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Barriers to tree seedling emergence on human-induced grasslands in Sri Lanka.

Published online: 10 Mar 2010

Authors: Gunaratne, A. M. T. A. & Gunatilleke, C. V. S. & Gunatilleke, I. A. U. N. & Weerasinghe, H. M. S. P. M. & Burslem, D. F. R. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Colonization by woody plants is often very slow or absent on grasslands occupying degraded land in the tropics. Seed dispersal limitation is widely re...

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Land degradation in South Africa: justice and climate change in tension.

Published online: 28 Oct 2021

Authors: Mani, S. & Osborne, C. P. & Cleaver, F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Land degradation is a global problem impacting biodiversity and livelihoods, with profound effects on resource-based livelihoods. As such, it impedes ...

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Local geographic range predicts freshwater fish extinctions in Singapore.

Published online: 13 Apr 2011

Authors: Giam, X. L. & Ng TingHui & Lok, A. F. S. L. & Ng HeokHee

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Identifying the ecological and life-history correlates of local extinction may elucidate mechanisms by which species traits and the environment intera...

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Care, conflict, and coexistence: human-wildlife relations in community forests.

Published online: 30 Jan 2025

Authors: Stevens, M. & Shalini Rawat & Satterfield, T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Human-wildlife conflict (HWC) presents a persistent challenge for global biodiversity conservation. Yet, focusing on conflict alone may obscure the co...

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Habitat loss on seasonal migratory range imperils an endangered ungulate.

Published online: 12 Apr 2021

Authors: Williams, S. H. & Steenweg, R. & Hegel, T. & Russell, M. & Hervieux, D. & Hebblewhite, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Endangered species policies and their associated recovery documents and management actions do not always sufficiently address the importance of migrat...

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Cause for caution: response to forum contribution by van der Meer and Folmer.

Published online: 05 Mar 2024

Authors: Piersma, T. & Koolhaas, A. & Gils, J. A. van & Dekinga, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Triggered by the disappearance of the bivalve-eating red knots Calidris canutus from feeding areas in the western Dutch Wadden Sea after these interti...

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Using filter-based community assembly models to improve restoration outcomes.

Published online: 06 Aug 2014

Authors: Hulvey, K. B. & Aigner, P. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Ecological filter models derived from community assembly theory can inform restoration planning by highlighting management actions most likely to affe...

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The context of REDD+ in Peru: drivers, agents and institutions.

Published online: 13 Jan 2016

Authors: Piu Che [Piu, C. H. ] & Menton, M.

Content type: Bulletin

This country profile contains an analysis of the causes of deforestation and forest degradation in Peru, and the economic, institutional and political...

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Bushmeat harvest in tropical forests: knowledge base, gaps and research priorities.

Published online: 13 Jan 2016

Authors: Swamy, V. & Pinedo-Vasquez, M.

Content type: Bulletin

Food security is increasingly becoming a priority for tropical countries. This has led to reconsideration of the need to find systems and practices of...

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Improving the spatial inland wetland data for National Wetland Map 5 in South Africa to inform policy and decision-making.

Published online: 04 Sep 2019

Authors: Mbona, N. & Rivers-Moore, N. & Deventer, H. van & Skowno, A. & Kotze, D. & Dinala, K.

Content type: Bulletin

It is widely agreed that it is a high priority to achieve an accurate map of South Africa's wetlands. Such a map will provide a critical baseline into...

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