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Restoring landscape burning is compatible with conservation and livestock production in a southeast Australian grassland fragment.

Published online: 04 Jul 2024

Authors: French, B. J. & Prior, L. D. & Johnson, C. N. & Leonard, S. W. J. & Bowman, D. M. J. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Lowland grassland fragments in southeast Australia are valued for both sheep grazing and conservation. Many fragments are now rarely burnt, despite be...

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The influence of forage and climatic conditions on range community preference of Shorthorn cattle in central Australia.

Published online: 01 Jan 1982

Authors: Low, W. A. & Dudzinski, M. L. & Muller, W. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In central Australia, grazing preferences of Shorthorn cattle for seven major and four minor range communities were determined from 108 aerial surveys...

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Chowilla icon site - floodplain vegetation monitoring 2014 interim report.

Published online: 15 Apr 2015

Authors: Gehrig, S. L. & Marsland, K. B. & Nicol, J. M. & Weedon, J. T.

Content type: Bulletin

This interim report describes the methods used to establish the monitoring sites in the Chowilla Icon Site, including survey quadrat design, results f...

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Pre-fire grazing and herbicide treatments can affect post-fire vegetation in a Great Basin rangeland.

Published online: 13 Apr 2023

Authors: Gornish, E. S. & Guo, J. S. & Porensky, L. M. & Perryman, B. L. & Leger, E. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Management of wildfire associated with spread of the highly invasive annual grass Bromus tectorum (cheatgrass) is a critical need in the western U.S. ...

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Effects of large herbivores on fire regimes and wildfire mitigation.

Published online: 03 Jan 2022

Authors: Rouet-Leduc, J. & Pe'er, G. & Moreira, F. & Bonn, A. & Helmer, W. & Zadeh, S. A. A. S. & Zizka, A. & Plas, F. van der

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Abandonment of agricultural land is widespread in many parts of the world, leading to shrub and tree encroachment. The increase of flammable plant bio...

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Ecological engineering through fire-herbivory feedbacks drives the formation of savanna grazing lawns.

Published online: 31 Jan 2018

Authors: Donaldson, J. E. & Archibald, S. & Navashni Govender & Pollard, D. & Luhdo, Z. & Parr, C. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Variation in grass height is beneficial to biodiversity conservation in savanna landscapes. Theory predicts that small fires can promote short-grass a...

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High-nature-value grasslands have the capacity to cope with nutrient impoverishment induced by mowing and livestock grazing.

Published online: 29 Jul 2015

Authors: Mládková, P. & Mládek, J. & Hejduk, S. & Hejcman, M. & Cruz, P. & Jouany, C. & Pakeman, R. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Management of high-nature-value (HNV) grasslands follows agri-environmental schemes across large areas of Europe. Long-term agreements and restriction...

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Modelling the impacts of atmospheric nitrogen deposition on Calluna-dominated ecosystems in the UK.

Published online: 17 Nov 2004

Authors: Terry, A. C. & Ashmore, M. R. & Power, S. A. & Allchin, E. A. & Heil, G. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The increased deposition of nitrogen (N) from the atmosphere over the last century has been associated in Europe with changes in species composition, ...

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Strategic management of livestock to improve biodiversity conservation in African savannahs: a conceptual basis for wildlife-livestock coexistence.

Published online: 09 Mar 2016

Authors: Fynn, R. W. S. & Augustine, D. J. & Peel, M. J. S. & Garine-Wichatitsky, M. de

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

African savannas are complex socio-ecological systems with diverse wild and domestic herbivore assemblages, which adapt spatially to intra- and intera...

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Alternative states models provide an effective framework for invasive species control and restoration of native communities.

Published online: 10 Mar 2010

Authors: Firn, J. & House, A. P. N. & Buckley, Y. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Identifying the mechanisms that facilitate invasion is crucial for the design of preventative measures and understanding the invasion process, but not...

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