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Plant responses to agricultural intensification.

Published online: 29 Oct 2008

Authors: Dorrough, J. & Scroggie, M. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A large proportion of the world's land surface is extensively managed for livestock production. In areas where livestock systems are becoming more int...

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Rate of spread of fires in Calluna vulgaris-dominated moorlands.

Published online: 04 Nov 2009

Authors: Davies, G. M. & Legg, C. J. & Smith, A. A. & MacDonald, A. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Calluna-dominated heaths occur throughout Europe but are in decline across their range. There is growing interest in using prescribed burning for thei...

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Repeated clearing as a mechanism for savanna recovery following bush encroachment.

Published online: 05 Oct 2024

Authors: Wedel, E. R. & Nippert, J. B. & O'Connor, R. C. & Nkuna, P. & Swemmer, A. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Many savannas are experiencing increased cover of trees and shrubs, resulting in reduced herbaceous productivity, shifts in savanna functional structu...

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Nurse-based restoration of degraded tropical forests with tussock grasses: experimental support from the Andean cloud forest.

Published online: 14 Jan 2015

Authors: Anthelme, F. & Gómez-Aparicio, L. & Montúfar, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The degradation of the Andean cloud forest raises strong biological conservation issues and threatens the sustainability of a crucial water resource. ...

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A structurally enriched agricultural landscape maintains high reptile diversity in sub-arid south-western Madagascar.

Published online: 26 Jul 2017

Authors: Nopper, J. & Lauströer, B. & Rödel, M. O. & Ganzhorn, J. U. & Bellard, C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The concept of biodiversity conservation relies primarily on protected areas. Yet, protected areas are influenced by the surrounding anthropogenic mat...

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Quantifying historical changes in habitat availability for endangered species: use of pixel- and object-based remote sensing.

Published online: 03 Jun 2009

Authors: Pringle, R. M. & Syfert, M. & Webb, J. K. & Shine, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Establishing medium- to long-term trends in habitat availability for endangered species is important for determining the causes of historical populati...

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Understanding the effects of a new grazing policy: the impact of seasonal grazing on shrub demography in the Inner Mongolian steppe.

Published online: 04 Dec 2013

Authors: Li ShouLi & Yu FeiHai & Werger, M. J. A. & Dong Ming & Ramula, S. & Zuidema, P. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Grazing by livestock is a common land use in arid and semi-arid areas. Developing sustainable grazing regimes that conserve vegetation and maintain pr...

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Leaf traits and phylogeny explain plant survival and community dynamics in response to extreme drought in a restored coastal grassland.

Published online: 03 Oct 2021

Authors: Luong, J. C. & Holl, K. D. & Loik, M. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Climate change will increase uncertainty in restoration outcomes due to greater water stress and other abiotic filters that limit plant survival. Drou...

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The effects of habitat fragmentation and livestock-grazing on animal communities in remnants of gimlet Eucalyptus salubris woodland in the Western Australian wheatbelt. I. Arthropods.

Published online: 19 May 1997

Authors: Abensperg-Traun, M. & Smith, G. T. & Arnold, G. W. & Steven, D. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The effects of habitat fragmentation and livestock activity on arthropod communities were examined within 26 remnants of gimlet Eucalyptus salubris wo...

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The effect of habitat fragmentation and livestock grazing on animal communities in remnants of gimlet Eucalyptus salubris woodland in the Western Australian wheatbelt. II. Lizards.

Published online: 19 May 1997

Authors: Smith, G. T. & Arnold, G. W. & Sarre, S. & Abensperg-Traun, M. & Steven, D. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The study examined relationships between habitat and biogeographic variables and the presence of lizard groups and individual lizard species in remnan...

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