan 1983

Authors: Toorn, J. van der & Mook, J. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The viability of a common reed, Phragmites australis, was determined in an experimental field in the Netherlands over a period of 5 years, the aim bei...

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Influence of grazing and vegetation type on post-fire flammability.

Published online: 15 Jun 2011

Authors: Kirkpatrick, J. B. & Marsden-Smedley, J. B. & Leonard, S. W. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Natural area managers use fire and grazing to achieve nature conservation/production goals and to prevent the loss of life and property. Yet, little i...

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