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Urban cultivation in allotments maintains soil qualities adversely affected by conventional agriculture.

Published online: 06 Aug 2014

Authors: Edmondson, J. L. & Davies, Z. G. & Gaston, K. J. & Leake, J. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Modern agriculture, in seeking to maximize yields to meet growing global food demand, has caused loss of soil organic carbon (SOC) and compaction, imp...

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A before-and-after assessment of patch-burn grazing and riparian fencing along headwater streams.

Published online: 28 Sep 2016

Authors: Larson, D. M. & Dodds, W. K. & Whiles, M. R. & Fulgoni, J. N. & Thompson, T. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Fire and grazing are common in grasslands world-wide to maintain grass cover and cattle production. The effects of fire, cattle grazing and riparian f...

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Livestock grazing alters multiple ecosystem properties and services in salt marshes: a meta-analysis.

Published online: 22 Nov 2017

Authors: Davidson, K. E. & Fowler, M. S. & Skov, M. W. & Doerr, S. H. & Beaumont, N. & Griffin, J. N.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The far-reaching impacts of livestock grazing in terrestrial grasslands are widely appreciated, but how livestock affect the structure and functions o...

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Inorganic fungicides as routinely applied in organic and conventional agriculture can increase palatability but reduce microbial decomposition of leaf litter.

Published online: 01 Apr 2015

Authors: Zubrod, J. P. & Feckler, A. & Englert, D. & Koksharova, N. & Rosenfeldt, R. R. & Seitz, F. & Schulz, R. & Bundschuh, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The application of fungicides is considered an indispensable measure to secure crop production. These substances, however, may unintentionally enter s...

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Plant trait-digestibility relationships across management and climate gradients in permanent grasslands.

Published online: 08 Oct 2014

Authors: Gardarin, A. & Garnier, É. & Carrère, P. & Cruz, P. & Andueza, D. & Bonis, A. & Colace, M. P. & Dumont, B. & Duru, M. & Farruggia, A. & Gaucherand, S. & Grigulis, K. & Kernéïs, É. & Lavorel, S. & Louault, F. & Loucougaray, G. & Mesléard, F. & Yavercovski, N. & Kazakou, E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Dry matter digestibility is a critical component of herbage nutritive value, a major service delivered by grasslands. The aim of this study was to tes...

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Competitive dynamics in two- and three-component intercrops.

Published online: 18 Jul 2007

Authors: Andersen, M. K. & Hauggaard-Nielsen, H. & Weiner, J. & Jensen, E. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Intercropping is receiving increasing attention because it offers potential advantages for resource utilization, decreased inputs and increased sustai...

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Influence of livestock grazing on range condition in south-west Masailand, Northern Tanzania.

Published online: 16 Jan 1993

Authors: Mwalyosi, R. B. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Range condition was assessed in a semiarid 2265 km2 area of Tanzania grazed by cattle, sheep, goats, donkeys and a range of game wildlife. Primary pro...

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Germination and establishment of halophytes on brine-affected soils.

Published online: 11 Sep 2002

Authors: Keiffer, C. H. & Ungar, I. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

1. Contamination of soils with oilfield brines is a significant environmental problem in many oil-production areas. This study tested the feasibility ...

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Fuelwood sustainability revisited: integrating size structure and resprouting into a spatially realistic fuelshed model.

Published online: 22 Feb 2017

Authors: Twine, W. C. & Holdo, R. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Much concern has been expressed about the sustainability of fuelwood harvesting in Africa. Most models predict that demand will outstrip supply within...

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Controlled grazing studies on Molinia grassland: effects of different seasonal patterns and levels of defoliation on Molinia growth and responses of swards to controlled grazing by cattle.

Published online: 16 Apr 1997

Authors: Grant, S. A. & Torvell, L. & Common, T. G. & Sim, E. M. & Small, J. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Experiments were carried out at three sites in southern Scotland to determine the suitability of Molina caerulea grassland for sustained use in provid...

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