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Biological legacies buffer local species extinction after logging.

Published online: 05 Feb 2014

Authors: Rudolphi, J. & Jönsson, M. T. & Gustafsson, L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Clearcutting has been identified as a main threat to forest biodiversity. In the last few decades, alternatives to clearcutting have gained much inter...

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Upland land use predicts population decline in a globally near-threatened wader.

Published online: 05 Feb 2014

Authors: Douglas, D. J. T. & Bellamy, P. E. & Stephen, L. S. & Pearce-Higgins, J. W. & Wilson, J. D. & Grant, M. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Changes in large-scale land use may fragment and degrade habitats, affecting animal species adapted to these habitats. In the UK uplands for example, ...

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Mixed afforestation of young subtropical trees promotes nitrogen acquisition and retention.

Published online: 05 Feb 2014

Authors: Lang, A. C. & Oheimb, G. von & Scherer-Lorenzen, M. & Yang Bo & Trogisch, S. & Bruelheide, H. & Ma KePing & Härdtle, W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Afforestation is globally increasing to produce timber and pulp wood, but also to enhance ecosystem services such as carbon sequestration, nutrient re...

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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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Assessing the value of biodiversity-specific footprinting metrics linked to South American soy trade.

Published online: 16 Nov 2024

Authors: Molotoks, A. & Green, J. & Ribeiro, V. & Wang YunXia & West, C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

International demand for a small handful of commodities is a major driver of tropical deforestation and associated biodiversity loss. Previous commitm...

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Links between deforestation, conservation areas and conservation funding in major deforestation regions of South America.

Published online: 16 Nov 2024

Authors: Qin SiYu & Buchadas, A. & Meyfroidt, P. & He YiFan & Ghoddousi, A. & Pötzschner, F. & Baumann, M. & Kuemmerle, T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Land-use change is a major driver of biodiversity loss, affecting tropical forests and savannas at an unprecedented rate. To protect these ecosystems ...

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The neglected importance of managing biological invasions for sustainable development.

Published online: 16 Nov 2024

Authors: Lenzner, B. & García-Rodríguez, A. & Colling, G. & Dullinger, S. & Fugger, J. & Glaser, M. & Hennenfeind, J. H. & Kaplan, E. & Liu DaiJun & Omer, A. & Pauchard, A. & Roy, H. E. & Schernhammer, T. & Schertler, A. & Stoett, P. & Tedeschi, L. & Vorstenbosch, T. & Wessely, J. & Essl, F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Biological invasions have substantial and rising social-ecological impacts threatening human livelihoods and communities and hampering progress toward...

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Natural riparian vegetation as corridors to promote bee diversity and pollination services in an urban landscape.

Published online: 12 Nov 2024

Authors: Lan Yang & Zhao Qing & Zhang Xin & Huang JunLong & Shao Ying & Chen ZhongLi

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Understanding how landscape structure and riparian vegetation impact bee diversity is important for maintaining pollination service in urban areas. We...

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Destruction of wetland habitats by lesser snow geese: a keystone species on the west coast of Hudson Bay.

Published online: 29 Apr 1990

Authors: Kerbes, R. H. & Kotanen, P. M. & Jefferies, R. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The numbers and distribution of lesser snow-geese (Chen caerulescens) and their effects on plant communities were studied in a 40 × 200 km area roughl...

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Urbanization and wetland communities: applying metacommunity theory to understand the local and landscape effects.

Published online: 13 Feb 2013

Authors: Johnson, P. T. J. & Hoverman, J. T. & McKenzie, V. J. & Blaustein, A. R. & Richgels, K. L. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Urbanization is a growing threat to ecological communities and has become a leading cause of population extirpations in a wide range of taxa. Because ...

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