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Predicting plant species' responses to grazing.

Published online: 03 Jan 2002

Authors: Vesk, P. A. & Westoby, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The aim of this study was to identify whether plant species show consistent responses to livestock grazing. The analyses were based on 35 published st...

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NatureScot Research Report 1333 - Deer management skills and capacity - initial scoping report.

Published online: 15 Nov 2024

Published by: UK, NatureScot

Authors: Scott, J.

Content type: Reports

This report provides an update on the capacity to manage deer in Scotland, focusing on the human and physical resources required to meet the Scottish ...

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Abandoned pastures cannot spontaneously recover the attributes of old-growth savannas.

Published online: 21 Nov 2018

Authors: Cava, M. G. B. & Pilon, N. A. L. & Ribeiro, M. C. & Durigan, G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Active restoration strategies have been recommended to recover Neotropical savannas in abandoned lands, but no studies have investigated the trajector...

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Green roof plant species diversity improves ecosystem multifunctionality.

Published online: 10 Jun 2015

Authors: Lundholm, J. T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Constructed ecosystems such as green roofs often contain monocultures or low-diversity plant communities, but adding more plant species to these syste...

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The value of time-series data for conservation planning.

Published online: 09 Mar 2021

Authors: García-Barón, I. & Giakoumi, S. & Begoña Santos, M. & Granado, I. & Louzao, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Protected areas (PAs) are increasingly being used world-wide for the conservation and management of wildlife. Systematic conservation planning (SCP) a...

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Relating juvenile migration timing and survival to adulthood in two species of threatened Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus spp.).

Published online: 04 Nov 2009

Authors: Scheuerell, M. D. & Zabel, R. W. & Sandford, B. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Migration timing in animals has important effects on life-history transitions. Human activities can alter migration timing of animals, and understandi...

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Robustness of habitat-based surrogates of animal diversity: a multitaxa comparison over time.

Published online: 08 Oct 2014

Authors: Barton, P. S. & Westgate, M. J. & Lane, P. W. & MacGregor, C. & Lindenmayer, D. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Many animal taxa respond strongly to spatial and temporal variation in vegetation structure and floristic composition, suggesting that changes in vege...

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Predicting costs of alien species surveillance across varying transportation networks.

Published online: 12 Apr 2017

Authors: Blackburn, L. & Epanchin-Niell, R. & Thompson, A. & Liebhold, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Efforts to detect and eradicate invading populations before they establish are a critical component of national biosecurity programmes. An essential e...

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The influence of vegetation pattern on the grazing of heather moorland by red deer and sheep. I. The location of animals on grass/heather mosaics.

Published online: 24 Mar 1995

Authors: Clarke, J. L. & Welch, D. & Gordon, I. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A study site comprising six 2.5 ha plots of heather (Calluna vulgaris) moorland which could be viewed from afar was created in NE Scotland. Each plot ...

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Lost opportunity: quantifying the dynamic economic impact of time-area fishery closures.

Published online: 29 Jul 2020

Authors: Smith, J. A. & Tommasi, D. & Sweeney, J. & Brodie, S. & Welch, H. & Hazen, E. L. & Muhling, B. & Stohs, S. M. & Jacox, M. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Time-area closures are an important tool for reducing fisheries bycatch, but their effectiveness and economic impact can be influenced by the changes ...

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