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Chinese Loess Plateau vegetation since the Last Glacial Maximum and its implications for vegetation restoration.

Published online: 10 Apr 2013

Authors: Jiang WenYing & Cheng YuFen & Yang XiaoXiao & Yang ShiLing

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

China has been investing heavily in afforestation programmes to control soil erosion on the vast Chinese Loess Plateau (CLP). This massive afforestati...

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Distribution of oviposition sites and characteristics of egg development in the 'Blandford fly' Simulium posticatum (Diptera: Simuliidae).

Published online: 15 Mar 1988

Authors: Welton, J. S. & Bass, J. A. B. & Ladle, M. & Merrett, W. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The distribution of oviposition sites of Simulium posticatum on the banks of the River Stour, UK, was studied in relation to a local medical problem c...

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Impacts of water level fluctuation on mesotrophic rich fens: acidification vs. eutrophication.

Published online: 31 Jul 2013

Authors: Cusell, C. & Lamers, L. P. M. & Wirdum, G. van & Kooijman, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Water levels in areas with intensive agriculture have often been strictly controlled for decades. Recently, more natural fluctuating water levels have...

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Using a native predator (the meat ant, Iridomyrmex reburrus) to reduce the abundance of an invasive species (the cane toad, Bufo marinus) in tropical Australia.

Published online: 07 Apr 2010

Authors: Ward-Fear, G. & Brown, G. P. & Shine, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Invasive species pose ecological threats in many areas, but attempts to control invaders by introducing other exotic species may cause further unantic...

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Mistletoe (Amyema miquelii and A. pendulum) seedling establishment in eucalypt hosts in eastern Australia.

Published online: 12 Apr 1996

Authors: Yan, Z. & Reid, N.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Germination and early seedling development were compared in two mistletoe species that parasitize and sometimes kill their eucalypt hosts. Germination...

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Engineering a future for amphibians under climate change.

Published online: 13 Apr 2011

Authors: Shoo, L. P. & Olson, D. H. & McMenamin, S. K. & Murray, K. A. & Sluys, M. van & Donnelly, M. A. & Stratford, D. & Terhivuo, J. & Merino-Viteri, A. & Herbert, S. M. & Bishop, P. J. & Corn, P. S. & Dovey, L. & Griffiths, R. A. & Lowe, K. & Mahony, M. & McCallum, H. & Shuker, J. D. & Simpkins, C. & Skerratt, L. F. & Williams, S. E. & Hero, J. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Altered global climates in the 21st century pose serious threats for biological systems and practical actions are needed to mount a response for speci...

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Effect of small catchment dams on downstream vegetation of a seasonal river in semi-arid African savanna.

Published online: 10 Jul 2002

Authors: O'Connor, T. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Seasonal rivers in semiarid African savannas support riparian woodland and hydromorphic grassland, key habitats for wildlife or livestock. We investig...

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