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Changes in the rhizome system of bracken subjected to long-term experimental treatment.

Published online: 27 Aug 2003

Authors: Duc, M. G. le & Pakeman, R. J. & Marrs, R. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Bracken Pteridium aquilinum is a serious weed of upland and marginal land. Its extensive rhizome system and large carbohydrate reserves make control d...

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Mapping fire history and quantifying burned area through 35 years of prescribed fire history at an Illinois tallgrass prairie restoration site using GIS.

Published online: 02 Jul 2022

Authors: Rowland-Schaefer, E. G. & Bach, E. M. & Kleiman, B. P. & Jones, H. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Fire was important to pre-colonization prairies. In today's remnant and reconstructed prairies, managers frequently employ prescribed fire, a historic...

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Deforestation and the population decline of the army ant Dorylus wilverthi in western Kenya over the last century.

Published online: 15 Jun 2011

Authors: Peters, M. K. & Lung, T. & Schaab, G. & Wägele, J. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

It is important to document changes in the population sizes of species to justify and implement conservation programmes. This is often hampered by the...

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Understanding the drivers of subsistence poaching in the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Conservation Area: what matters for community wildlife conservation?

Published online: 04 Dec 2019

Authors: Ntuli, H. & Sundström, A. & Sjöstedt, M. & Muchapondwa, E. & Jagers, S. C. & Linell, A.

Content type: Bulletin

While subsistence poaching is a large threat to wildlife conservation in Southern Africa, this behaviour is seldom researched. Individual and communit...

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Quantifying human activity intensity in the Qinling-Daba Mountains.

Published online: 07 Nov 2024

Authors: Xie WenQi & Yao YongHui

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Human activities profoundly impact the Earth system such as climate change, biodiversity, disease transmission. Accurately acquiring and assessing the...

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Assessment of compensatory measures for impacts of offshore windfarms on seabirds.

Published online: 23 Oct 2022

Published by: Natural England

Authors: McGregor, R. & Trinder, M. & Goodship, N.

Content type: Reports

This study reviewed the available literature for potential compensation measures for nine qualifying features of eight Special Protection Areas (SPAs)...

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Life after logging: post-logging recovery of a neotropical bat community.

Published online: 25 May 2005

Authors: Clarke, F. M. & Rostant, L. V. & Racey, P. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

There is considerable debate about whether tropical forests can be managed for timber production and to conserve biodiversity. Few 'sustainable forest...

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Testing a silvicultural recommendation: Brazil nut responses 10 years after liana cutting.

Published online: 04 Jun 2014

Authors: Kainer, K. A. & Wadt, L. H. O. & Staudhammer, C. L. & Barlow, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Lianas or woody vines can be detrimental to the trees that support them. Research on liana cutting for tropical timber management has demonstrated pos...

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How citizen scientists contribute to monitor protected areas thanks to automatic plant identification tools.

Published online: 16 Sep 2020

Authors: Bonnet, P. & Joly, A. & Faton, J. M. & Brown, S. & Kimiti, D. & Deneu, B. & Servajean, M. & Affouard, A. & Lombardo, J. C. & Mary, L. & Vignau, C. & Munoz, F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Successful monitoring and management of plant resources worldwide needs the involvement of civil society to support natural reserve managers. Because ...

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Understanding climate change adaptation dynamics in central Somaliland.

Published online: 06 Mar 2019

Authors: Crane, T. A. & Marshall, K. & Ahmed, M. A. & Awaleh, I. A. & Wane, A. & Galié, A. & Ahmed, A. M. & Ahmed, H. & Mohamed, B. & Awil, A. & Mohamed, H. & Ali, G.

Content type: Miscellaneous

The results of our research outline a system that is in significant flux recurrent droughts are only partially responsible for this. The interaction b...

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