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Understanding the biodiversity consequences of habitat change: the value of secondary and plantation forests for neotropical dung beetles.

Published online: 04 Jun 2008

Authors: Gardner, T. A. & Hernández, M. I. M. & Barlow, J. & Peres, C. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Secondary and plantation forests are becoming increasingly widespread in the tropics. A recent meta-analysis on the impacts of land-use change on trop...

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Invasive ecotypes tolerate herbivory more effectively than native ecotypes of the Chinese tallow tree Sapium sebiferum.

Published online: 14 Jul 2004

Authors: Rogers, W. E. & Siemann, E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The evolution of increased competitive ability (EICA) hypothesis proposes that exotic plants often become invasive because they have evolved reduced a...

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birds and insects respond differently to combinations of semi-natural features in farm landscapes.

Published online: 05 Nov 2022

Authors: Hall, M. A. & Nimmo, D. G. & Bennett, A. F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Semi-natural features among farmland have a key role in maintaining wildlife in rural landscapes. Practical conservation requires knowledge of which c...

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Phylogenetic diversity reveals hidden patterns related to population source and species pools during restoration.

Published online: 12 Apr 2017

Authors: Khalil, M. I. & Gibson, D. J. & Baer, S. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A phylogenetic perspective of community assembly can reveal new insights into how variation within dominant species interacts with the local species p...

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Genetic differentiation and regional adaptation among seed origins used for grassland restoration: lessons from a multispecies transplant experiment.

Published online: 12 Apr 2017

Authors: Bucharova, A. & Michalski, S. & Hermann, J. M. & Heveling, K. & Durka, W. & Hölzel, N. & Kollmann, J. & Bossdorf, O.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

One of the key questions in ecosystem restoration is the choice of seed material for restoring plant communities. More and more scientists and practit...

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Phylogenetic diversity is maintained despite richness losses over time in restored tallgrass prairie plant communities.

Published online: 12 Apr 2017

Authors: Barber, N. A. & Jones, H. P. & Duvall, M. R. & Wysocki, W. P. & Hansen, M. J. & Gibson, D. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Ecosystem restoration is an important tool for mitigating biodiversity loss and recovering critical ecosystem services to humanity, but restoration ra...

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Extinction risk of North American seed plants elevated by climate and land-use change.

Published online: 12 Apr 2017

Authors: Zhang Jian & Nielsen, S. E. & Chen YouHua & Georges, D. & Qin YuChu & Wang SiShuo & Svenning, J. C. & Thuiller, W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Climate and land-use change are expected to substantially alter future plant species distributions leading to higher extinction rates. However, little...

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Effects of fire on pollinators and pollination.

Published online: 12 Apr 2017

Authors: Brown, J. & York, A. & Christie, F. & McCarthy, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Increased incidence of landscape fire and pollinator declines with co-extinctions of dependent plant species are both globally significant. Fire can a...

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Biodiversity effects on grape quality depend on variety and management intensity.

Published online: 04 Aug 2021

Authors: Steiner, M. & Grace, J. B. & Bacher, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Interactions between plants can be beneficial, detrimental or neutral. In agricultural systems, competition between crop and spontaneous vegetation is...

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Inference of local invasion pathways in two invasive crayfish species displaying contrasting genetic patterns.

Published online: 27 Dec 2021

Authors: Paz-Vinas, I. & Lang, I. & Millet, P. & Veyssière, C. & Loot, G. & Cucherousset, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The efficient management of invasive alien species (IAS) requires the identification of their introduction pathways. Genetic assessments have proven u...

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