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Fire prevents woody encroachment only at higher-than-historical frequencies in a South African savanna.

Published online: 23 Aug 2017

Authors: Case, M. F. & Staver, A. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Woody encroachment is a pervasive challenge facing savanna and grassland managers world-wide. Proposed drivers of the phenomenon range from local chan...

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Spatial heterogeneity across five rangelands managed with pyric-herbivory.

Published online: 01 Aug 2012

Authors: McGranahan, D. A. & Engle, D. M. & Fuhlendorf, S. D. & Winter, S. J. & Miller, J. R. & Debinski, D. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Many rangelands evolved under an interactive disturbance regime in which grazers respond to the spatial pattern of fire and create a patchy, heterogen...

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Distantly related crops are not better rotation partners for tomato.

Published online: 07 Nov 2018

Authors: Ingerslew, K. S. & Kaplan, I.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Although crop rotation has been used for centuries to enhance agricultural production, there are surprisingly little data justifying the use of one ro...

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Livestock and their management are key to the future of Africa's wildlife.

Published online: 04 Nov 2020

Authors: Western, D. & Tyrrell, P. & Brehony, P. & Russell, S. & Western, G. & Kamanga, J.

Content type: Blog

Protected areas fall far short of securing the space needed to sustain biodiversity and ecosystem function at a global scale and in the face of climat...

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Using daily ration models and stable isotope analysis to predict biomass depletion by herbivores.

Published online: 11 Oct 2006

Authors: Inger, R. & Ruxton, G. D. & Newton, J. & Colhoun, K. & Mackie, K. & Robinson, J. A. & Bearhop, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Food availability is one of the major factors governing the distribution of animals. Because animal numbers can in turn regulate the availability of f...

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Enhancing ecosystem services in apple orchards: nest boxes increase pest control by insectivorous birds.

Published online: 05 Apr 2021

Authors: García, D. & Miñarro, M. & Martínez-Sastre, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Ecological intensification in croplands aims to enhance biodiversity-based ecosystem services, helping to increase yield while reducing agricultural e...

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Grazing and climate change have site-dependent interactive effects on vegetation in Asian montane rangelands.

Published online: 06 Mar 2021

Authors: Kohli, M. & Mijiddorj, T. N. & Suryawanshi, K. R. & Mishra, C. & Boldgiv, B. & Mahesh Sankaran

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Climate over Asian montane rangelands is changing faster than the global average, posing serious threats to the future of the region's livestock-based...

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Dealing with growing forest insect pests: the role of top-down regulation.

Published online: 21 Jul 2020

Authors: Martínez-Abraín, A. & Jiménez, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Forest insect pests are becoming increasingly common in Europe. A recent paper published in this journal dealt with a particular case of pest spreadin...

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Management measures to control pine wood nematode spread in Europe.

Published online: 21 Jul 2020

Authors: Fuente, B. de la & Beck, P. S. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Invasive pests, such as the pine wood nematode (PWN), threaten European forests. In De la Fuente, Saura, and Beck, Journal of Applied Ecology, 2018, 5...

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Active management is required to regenerate the Caledonian forest: Alladale as a case study.

Published online: 22 Apr 2024

Authors: Williams, J. & Sandom, C. J. & Pettorelli, N.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Passive approaches to nature recovery have been hailed as a low-cost approach to boosting biodiversity in ecologically degraded sites. But there remai...

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