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Long-term vegetation recovery on reclaimed coal surface mines in the eastern USA.

Published online: 19 Feb 2003

Authors: Holl, K. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

While reclamation of degraded landscapes is becoming increasingly common, few studies have investigated the long-term effects of reclamation efforts o...

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Adapting oak management in an age of ongoing mesophication but warming climate.

Published online: 25 Sep 2019

Authors: Iverson, L. R. & Peters, M. P. & Matthews, S. N. & Prasad, A. & Hutchinson, T. & Bartig, J. & Rebbeck, J. & Yaussy, D. & Stout, S. & Nowacki, G.

Content type: Bulletin article; Conference paper

Rising temperatures and variable precipitation events leading to droughts and floods will likely increase in frequency. We present climate models with...

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Stream-breeding salamander use of headwater stream networks in managed forests of western Washington, USA.

Published online: 30 Oct 2024

Authors: Ojala-Barbour, R. & McIntyre, A. P. & Lund, E. M. & Hayes, M. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Stream-associated amphibians are sensitive bioindicators in headwater streams across the Pacific Northwest moist coniferous forests of North America. ...

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Use of the Fakopp TreeSonic acoustic device to estimate wood quality characteristics in loblolly pine trees planted at different densities.

Published online: 15 Apr 2015

Authors: Amateis, R. L. & Burkhart, H. E.

Content type: Bulletin article; Conference paper

A Fakopp TreeSonic acoustic device was used to measure time of flight (TOF) impulses through sample trees prior to felling from 27-year-old loblolly p...

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A double-observer method for reducing bias in faecal pellet surveys of forest ungulates.

Published online: 29 Oct 2008

Authors: Jenkins, K. J. & Manly, B. F. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Faecal surveys are used widely to study variations in abundance and distribution of forest-dwelling mammals when direct enumeration is not feasible. T...

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No place like home: using seed zones to improve restoration of native grasses in the West.

Published online: 08 Apr 2015

Authors: St. Clair, B. & Erickson, V.

Content type: Bulletin

Seed zones and seed transfer guidelines describe where plants are most likely to thrive. Scientists with the Forest Service and Agricultural Research ...

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Managing climate change adaptation in forests: a case study from the U.S. Southwest.

Published online: 04 Dec 2013

Authors: Kerhoulas, L. P. & Kolb, T. E. & Hurteau, M. D. & Koch, G. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Forest mortality related to climate change is an increasingly common global phenomenon. We provide a case study of the U.S. Southwest to investigate t...

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Fire patterns in piñon and juniper land cover types in the semiarid Western United States from 1984 through 2013.

Published online: 31 Jul 2019

Authors: Board, D. I. & Chambers, J. C. & Miller, R. F. & Weisberg, P. J.

Content type: Bulletin

Increases in area burned and fire size have been reported across a wide range of forest and shrubland types in the Western United States in recent dec...

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The perpetual forest: using undesirable species to bridge restoration.

Published online: 18 Jul 2007

Authors: Kirkman, L. K. & Mitchell, R. J. & Kaeser, M. J. & Pecot, S. D. & Coffey, K. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Conversion of established forests of undesirable species composition or structure to a multi-age, native forest community is a common restoration goal...

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Soil seed banks and the potential restoration of forested wetlands after farming.

Published online: 04 Feb 2004

Authors: Middleton, B. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Changes in farming practice provide an opportunity to restore once extensive forested wetlands on agricultural land. In some parts of the world, howev...

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