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Mean wind patterns and snow depths in an alpine-subalpine ecosystem as measured by damage to coniferous trees.

Published online: 29 May 1996

Authors: Woolridge, G. L. & Musselman, R. C. & Sommerfeld, R. A. & Fox, D. G. & Connell, B. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Deformations of Engelmann spruce (Picea engelmannii) and subalpine fir (Abies lasiocarpa) trees were surveyed for the purpose of determining climatic ...

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Long-term shifts in the seasonal abundance of adult Culicoides biting midges and their impact on potential arbovirus outbreaks.

Published online: 21 Jul 2020

Authors: Sanders, C. J. & Shortall, C. R. & England, M. & Harrington, R. & Purse, B. & Burgin, L. & Carpenter, S. & Gubbins, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Surveillance of adult Culicoides biting midge flight activity is used as an applied ecological method to guide the management of arbovirus incursions ...

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Remnant forest in Costa Rican working landscapes fosters bird communities that are indistinguishable from protected areas.

Published online: 21 Jul 2020

Authors: Karp, D. S. & Echeverri, A. & Zook, J. & Juárez, P. & Ke, A. & Krishnan, J. & Chan, K. M. A. & Frishkoff, L. O.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The outcome of the ongoing biodiversity crisis depends on the capacity of the Earth's wildlife to persist in working landscapes. Yet, the species that...

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Ecological restoration in Tibet optimises the cognitive structures of stakeholders on social-ecological systems.

Published online: 12 Oct 2023

Authors: Wang YiJia & Liu YanXu & Wu XuTong & Wang XinSheng & Yao Ying & Zhang ZhiWei & Fu BoJie

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Facing the dual threats of climate and socioeconomic changes, how Tibet can seize the opportunity for ecological restoration to enhance environmental ...

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A three decade assessment of climate-associated changes in forest composition across the north-eastern USA.

Published online: 10 Jan 2018

Authors: Bose, A. K. & Weiskittel, A. & Wagner, R. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Climate-associated changes in forest composition have been widely reported, particularly where changes in abiotic conditions have resulted in high mor...

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Interpreting and predicting the spread of invasive wild pigs.

Published online: 10 Jan 2018

Authors: Snow, N. P. & Jarzyna, M. A. & VerCauteren, K. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The eruption of invasive wild pigs (IWPs) Sus scrofa throughout the world exemplifies the need to understand the influences of exotic and nonnative sp...

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Composition and population responses of an African savanna grassland to rainfall and grazing.

Published online: 15 Apr 1994

Authors: O'Connor, T. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The influence of inter-annual rainfall variability and cattle grazing on the abundance (density, basal area), population dynamics (recruitment, growth...

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Soil seed bank of an upland calcareous grassland after 6 years of climate and management manipulations.

Published online: 20 Jan 1999

Authors: Akinola, M. O. & Thompson, K. & Buckland, S. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The soil seed bank of limestone grassland plots near Buxton, Derbyshire, UK, was investigated after 6 years of manipulation of soil temperature, rainf...

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Yield of temperate forage grassland species is either largely resistant or resilient to experimental summer drought.

Published online: 03 Aug 2016

Authors: Hofer, D. & Suter, M. & Haughey, E. & Finn, J. A. & Hoekstra, N. J. & Buchmann, N. & Lüscher, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Due to climate change, an increasing frequency and severity of drought events are expected to impair grassland productivity, particularly of intensive...

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An evidence review for great crested newt eDNA monitoring protocols.

Published online: 22 Jun 2023

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Rees, H. C.

Content type: Reports

DNA based applications have the potential to significantly change how we monitor and assess biodiversity. Triturus cristatus, the great crested newt (...

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