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Restoration of a Sri Lankan rainforest: using Caribbean pine Pinus caribaea as a nurse for establishing late-successional tree species.

Published online: 04 Oct 1997

Authors: Ashton, P. M. S. & Gamage, S. & Gunatilleke, I. A. U. N. & Gunatilleke, C. V. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In the moist tropics, studies have demonstrated poor seedling establishment of late-successional trees on lands cleared of forest. This study examined...

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A comparative study of germination responses to diurnally-fluctuating temperatures.

Published online: 01 Jan 1983

Authors: Thompson, K. & Grime, J. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Seeds collected from native herbaceous plants in the Sheffield region were subjected to a range of amplitudes of diurnal fluctuations in temp. All exp...

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Recovering subtidal forests in human-dominated landscapes.

Published online: 06 Jan 2010

Authors: Gorman, D. & Connell, S. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Policy initiatives that seek to recover lost habitats require the capacity to anticipate and suppress the mechanisms that drive loss. The replacement ...

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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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Contrasting taxonomic and functional responses of a tropical tree community to selective logging.

Published online: 01 Aug 2012

Authors: Baraloto, C. & Hérault, B. & Paine, C. E. T. & Massot, H. & Blanc, L. & Bonal, D. & Molino, J. F. & Nicolini, E. A. & Sabatier, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Considerable debate surrounds the extent to which tropical forests can be managed for resource extraction while conserving biodiversity and ecosystem ...

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The initial responses of some tropical rain forest tree seedlings to a large gap environment.

Published online: 20 Apr 1991

Authors: Turner, I. M. & Newton, A. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The responses of dipterocarp seedlings grown in deep shade to a dramatic increase in insolation are reported and briefly discussed. Experiments were c...

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Short-term effects of canopy openness on insect herbivores in a rain forest in Guyana.

Published online: 03 Jan 2002

Authors: Basset, Y. & Charles, E. & Hammond, D. S. & Brown, V. K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A before/after-control/impact experiment (BACI) was used to examine the short-term effects of canopy openness on insect herbivores foraging on the see...

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Threshold dynamics in plant succession after tree planting in agricultural riparian zones.

Published online: 22 Feb 2017

Authors: Bourgeois, B. & Vanasse, A. & González, E. & Andersen, R. & Poulin, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Trajectories of plant communities can be described by different models of plant succession. While a Clementsian (gradual continuum model) or Gleasonia...

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Growth responses of neotropical trees to logging gaps.

Published online: 04 Aug 2010

Authors: Herault, B. & Ouallet, J. & Blanc, L. & Wagner, F. & Baraloto, C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Modelling growth strategies among tropical trees is an important objective in predicting the response of tree dynamics to selective logging and in gai...

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Salvage logging and subsequent post-windthrow management diminish forest bird communities for two decades.

Published online: 14 Nov 2024

Authors: Walesiak, M. & Michielsen, R. & Mikusiński, G. & Żmihorski, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Post-disturbance forest management is known to impair biodiversity, including bird communities, but most studies focus on short-term effects of salvag...

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