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The ecology of the Kafue lechwe: the food supply.

Published online: 01 Jan 1978

Authors: Rees, W. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Changes in floristic composition were studied in 9 plant stands in the area utilized by lechwe (Kobus leche kafuensis) in Lochinvar National Park, Zam...

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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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Wild bees and hoverflies per landscape type.

Published online: 04 Jul 2019

Authors: Ozinga, W. A. & Scheper, J. A. & Groot, G. A. de & Reemer, M. & Raemakers, I. & Dooremalen, C. van & Biesmeijer, K. & Kleijn, D.

Content type: Bulletin

Insects play an essential role in the pollination of many food crops and wild plants. It is not just honey bees, there is a wide spectrum of species o...

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Retention forestry can maintain epiphytic lichens on living pine trees, but provides impoverished habitat for deadwood-associated lichens.

Published online: 21 Dec 2024

Authors: Nirhamo, A. & Hämäläinen, A. & Hämäläinen, K. & Kouki, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Managing forests for timber yields reduces the amounts of old trees and deadwood, which has profound effects on species that are dependent on them. Re...

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Interacting effects of sand, slugs and jute drive community composition in direct-seeded urban wildflower meadows.

Published online: 01 Dec 2024

Authors: Horsfall, K. & Livesley, S. J. & Delpratt, J. & Hirst, M. J. & Williams, N. S. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Wildflower meadows support biodiversity in urban environments, whilst providing low-maintenance, amenity landscapes. By moving from international plan...

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Effects of large herbivores on fire regimes and wildfire mitigation.

Published online: 03 Jan 2022

Authors: Rouet-Leduc, J. & Pe'er, G. & Moreira, F. & Bonn, A. & Helmer, W. & Zadeh, S. A. A. S. & Zizka, A. & Plas, F. van der

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Abandonment of agricultural land is widespread in many parts of the world, leading to shrub and tree encroachment. The increase of flammable plant bio...

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Agriculture causes homogenization of plant-feeding nematode communities at the regional scale.

Published online: 10 Dec 2021

Authors: Archidona-Yuste, A. & Wiegand, T. & Eisenhauer, N. & Cantalapiedra-Navarrete, C. & Palomares-Rius, J. E. & Castillo, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

An emerging research line in conservation ecology addresses how environmental change drivers may cause the biotic homogenization of ecological communi...

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Density-related effects of deer browsing on the regeneration dynamics of boreal forests.

Published online: 18 Jul 2007

Authors: Tremblay, J. P. & Huot, J. & Potvin, F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The density of large herbivores is a major driver of forest ecosystem structure and function in conjunction with episodic disturbances, especially in ...

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The importance of scattered trees for biodiversity conservation: a global meta-analysis.

Published online: 31 Jan 2018

Authors: Prevedello, J. A. & Almeida-Gomes, M. & Lindenmayer, D. B. & Magrach, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Scattered trees are thought to be keystone structures for biodiversity in landscapes world-wide. However, such trees have been largely neglected by re...

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Preliminary studies into bush utilization by cattle in Zambia.

Published online: 01 Jan 1974

Authors: Rees, W. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In Zambia the dry season is from April to November. Miombo woodland is of marginal value for general agricultural use. In August and again in October ...

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