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Functional response of plant communities to clearcutting: management impacts differ between forest vegetation zones.

Published online: 25 Feb 2015

Authors: Kusumoto, B. & Shiono, T. & Miyoshi, M. & Maeshiro, R. & Fujii, S. & Kuuluvainen, T. & Kubota, Y.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Understanding of the ecological impacts of logging practices on biodiversity and associated ecosystem processes is essential for developing sustainabl...

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The efficacy and ecological impacts of herbicide and cutting regimes on the submerged plant communities of four British rivers. I. A comparison of management efficacies.

Published online: 08 Dec 1990

Authors: Fox, A. M. & Murphy, K. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In field trials in 4 UK rivers, the Coln, the Mouse Water, the Windrush and the Petteril, all of which supported macrophyte communities that included ...

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Effects on associated flora of sylvicultural nitrogen fertilization repeated at long intervals.

Published online: 02 Mar 1995

Authors: Kellner, O.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Field- (vascular plants) and ground- (epigeic bryophytes and lichens) layer vegetation was investigated in four old fertilization experiments in conif...

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The effects of alien shrub invasions on vegetation structure and fire behaviour in South African fynbos shrublands: a simulation study.

Published online: 23 Apr 1986

Authors: Wilgen, B. W. van & Richardson, D. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

South African fynbos vegetation, principally Protea repens and P. neriifolia, is fire-prone and susceptible to invasion by alien shrubs. Changes in bi...

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Experimental studies on the dispersal of plants and animals on sheep in calcareous grasslands.

Published online: 25 Jan 1997

Authors: Fischer, S. F. & Poschlod, P. & Beinlich, B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In June to September 1993 a transhumant flock of sheep on the Schwäbische Alb was examined with respect to which plants and animals are transported on...

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Prioritizing terrestrial invasive alien plant species for management in urban ecosystems.

Published online: 29 Apr 2022

Authors: Potgieter, L. J. & Shrestha, N. & Cadotte, M. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Invasive alien plant species (IAPs) in urban areas can have detrimental effects on biodiversity, ecosystem services and human well-being. Urban areas ...

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Plant chemical diversity and its frequency have distinct but complementary effects on insect foraging.

Published online: 24 Jun 2022

Authors: Hauri, K. C. & Glassmire, A. E. & Randall, B. & Zehr, L. N. & Wetzel, W. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Variability in plant traits such as nutrients and defences can challenge insect herbivores searching for a host plant. Cultivar mixtures are designed ...

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Screening for control of a forest weed: early competition between three replacement species and Calamagrostis canadensis or Picea glauca.

Published online: 09 Apr 1997

Authors: Landhäusser, S. M. & Stadt, K. J. & Lieffers, V. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In a growth chamber experiment, an additive series design was used to test the ability of 3 replacement species (Trifolium pratense, T. repens and Epi...

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Reducing nitrogen inputs mitigates Spartina invasion in the Yangtze estuary.

Published online: 19 Jun 2024

Authors: Xu Xiao & Li SongShuo & Zhang Yan & Zhang Xi & He Qiang & Wan NianFeng & Liu Hao & Guo HaiQiang & Ma Jun & Zhang Qun & Wang Qing & Wu JiHua & Li Bo & Nie Ming

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Plant invasions driven by global environmental changes (e.g. nutrient enrichment) increasingly threaten natural ecosystems. It is unclear whether redu...

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Quantification of the impact of hoverflies (Diptera: Syrphidae) on cereal aphids in winter wheat: an analysis of field populations.

Published online: 08 Jul 1987

Authors: Chambers, R. J. & Adams, T. H. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

An analysis of predation of cereal aphids (Sitobion avenae and Metopolophium dirhodum) by larvae of Episyrphus balteatus is described. Field data on t...

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