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Lessons learned from invasive plant control experiments: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Published online: 03 Aug 2011

Authors: Kettenring, K. M. & Adams, C. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Invasive plants can reduce biodiversity, alter ecosystem functions and have considerable economic impacts. Invasive plant control is therefore the foc...

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Climate change mitigation through intensified pasture management: estimating greenhouse gas emissions on cattle farms in the Brazilian Amazon.

Published online: 18 Jan 2017

Authors: Bogaerts, M. & Cirhigiri, L. & Robinson, I. & Rodkin, M. & Hajjar, R. & Costa Junior, C. & Newton, P.

Content type: Bulletin

Cattle ranching in Brazil is a key driver of deforestation and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The Brazilian government plans to reduce national GHG e...

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Impacts of oil well drilling and operating noise on abundance and productivity of grassland songbirds.

Published online: 24 Feb 2022

Authors: Rosa, P. & Koper, N.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Anthropogenic noise from natural resource extraction may negatively impact many species, particularly those reliant on acoustic communication. To comp...

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Effects of ski piste preparation on alpine vegetation.

Published online: 25 May 2005

Authors: Wipf, S. & Rixen, C. & Fischer, M. & Schmid, B. & Stoeckli, V.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Ski resorts increasingly affect alpine ecosystems through enlargement of ski pistes, machine-grading of ski piste areas and increasing use of artifici...

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Targeted conservation grazing using molasses to increase preferential consumption of old growth pasture grasses.

Published online: 08 Nov 2017

Authors: Grange, I. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Conservation Evidence

High conservation value grasslands, which are usually marginal and agriculturally poor, are often difficult to manage appropriately for biodiversity e...

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An evaluation of three quick methods commonly used to assess sward height in ecology.

Published online: 03 Jan 2002

Authors: Stewart, K. E. J. & Bourn, N. A. D. & Thomas, J. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Many ecological studies and applications involve measuring the height of grassland swards. An evaluation was made of the practicality, accuracy and co...

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Slowing down a pine invasion despite uncertainty in demography and dispersal.

Published online: 04 Jan 2006

Authors: Buckley, Y. M. & Brockerhoff, E. & Langer, L. & Ledgard, N. & North, H. & Rees, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Management decisions regarding invasive plants often have to be made quickly and in the face of fragmentary knowledge of their population dynamics. Ho...

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More grazing, more damage? Assessed yield loss on agricultural grassland relates nonlinearly to goose grazing pressure.

Published online: 08 May 2023

Authors: Buitendijk, N. H. & Jager, M. de & Hornman, M. & Kruckenberg, H. & Kölzsch, A. & Moonen, S. & Nolet, B. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In recent decades, conflict between geese and agriculture has increased. Management practices to limit this conflict include concentrating geese in pr...

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Low-cost management interventions and their impact on multilevel trade-offs in agricultural grasslands.

Published online: 19 Feb 2024

Authors: Burian, A. & Norton, B. A. & Alston, D. & Willmot, A. & Reynolds, S. & Meynell, G. & Lynch, P. & Bulling, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

1. Cost-effective strategies to increase biodiversity are a fundamental requirement to reconcile conservation and food production in agricultural land...

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The effect of grazing in winter by wild geese on improved grassland in west Scotland.

Published online: 01 Jan 1981

Authors: Patton, D. L. H. & Frame, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

After 2 trials in late winter 1973-4, 6 main experiments were conducted over the winter periods of 1974-5 and 1975-6 to determine the loss of herbage ...

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