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Observed and calculated photosynthetic rates of Chloris gayana communities.

Published online: 11 Jan 1971

Authors: Connor, D. J. & Cartledge, O.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Photosynthetic rates of C. gayana communities were calculated using mathematical models relating the photosynthetic contribution of the leaves to dire...

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Assessing resilience and state-transition models with historical records of cheatgrass Bromus tectorum invasion in North American sagebrush-steppe.

Published online: 16 Oct 2013

Authors: Bagchi, S. & Briske, D. D. & Bestelmeyer, B. T. & Wu, X. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Resilience-based approaches are increasingly being called upon to inform ecosystem management, particularly in arid and semi-arid regions. This requir...

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Impacts of grazing by different large herbivores in grassland depend on plant species diversity.

Published online: 29 Jul 2015

Authors: Liu Jun & Feng Chao & Wang DeLi & Wang Ling & Wilsey, B. J. & Zhong ZhiWei

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

It is well documented that large herbivores have pronounced effects on plant communities in grassland ecosystems, and the extent and course of their e...

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Ecology of tin tailings areas: plant communities and their succession.

Published online: 01 Jan 1974

Authors: Palaniappan, V. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The pioneer community on sand tailings areas in W. Malaysia contained a number of grasses and legumes, including Tricholaena rosea [= Rhynchelytrum re...

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A survey of tracks and paths in a sand dune ocosystem. I. Soils. II Vegetation.

Published online: 01 Jan 1976

Authors: Liddle, M. J. & Greig-Smith, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Bulk density and soil penetration resistance was linearly related to the log of the number of passages of a car, up to 256 passages, and of walkers, u...

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BES Grant Report: Time-dependent effects of plant-microbe interactions.

Published online: 14 Jun 2024

Published by: British Ecological Society

Authors: Zou HengXing

Content type: Grant report

This study examines how conditioning time and mechanisms, such as microbial community changes, nutrient levels and environmental factors, affect plant...

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Response of vegetation in open and partially wooded fens to prescribed burning at Seney National Wildlife Refuge.

Published online: 18 Sep 2019

Authors: Austin, J. E. & Newton, W. E.

Content type: Bulletin

The health and function of northern peatlands, particularly for fens, are strongly affected by fire and hydrology. Fens are important to several avian...

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The effects of tropical secondary forest regeneration on avian phylogenetic diversity.

Published online: 22 Nov 2020

Authors: Hughes, E. C. & Edwards, D. P. & Sayer, C. A. & Martin, P. A. & Thomas, G. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The conversion of tropical forests to farmland is a key driver of the current extinction crisis. With the present rate of deforestation unlikely to su...

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The effect of open drainage ditches on the plant and invertebrate communities of moorland and on the decomposition of peat.

Published online: 10 Nov 1990

Authors: Coulson, J. C. & Butterfield, J. E. L. & Henderson, E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A model of the function of open drainage ditches (grips) on peat moorland in northern England is described. The model makes the following predictions:...

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Weed communities of cereal crops grown on differently revegetated cut-over peatland sites.

Published online: 26 Oct 1991

Authors: Salonen, V.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Spring cereals (oats and barley) were grown during 1984-86 on abandoned cut-over peatland sites with different amounts of vegetation in central Finlan...

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