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Assembling a late-successional lichen community by long-distance dispersal: lessons for restoration.

Published online: 09 Jun 2025

Authors: Gjerde, I. & Blom, H. H. & Handegard, E. & Sætersdal, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

1. The results of nature restoration efforts have been characterized as notoriously unpredictable. Many variables impact the trajectory of species com...

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Subordinate tree species diversity explains carbon stock better than dominant tree diversity after decades of forest rewilding.

Published online: 09 Jun 2025

Authors: Zhai KaiYan & Yin Pan & Revillini, D. & Chen XinLi & Liu ShengEn & Lou YiLai & Zhang WeiDong & Wang SiLong & Zhou GuiYao & Delgado-Baquerizo, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

1. Forest rewilding is expected to help support nature restoration and mitigate climate change by promoting soil carbon (C) stocks. Increases in biodi...

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Post-fire recovery of sagebrush-steppe communities is better explained by elevation than climate-derived indicators of resistance and resilience.

Published online: 09 Jun 2025

Authors: Applestein, C. V. & Germino, M. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

1. More landscapes require restoration than can feasibly be treated, and so decision-support tools to prioritize areas for treatment are needed. Moreo...

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The transition from resistance to acceptance: managing a marine invasive species in a changing world.

Published online: 29 Mar 2025

Authors: Keller, A. G. & Counihan, T. D. & Grosholz, E. D. & Boettiger, C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Marine invasive species can transform coastal ecosystems, yet mitigating their effects can be difficult, and even impractical. Often, marine invasive ...

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Contrasting spatial pattern and pattern-forming processes in natural vs. restored shrublands.

Published online: 26 May 2010

Authors: Miller, B. P. & Perry, G. L. W. & Enright, N. J. & Lamont, B. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Variation in the spatial arrangement of plants can lead to differences in the rates and trajectories of change in the composition, structure and funct...

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Influence of genetic relatedness and spatial proximity on chronic wasting disease infection among female white-tailed deer.

Published online: 26 May 2010

Authors: Grear, D. A. & Samuel, M. D. & Scribner, K. T. & Weckworth, B. V. & Langenberg, J. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Social organization and interactions among individuals are suspected to play important roles in the transmission and potential management of wildlife ...

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Local and landscape management of an expanding range margin under climate change.

Published online: 20 Jun 2012

Authors: Lawson, C. R. & Bennie, J. J. & Thomas, C. D. & Hodgson, J. A. & Wilson, R. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

There is a pressing need to understand how to facilitate species' range shifts under climate change. However, few empirical studies are available to i...

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The perpetual forest: using undesirable species to bridge restoration.

Published online: 18 Jul 2007

Authors: Kirkman, L. K. & Mitchell, R. J. & Kaeser, M. J. & Pecot, S. D. & Coffey, K. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Conversion of established forests of undesirable species composition or structure to a multi-age, native forest community is a common restoration goal...

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Reducing wounding of game by shotgun hunting: effects of a Danish action plan on pink-footed geese.

Published online: 18 Jul 2007

Authors: Noer, H. & Madsen, J. & Hartmann, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Shooting of game by shotgun inevitably leads to wounding of some individuals. Few attempts, however, have been made to quantify the numbers involved. ...

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The role of livestock intensification and landscape structure in maintaining tropical biodiversity.

Published online: 31 Jan 2018

Authors: Alvarado, F. & Escobar, F. & Williams, D. R. & Arroyo-Rodríguez, V. & Escobar-Hernández, F. & Nichols, E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

As tropical cattle ranching continues to expand, successful conservation will require an improved understanding of the relative impacts of different l...

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