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Fruit traits of pioneer trees structure seed dispersal across distances on tropical deforested landscapes: implications for restoration.

Published online: 08 Jan 2021

Authors: Camargo, P. H. S. A. & Pizo, M. A. & Brancalion, P. H. S. & Carlo, T. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Pioneer trees with fleshy fruits are typically planted in restoration projects to attract frugivores as a mean to increase dispersal and accelerate fo...

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Do early-successionalweeds facilitate or compete with seedlings in forest restoration? Disentangling abiotic versus biotic factors.

Published online: 02 Nov 2021

Authors: Arias, M. & Rupesh Kariyat & Wahl, K. & Mendez, S. & Chavana, J. & Christoffersen, B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Semi-arid forests need cost-effective restoration strategies to address their severe degradation. Tree shelters are often used to minimize abiotic and...

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Desertification alters the response of vegetation to changes in precipitation.

Published online: 01 Dec 2010

Authors: Verón, S. R. & Paruelo, J. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Desertification is of critical concern because it may affect 40% of the global land area inhabited by more than 1 billion people. During the process o...

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The mangrove swamps of Kaneba, lower Gambia river basin. I. Descriptive notes on the climate, the mangrove swamps and the physical composition of their soils.

Published online: 22 May 1965

Authors: Giglioli, M. E. C. & Thornton, I.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The swamps consist mainly of areas under Rhizo-phora racemosa and Avicennia germinans mangroves, Sesuvium portulacastrum lawns, and barren mud flats. ...

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Food web heterogeneity and succession in created saltmarshes.

Published online: 23 Sep 2015

Authors: Nordström, M. C. & Demopoulos, A. W. J. & Whitcraft, C. R. & Rismondo, A. & McMillan, P. & Gonzalez, J. P. & Levin, L. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Ecological restoration must achieve functional as well as structural recovery. Functional metrics for re-establishment of trophic interactions can be ...

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Thinning the thickets: foraging of hardy cattle, sheep and goats in green alder shrubs.

Published online: 04 Aug 2022

Authors: Pauler, C. M. & Zehnder, T. & Staudinger, M. & Lüscher, A. & Kreuzer, M. & Berard, J. & Schneider, M. K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Green alder shrubs Alnus viridis increasingly overgrow European mountain pastures but hinder natural forest succession. This nitrogen-fixing, autochth...

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Forest thinning in the seaward fringe speeds up surface elevation increment and carbon accumulation in managed mangrove forests.

Published online: 27 Oct 2021

Authors: Chen LuZhen & Lin QiuLian & Krauss, K. W. & Zhang Yun & Cormier, N. & Yang Qiong

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Mangroves are significant carbon (C) sinks and ecological engineers as they accumulate sediments and increase soil surface elevation. Thus, the forest...

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Forest mycorrhizal dominance depends on historical land use and nitrogen-fixing trees.

Published online: 08 Jan 2024

Authors: Wurzburger, N. & Elliott, K. J. & Miniat, C. F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Most forests are recovering from human land use, making it critical to understand the effect of disturbance on forest recovery. Forests of the eastern...

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Influence of cultivation regime on weed floras of arable cropping systems.

Published online: 01 Jan 1983

Authors: Froud-Williams, R. J. & Drennan, D. S. H. & Chancellor, R. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The effects of different cultivation regimes on arable weed floras were investigated at 5 sites over several yr. At 3 sites arable crops were grown in...

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Response of habitat quality to mixed severity disturbance regime in Norway spruce forests.

Published online: 22 Dec 2023

Authors: Bace, R. & Hofmeister, J. & Vitkova, L. & Brabec, M. & Begovic, K. & Cada, V. & Janda, P. & Kozak, D. & Mikolas, M. & Nagel, T. A. & Pavlin, J. & Rodrigo, R. & Vostarek, O. & Svoboda, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Natural disturbances change forest habitat quality for many species. As the extent and intensity of natural disturbances may increase under climate ch...

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