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The perpetual forest: using undesirable species to bridge restoration.

Published online: 18 Jul 2007

Authors: Kirkman, L. K. & Mitchell, R. J. & Kaeser, M. J. & Pecot, S. D. & Coffey, K. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Conversion of established forests of undesirable species composition or structure to a multi-age, native forest community is a common restoration goal...

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Agricultural land-use history and restoration impact soil microbial biodiversity.

Published online: 24 Nov 2020

Authors: Turley, N. E. & Bell-Dereske, L. & Evans, S. E. & Brudvig, L. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Human land uses, such as agriculture, can leave long-lasting legacies as ecosystems recover. As a consequence, active restoration may be necessary to ...

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Exotic eucalypts: from demonized trees to allies of tropical forest restoration?

Published online: 21 Jul 2020

Authors: Brancalion, P. H. S. & Amazonas, N. T. & Chazdon, R. L. & Melis, J. van & Rodrigues, R. R. & Silva, C. C. & Sorrini, T. B. & Holl, K. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

International forest landscape restoration commitments have promoted the restoration of millions of hectares of degraded and deforested lands globally...

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Nutrients, isolation and lack of grazing limit plant diversity in restored wetlands.

Published online: 08 Apr 2025

Authors: Baumane, M. & Baastrup-Spohr, L. & Sand-Jensen, K. & Goldberg, I. & Martinsen, K. T. & Bruun, H. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Agricultural intensification has led to the loss of most natural wetlands from human-dominated landscapes but, in recent decades, wetland restoration ...

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Soil restoration increases soil health across global drylands: a meta-analysis.

Published online: 18 Jan 2024

Authors: Kimmell, L. B. & Fagan, J. M. & Havrilla, C. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Soil degradation is one of the greatest environmental issues our planet faces today, with over 33% of Earth's soils currently degraded. Drylands are e...

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Recovering subtidal forests in human-dominated landscapes.

Published online: 06 Jan 2010

Authors: Gorman, D. & Connell, S. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Policy initiatives that seek to recover lost habitats require the capacity to anticipate and suppress the mechanisms that drive loss. The replacement ...

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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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Management of ecological thresholds to re-establish disturbance-maintained herbaceous wetlands of the south-eastern USA.

Published online: 05 Aug 2009

Authors: Martin, K. L. & Kirkman, L. K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The restoration of disturbance-maintained ecosystems may require management to overcome ecological thresholds and re-establish feedbacks that perpetua...

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Anthropogenic impacts on lake and stream ecosystems, and approaches to restoration.

Published online: 19 Dec 2007

Authors: Søndergaard, M. & Jeppesen, E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Freshwater ecosystems have long been affected by numerous types of human interventions that have a negative impact on their water quality and ecologic...

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Functional responses of multitaxa communities to disturbance and stress gradients in a restored floodplain.

Published online: 23 Sep 2015

Authors: Fournier, B. & Gillet, F. & Bayon, R. C. le & Mitchell, E. A. D. & Moretti, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Trait-based approaches can reveal the mechanisms through which disturbances or stress impact communities, allowing comparisons of the role of differen...

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