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The relative effectiveness of different grassland restoration methods: a systematic literature search and meta-analysis.

Published online: 02 Oct 2023

Authors: Slodowicz, D. & Durbecq, A. & Ladouceur, E. & Eschen, R. & Humbert, J. Y. & Arlettaz, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Active grassland restoration has gained importance in mitigating the dramatic decline of farmnland biodiversity. While there is evidence that such ope...

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Food selection by skylarks and grazing damage to sugar beet seedlings.

Published online: 01 Jan 1981

Authors: Green, R. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Observations were made on sugar beet fields in Cambridgeshire and West Suffolk, UK, in April-May 1977 and 1978 from emergence of seedlings until they ...

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Sexual reproduction in Eichhornia crassipes (water hyacinth). I. Fertility of clones from diverse regions.

Published online: 01 Jan 1981

Authors: Barrett, S. C. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Sexual reproduction in 9 clones of Eichhornia crassipes from different parts of the world was examined in the glasshouse. Eight of the clones flowered...

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Effect of temperature and depth of burial on the persistence of seed of Avena fatua L. in Western Australia.

Published online: 01 Jan 1977

Authors: Paterson, J. G. & Boyd, W. J. R. & Goodchild, N. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Constant temperatures within the range 11-23 C had no significant effect upon the germination of Avena fatua, but higher temperatures appreciably redu...

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Periodicity of seedling emergence and seed survival in some Umbelliferae.

Published online: 01 Jan 1980

Authors: Roberts, H. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Ten species of Umbelliferae were examined with regard to the time of year at which seedlings emerged and the survival of seeds in cultivated soil. The...

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Alluring restoration strategies to attract seed-dispersing animals need more rigorous testing.

Published online: 14 Jun 2022

Authors: Holl, K. D. & Joyce, F. H. & Reid, J. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In a recently published paper, Silva et al. conclude that placing fruit feeders (induced seed dispersal) in restored tropical forests serves to enrich...

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Effects of pesticides on the germination of weed seeds: implications for manipulative experiments.

Published online: 17 Apr 1993

Authors: Gange, A. C. & Brown, V. K. & Farmer, L. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The effects of 2 insecticides (chlorpyrifos and dimethoate at 6.4 × 10-4 and 1.9 × 10-4 g/Petri dish, resp.) and a fungicide (iprodione at 6.4 × 10-3 ...

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Importance of regional species pools and functional traits in colonization processes: predicting re-colonization after large-scale destruction of ecosystems.

Published online: 29 Oct 2008

Authors: Kirmer, A. & Tischew, S. & Ozinga, W. A. & Lampe, M. von & Baasch, A. & Groenendael, J. M. van

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Large-scale destruction of ecosystems caused by surface mining provides an opportunity for the study of colonization processes starting with primary s...

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Demographic patterns of seedling establishment and growth of native graminoids in an Alaskan tundra disturbance.

Published online: 17 Feb 1984

Authors: Gartner, B. L. & Chapin, F. S., III & Shaver, G. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Presence or absence of buried seed was the major factor governing natural revegetation of a bulldozed disturbance in Alaskan tussock tundra. The viabl...

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The effects of temperature upon seed germination in Festuca pratensis var. apennina.

Published online: 01 Jan 1980

Authors: Linnington, S. & Bean, E. W. & Tyler, B. F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The effects of temp. on seed dormancy and germination were studied in 11 populations of tetraploid F. pratensis var. apennina from the Italian Alps an...

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