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Natural colonisation rates in a UK upland landscape under different conservation management approaches following sheep removal.

Published online: 19 Aug 2024

Authors: Porton, G. & Wrigley, R. & Scott, C. E. & Spracklen, D. V.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Natural colonisation could provide a cost-effective means to increase woodland coverage across the UK uplands. However, there is a shortage of evidenc...

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Habitat restoration benefits wild bees: a meta-analysis.

Published online: 02 May 2018

Authors: Tonietto, R. K. & Larkin, D. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Pollinator conservation is of increasing interest in the light of managed honeybee (Apis mellifera) declines, and declines in some species of wild bee...

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Biorational management tactics to select against triazine-resistant Amaranthus hybridus: a field trial.

Published online: 02 Jun 1999

Authors: Jordan, N. & Kelrick, M. & Brooks, J. & Kinerk, W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The individual and joint effectiveness of two biorational tactics (crop interference and the exploitation of negative cross-resistance to certain herb...

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Rapid evolution of flower phenology and clonality in restored populations of multiple grassland species.

Published online: 13 Jul 2024

Authors: Bucharova, A. & Conrady, M. & Klein-Raufhake, T. & Ratka, V. & Schultz, F. & Hölzel, N.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Restoration of terrestrial ecosystems often requires re-introduction of plants. In restored sites, the plants often face environments that differ from...

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Red deer management and vegetation on the Isle of Rum.

Published online: 11 Sep 2002

Authors: Virtanen, R. & Edwards, G. R. & Crawley, M. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Understanding the effects of red deer Cervus elaphus grazing on a range of plant communities is important for formulating guidelines for the managemen...

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Landscapes with higher crop diversity have lower aphid species richness but higher plant virus prevalence.

Published online: 04 Oct 2024

Authors: Pitt, W. J. & Kairy, L. R. & Mora, V. & Peirce, E. & Jensen, A. S. & Bradford, B. & Groves, R. & Christensen, T. & MacRae, I. & Nachappa, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Diversifying agricultural systems by growing more than one crop species in an area can decrease pest and disease pressure and increase crop yields. Ho...

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Development and growth of some agricultural species on a subantarctic island.

Published online: 01 Jan 1976

Authors: Aitken, Y. & Smith, R. I. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In experiments at Melbourne (Australia, mean air temperature 10 deg C) and King Edward Point, South Georgia (British Antarctic Territory, mean air tem...

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Control of the toxic plant Colchicum autumnale in semi-natural grasslands: effects of cutting treatments on demography and diversity.

Published online: 02 Apr 2014

Authors: Winter, S. & Jung, L. S. & Eckstein, R. L. & Otte, A. & Donath, T. W. & Kriechbaum, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Semi-natural grasslands are important habitats for the conservation of biodiversity in Europe. High population densities of toxic Colchicum autumnale ...

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Effects of Phalaris arundinacea and nitrate-N addition on the establishment of wetland plant communities.

Published online: 17 Jul 2002

Authors: Green, E. K. & Galatowitsch, S. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Nutrient enrichment may adversely impact plant species richness in wetlands and enhance their susceptibility to colonization and dominance by invasive...

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Factors affecting the natural regeneration of Quercus in Scottish oakwoods. II. Insect defoliation of trees and seedlings.

Published online: 08 Aug 1997

Authors: Humphrey, J. W. & Swaine, M. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Defoliation of oak trees and seedlings (Quercus petraea, Q. petraea and putative hybrids of the 2 species) by various lepidopteran species was investi...

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