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Ecosystem restoration job creation potential in Brazil.

Published online: 04 Jan 2023

Authors: Brancalion, P. H. S. & Siqueira, L. P. de & Amazonas, N. T. & Rizek, M. B. & Mendes, A. F. & Santiami, E. L. & Rodrigues, R. R. & Calmon, M. & Benini, R. & Tymus, J. R. C. & Holl, K. D. & Chaves, R. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

The central motivation to restore ecosystems at a planetary scale has been to reverse degradation and provide multiple environmental benefits, but key...

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Long-term consequences of residual petroleum on salt marsh grass.

Published online: 29 Oct 2008

Authors: Culbertson, J. B. & Valiela, I. & Pickart, M. & Peacock, E. E. & Reddy, C. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Remnants from oil spills can persist for decades within anoxic coastal sediments affecting local flora and fauna, but few studies have examined the lo...

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Effects of forest fertilization on the radial growth and resin exudation of insect-defoliated Scots pines.

Published online: 28 Jan 2000

Authors: Kytö, M. & Niemelä, P. & Annila, E. & Varama, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In studies in a 60- to 90-year-old stand on dry sandy soil in western Finland, Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) trees that had been defoliated by the pin...

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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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Fine-scale environmental heterogeneity and conservation management: beach-cast wrack creates microhabitats for thermoregulation in shorebirds.

Published online: 18 Jun 2021

Authors: Davis, T. J. & Keppel, G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Conservation management to protect coastal ecosystems sometimes overlooks site-specific fine-scale heterogeneity. For example, while habitat loss is a...

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What do matrix population models reveal about the sustainability of non-timber forest product harvest?

Published online: 03 Aug 2011

Authors: Schmidt, I. B. & Mandle, L. & Ticktin, T. & Gaoue, O. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Understanding how management activities impact plant population dynamics is necessary to conserve at-risk species, control invasive species and sustai...

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Towards effective ecological restoration: investigating knowledge co-production on fish-habitat relationships with aquatic habitat Toronto.

Published online: 17 Jan 2023

Authors: Piczak, M. L. & Anderton, R. & Cartwright, L. A. & Little, D. & MacPherson, G. & Matos, L. & McDonald, K. & Portiss, R. & Riehl, M. & Sciscione, T. & Valere, B. & Wallace, A. M. & Young, N. & Doka, S. E. & Midwood, J. D. & Cooke, S. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

(1). For decades, the working paradigm for ecological restoration was independent operation of knowledge generators (researchers and scientists) and k...

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Towards smarter harvesting from natural palm populations by sparing the individuals that contribute most to population growth or productivity.

Published online: 20 Feb 2019

Authors: Jansen, M. & Anten, N. P. R. & Bongers, F. & Martínez-Ramos, M. & Zuidema, P. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Natural populations deliver a wide range of products that provide income for millions of people and need to be exploited sustainably. Large heterogene...

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Gender differences in climate change perceptions and adaptation strategies: an intra-household analysis from rural Kenya.

Published online: 13 Apr 2016

Authors: Ngigi, M. W. & Mueller, U. & Birner, R.

Content type: Bulletin

It has been widely acknowledged that the effects of climate change are not gender neutral. However, existing studies on adaptation to climate change m...

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Effects of water regime and competition on the establishment of a native sedge in restored wetlands.

Published online: 26 Feb 2001

Authors: Budelsky, R. A. & Galatowitsch, S. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Restoration of depressional wetlands in mid-continental North America typically involves reflooding formerly drained basins. There have been several t...

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