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Ecology of Hyparrhenia rufa (Nees) in derived savanna in north-western Costa Rica.

Published online: 08 Jan 1972

Authors: Daubenmire, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

H. rufa was the only herbaceous plant to prosper under annual burning in derived savana in N.W. Costa Rica. Under favourable conditions it could be &g...

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Trait-related responses to habitat fragmentation in Amazonian bats.

Published online: 23 Sep 2015

Authors: Farneda, F. Z. & Rocha, R. & López-Baucells, A. & Groenenberg, M. & Silva, I. & Palmeirim, J. M. & Bobrowiec, P. E. D. & Meyer, C. F. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Understanding how interspecific variation in functional traits influences species' capacity to persist in fragments and use patches in fragmented land...

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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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Desk review of burning and other management options for the control for heather beetle.

Published online: 23 May 2021

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Gillingham, P. & Diaz, A. & Stillman, R. & Pinder, A. C.

Content type: Reports

The heather beetle Lochmaea suturalis is a naturally occurring species in the heather dominated landscapes of the United Kingdom. When the heather bee...

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Rethinking individual relationships with entities of nature.

Published online: 08 Aug 2022

Authors: Lehnen, L. & Arbieu, U. & Böhning-Gaese, K. & Díaz, S. & Glikman, J. A. & Mueller, T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Recognizing variation in human-nature relationships across different contexts, entities of nature and individual people is central to an equitable man...

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Towards developing scalable climate-smart village models: approach and lessons learnt from pilot research in West Africa.

Published online: 01 Aug 2018

Authors: Bayala, J. & Zougmoré, R. & Ky-Dembele, C. & Bationo, B. A. & Buah, S. & Sanogo, D. & Somda, J. & Tougiani, A. & Traoré, K. & Kalinganire, A.

Content type: Bulletin

This occasional paper presents a report from a project on "Developing community-based climate smart agriculture through participatory action research ...

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Optimizing carbon storage and biodiversity co-benefits in reforested riparian zones.

Published online: 28 Aug 2019

Authors: Dybala, K. E. & Steger, K. & Walsh, R. G. & Smart, D. R. & Gardali, T. & Seavy, N. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Climate change and biodiversity loss are two global challenges that can be addressed simultaneously through reforestation of previously cleared land. ...

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Quantifying seed rain patterns in a remnant and a chronosequence of restored tallgrass prairies in north central Missouri.

Published online: 21 Jan 2025

Authors: Wynne, K. C. & Parker-Smith, M. J. & Murdock, E. M. & Sullivan, L. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Seed rain is an influential process related to plant community diversity, composition and regeneration. However, knowledge of seed rain patterns is li...

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Population structure and establishment of the threatened long-lived perennial Scorzonera humilis in relation to environment.

Published online: 12 Aug 2002

Authors: Colling, G. & Matthies, D. & Reckinger, C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The intensification of agriculture has resulted in the decline of many plant species of nutrient-poor wet grasslands. At some sites local populations ...

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Effects of silviculture on native tree species richness: interactions between management, landscape context and regional climate.

Published online: 12 Jun 2013

Authors: Martín-Queller, E. & Diez, J. M. & Ibáñez, I. & Saura, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Patterns of forest biodiversity are shaped by a complex set of processes operating over different spatial scales. Climate may largely determine specie...

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