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The diet of goats, red deer and South American camelids feeding on three contrasting Scottish upland vegetation communities.

Published online: 23 Jul 1997

Authors: Fraser, M. D. & Gordon, I. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

With changes in the agricultural policy for rural areas in the UK there is increased interest in the development of management protocols for indigenou...

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Dispersal and establishment limitation slows plant community recovery in post-agricultural longleaf pine savannas.

Published online: 11 Oct 2017

Authors: Turley, N. E. & Orrock, J. L. & Ledvina, J. A. & Brudvig, L. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Abandoned agricultural lands often have distinct plant communities from areas with no history of agriculture because plant species fail to recolonize....

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Upland prairie adaptive management staged-scale restoration practices for native plant and endangered butterfly reintroduction.

Published online: 20 Sep 2023

Authors: Muzychko, C. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

The present practice insight derives from land manager requests to document current on-site activity and provides a management planning reference for ...

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Tree composition mitigates the negative effects of urbanization on specialist and generalist forest moth communities.

Published online: 14 May 2025

Authors: Narango, D. L. & Tallamy, D. & Shropshire, K. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Changes at local and landscape scales impact forests embedded in urban and urbanizing landscapes. In the Northeast USA, urban forest fragments are cha...

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Contrasting effects of phylogenetic relatedness on plant invader success in experimental grassland communities.

Published online: 25 Feb 2015

Authors: Li ShaoPeng & Guo Tao & Cadotte, M. W. & Chen YongJian & Kuang JiaLiang & Hua ZhengShuang & Zeng Yi & Song Ying & Liu, Z. & Shu WenSheng & Li JinTian

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Identifying the factors determining the success of invasive species is critical for management of biological invasions. Darwin's naturalization conund...

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Grassland woody plant management rapidly changes woody vegetation persistence and abiotic habitat conditions but not herbaceous community composition.

Published online: 27 Nov 2024

Authors: Charton, K. T. & Damschen, E. I.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Grasslands are among the most imperilled ecosystems worldwide, and many have experienced degradation due to the loss of historical disturbance regimes...

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Productivity and diversity of annually harvested reconstructed prairie communities.

Published online: 28 Aug 2019

Authors: Kordbacheh, F. & Jarchow, M. & English, L. & Liebman, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Biofuel production from cellulosic feedstocks may increase during the next century. To be sustainable, this production should protect environmental qu...

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Forest management and regional tree composition drive the host preference of saproxylic beetle communities.

Published online: 10 Jun 2015

Authors: Müller, J. & Wende, B. & Strobl, C. & Eugster, M. & Gallenberger, I. & Floren, A. & Steffan-Dewenter, I. & Linsenmair, K. E. & Weisser, W. W. & Gossner, M. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Among saproxylic beetles, many early colonizers prefer particular host species. Ranking of preferred hosts of local saproxylic beetle communities is c...

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Plant functional traits and environmental conditions shape community assembly and ecosystem functioning during restoration.

Published online: 11 Oct 2017

Authors: Zirbel, C. R. & Bassett, T. & Grman, E. & Brudvig, L. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Recovering biological diversity and ecosystem functioning are primary objectives of ecological restoration, yet these outcomes are often unpredictable...

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Assembly history alters alpha and beta diversity, exotic-native proportions and functioning of restored prairie plant communities.

Published online: 19 Dec 2012

Authors: Martin, L. M. & Wilsey, B. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Restorations provide a test of community assembly history theory, and practitioners require information on how assembly history might help to restore ...

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