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Plant traits of propagule banks and standing vegetation reveal flooding alleviates impacts of agriculture on wetland restoration.

Published online: 10 Jan 2018

Authors: Dawson, S. K. & Warton, D. I. & Kingsford, R. T. & Berney, P. & Keith, D. A. & Catford, J. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Restoration of degraded plant communities requires understanding of community assembly processes. Human land use can influence plant community assembl...

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Butterfly and plant specialists suffer from reduced connectivity in fragmented landscapes.

Published online: 04 Aug 2010

Authors: Brückmann, S. V. & Krauss, J. & Steffan-Dewenter, I.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Calcareous grasslands are diversity hotspots for plant and butterfly species in Europe, but connectivity of these grasslands has been reduced by habit...

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Insect seed predators and environmental change.

Published online: 10 Dec 2008

Authors: Lewis, O. T. & Gripenberg, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The seed-to-seedling transition may be a critical stage in determining the dynamics of plant populations. Insects which kill seeds either before or af...

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Organic farming and heterogeneous landscapes positively affect different measures of plant diversity.

Published online: 14 Jan 2015

Authors: Rader, R. & Birkhofer, K. & Schmucki, R. & Smith, H. G. & Stjernman, M. & Lindborg, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Increasing landscape heterogeneity and organic farming practices are known to enhance species richness in agroecosystems. However, little is known abo...

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Shade provided by riparian plants and biotic resistance by macrophytes reduce the establishment of an invasive Poaceae.

Published online: 26 Jul 2017

Authors: Evangelista, H. B. & Michelan, T. S. & Gomes, L. C. & Thomaz, S. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Riparian corridors are habitats that are prone to invasion by non-native plants, but the shade provided by trees that grow in riparian zones may limit...

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Application of genetic diversity-ecosystem function research to ecological restoration.

Published online: 02 Apr 2014

Authors: Kettenring, K. M. & Mercer, K. L. & Adams, C. R. & Hines, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Three common goals for restoration are (i) rapid plant establishment, (ii) long-term plant persistence and (iii) restoration of functioning ecosystems...

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Contrasting effects of phylogenetic relatedness on plant invader success in experimental grassland communities.

Published online: 25 Feb 2015

Authors: Li ShaoPeng & Guo Tao & Cadotte, M. W. & Chen YongJian & Kuang JiaLiang & Hua ZhengShuang & Zeng Yi & Song Ying & Liu, Z. & Shu WenSheng & Li JinTian

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Identifying the factors determining the success of invasive species is critical for management of biological invasions. Darwin's naturalization conund...

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Grassland degradation alters the effect of nitrogen enrichment on the multidimensional stability of plant community productivity.

Published online: 05 Mar 2024

Authors: Zhang HongJin & Wang Wei

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Nitrogen (N) enrichment threatens the ability of grasslands to support sustainable functions. However, we do not know whether grassland degradation ca...

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Changes in understorey vegetation and fine root quantity following thinning of 30-year Pinus radiata in central North island, New Zealand.

Published online: 01 Jan 1973

Authors: McQueen, D. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Describes a study in two-36-year-old stands of P. radiata to determine the effects of a heavy thinning in one of them at 30 years of age on the unders...

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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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