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A study of succession on lowland heaths in Dorset, southern England: changes in vegetation and soil chemical properties.

Published online: 22 Apr 1998

Authors: Mitchell, R. J. & Marrs, R. H. & Duc, M. G. le & Auld, M. H. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Lowland heaths are high-profile ecosystems for conservation action in The UK, but they are under threat from invasion by Betula spp., Pinus sylvestris...

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Land-use change and subalpine tree dynamics: colonization of Larix decidua in French subalpine grasslands.

Published online: 23 Apr 2008

Authors: Albert, C. H. & Thuiller, W. & Lavorel, S. & Davies, I. D. & Garbolino, E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In many places in Europe, trees are currently far below their theoretical altitudinal limit because of past land use. However, under the current crisi...

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Evidence review: how effective are alternatives to plastic tree shelters for establishing new native trees and woodland?

Published online: 22 Jan 2022

Published by: Woodland Trust

Authors: Bavin, S.

Content type: Reports

1. In recent decades, plastic tree shelters have been used to great effect to provide protection to individual planted trees in created woodlands. How...

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Diversification of Molinia-dominated blanket bogs using Sphagnum propagules.

Published online: 24 Jan 2022

Authors: Pilkington, M. & Walker, J. & Fry, C. & Eades, P. & Meade, R. & Pollett, N. & Rogers, T. & Helliwell, T. & Chandler, D. & Fawcett, E. & Keatley, T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Increasing dominance by purple moor grass, Molinia caerulea ('Molinia') on globally rare and protected blanket bogs of the United Kingdom and the Sout...

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The impact of biological control on the distribution and abundance of Chondrilla juncea in south-eastern Australia.

Published online: 01 Jan 1982

Authors: Burdon, J. J. & Groves, R. H. & Cullen, J. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Changes in the distribution, frequency and abundance of 3 forms of the weed Chondrilla juncea in south-eastern Australia are documented for the period...

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Turning old foes into new allies-harnessing drainage canals for biodiversity conservation in a desiccated European lowland region.

Published online: 14 Feb 2022

Authors: Tölgyesi, C. & Torma, A. & Bátori, Z. & Šeat, J. & Popović, M. & Gallé, R. & Gallé-Szpisjak, N. & Erdős, L. & Vinkó, T. & Kelemen, A. & Török, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Drainage canals are widespread components of agricultural landscapes. Although canals have greatly contributed to biodiversity loss by desiccating wet...

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A non-native earthworm shifts seed predation dynamics of a native weed.

Published online: 14 Feb 2022

Authors: Regnier, E. E. & Hovick, S. M. & Liu Jianyang & Harrison, S. K. & Diekmann, F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Introduced seed dispersers can shift seed predation dynamics in native species, impacting native plant establishment and spread. We studied the effect...

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Local management or wider context: what determines the value of farm revegetation plantings for birds?

Published online: 24 Dec 2021

Authors: Haslem, A. & Clarke, R. H. & Holland, G. J. & Radford, J. Q. & Stewart, A. & Bennett, A. F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Small-scale revegetation plantings on farms are common to restoration efforts in agricultural regions worldwide. Such plantings provide habitat for di...

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Influence of variable retention harvests on forest ecosystems. II. Diversity and population dynamics of small mammals.

Published online: 10 Jul 2002

Authors: Sullivan, T. P. & Sullivan, D. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Variable retention harvests in temperate coniferous forests provide various intensities and sizes of disturbance across a gradient, from clear felling...

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Pyric herbivory in a temperate European wood-pasture system.

Published online: 20 Aug 2024

Authors: Amsten, K. & Cromsigt, J. P. G. M. & Kuijper, D. P. J. & Loberg, J. M. & Jung, J. & Strömgren, M. & Niklasson, M. & Churski, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The term pyric herbivory was first introduced in 2009, describing how fire shapes herbivory as burned areas attract herbivores and, simultaneously, he...

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