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Effects of elephants and goats on the Kaffrarian succulent thicket of the eastern Cape, South Africa.

Published online: 16 Jan 1993

Authors: Stuart-Hill, G. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The effects of defoliation by wild herbivores (mostly elephants) or domestic ungulates (mostly goats) on Kaffrarian succulent thicket, dominated by th...

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Special Profile: Challenges and prospects for applied ecology in China.

Published online: 03 Jun 2009

Authors: Memmott, J. & Milner-Gulland, E. J. & Hulme, P. & Thirgood, S. & Cadotte, M.

Content type: Journal issue

This special section includes six papers entitled: (1) Price of prosperity: economic development and biological conservation in China; (2) Grazers on ...

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Monte Carlo analysis of parameter uncertainty in matrix models for the weed Cirsium vulgare.

Published online: 23 Apr 2008

Authors: Tenhumberg, B. & Louda, S. M. & Eckberg, J. O. & Takahashi, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Parameter uncertainty challenges the use of matrix models because it violates key assumptions underlying elasticity analyses. We have developed a matr...

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The impact of changing the season in which cereals are sown on the diversity of the weed flora in rotational fields in Denmark.

Published online: 28 May 1999

Authors: Hald, A. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The weed flora of the unsprayed field margins of 19 fields in arable crop rotations was studied in Denmark in 1988-92. The farmer determined the crop ...

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Small-scale habitat complexity preserves ecosystem services on coral reefs.

Published online: 15 Jan 2024

Authors: Beese, C. M. & Mumby, P. J. & Rogers, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Coral reef habitat quality is declining in many locations because of heatwaves (coral bleaching) and other disturbances. Reef-building corals provide ...

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Plant, herbivore and parasitoid community composition in native Nothofagaceae forests vs. exotic pine plantations.

Published online: 21 Nov 2018

Authors: Peralta, G. & Frost, C. M. & Didham, R. K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Converting natural areas into land used for production causes dramatic changes in the configuration of landscapes. Both the loss and fragmentation of ...

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Is environmental legislation conserving tropical stream faunas? A large-scale assessment of local, riparian and catchment-scale influences on Amazonian fish.

Published online: 21 Nov 2018

Authors: Leal, C. G. & Barlow, J. & Gardner, T. A. & Hughes, R. M. & Leitão, R. P. & Mac nally, R. & Kaufmann, P. R. & Ferraz, S. F. B. & Zuanon, J. & Paula, F. R. de & Ferreira, J. & Thomson, J. R. & Lennox, G. D. & Dary, E. P. & Röpke, C. P. & Pompeu, P. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Agricultural expansion and intensification are major threats to tropical biodiversity. In addition to the direct removal of native vegetation, agricul...

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Identifying pathways for managing multiple disturbances to limit plant invasions.

Published online: 06 Aug 2014

Authors: Tanentzap, A. J. & Lee, W. G. & Monks, A. & Ladley, K. & Johnson, P. N. & Rogers, G. M. & Comrie, J. M. & Clarke, D. A. & Hayman, E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Plant invasions are predicted to accelerate in a world with increased anthropogenic disturbance. Non-native species pre-adapted to these disturbances ...

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Landscape configuration, organic management, and within-field position drive functional diversity of spiders and carabids.

Published online: 28 Aug 2019

Authors: Gallé, R. & Happe, A. K. & Baillod, A. B. & Tscharntke, T. & Batáry, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Agricultural management intensity and landscape heterogeneity act as the main drivers of biodiversity loss in agricultural landscapes while also deter...

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Systematic review of field research reveals critical shortfalls for restoration of tropical grassy biomes.

Published online: 09 Sep 2024

Authors: Medeiros, N. F. & Ordóñez-Parra, C. A. & Buisson, E. & Silveira, F. A. O.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Scientists and policymakers are becoming aware of the pressing need to restore tropical grassy biomes (TGB), which are home to unique biodiversity and...

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