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Scale-related effects of grazing on native plant communities in an arid rangeland region of South Australia.

Published online: 11 Sep 2002

Authors: Landsberg, J. & James, C. D. & Maconochie, J. & Nicholls, A. O. & Stol, J. & Tynan, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

1. To explore how rangeland grazing affects native plant diversity at local and regional scales, we measured the frequency of occurrence of plant spec...

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Abundance and composition of plant species along grazing gradients in Australian rangelands.

Published online: 04 Feb 2004

Authors: Landsberg, J. & James, C. D. & Morton, S. R. & Müller, W. J. & Stol, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The widespread provision of livestock drinking water in previously dry Australian rangelands has supported concomitant increases in cumulative grazing...

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Rainfall pulses mediate long-term plant community compositional dynamics in a semi-arid rangeland.

Published online: 10 Aug 2021

Authors: Liang MaoWei & Feng Xiao & Gornish, E. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Semi-arid rangelands, comprising more than 40% of the Earth's land surface, provide critical ecosystem services. Worldwide, these ecosystems are exper...

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For the people by the people: citizen science web interface for real-time monitoring of tick risk areas in Finland.

Published online: 22 Apr 2024

Authors: Sormunen, J. J. & Kulha, N. & Alale, T. Y. & Klemola, T. & Sääksjärvi, I. E. & Vesterinen, E. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Ticks and tick-borne diseases (TBDs) form a significant and growing threat to human health and well-being in Europe, with increasing numbers of tick-b...

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The effects of gas extraction under intertidal mudflats on sediment and macrozoobenthic communities.

Published online: 21 May 2024

Authors: Barra, P. de la & Aarts, G. & Bijleveld, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Land subsidence in intertidal environments may change the flooding regime and sediment composition, two drivers of the macrozoobenthic community. In t...

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Plant diversity partitioning in grazed Mediterranean grassland at multiple spatial and temporal scales.

Published online: 12 Oct 2011

Authors: Golodets, C. & Kigel, J. & Sternberg, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Grazing by large ungulates may affect plant species richness and diversity at multiple spatial and/or temporal scales, because grazing affects small-s...

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Using expert knowledge to assess uncertainties in future polar bear populations under climate change.

Published online: 10 Dec 2008

Authors: O'Neill, S. J. & Osborn, T. J. & Hulme, M. & Lorenzoni, I. & Watkinson, A. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Polar bear Ursus maritimus population dynamics under conditions of climate change has become a controversial topic. A survey of expert opinion based o...

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Bti sprays do not adversely affect non-target aquatic invertebrates in French Atlantic coastal wetlands.

Published online: 05 Feb 2014

Authors: Lagadic, L. & Roucaute, M. & Caquet, T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Both the increase in human mobility and climate change contribute to the globalization of vector-borne diseases. Some mosquito species are efficient d...

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Complementary impacts of small rodents and semi-domesticated ungulates limit tall shrub expansion in the tundra.

Published online: 05 Feb 2014

Authors: Ravolainen, V. T. & Bråthen, K. A. & Yoccoz, N. G. & Nguyen, J. K. & Ims, R. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

While shrubs appear to be expanding in Arctic tundra due to climatic warming, patches of tall shrubs in riparian habitats are most likely to colonize ...

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Making sense of wildlife habitat use on active oil sands mines: quasi-experiments, occupancy models, trends assessments and upland habitat reclamation.

Published online: 19 Aug 2024

Authors: Hawkes, V. C. & Gibeau, P. & Challenger, W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Intensive resource extraction activity in the oil sands of Canada alters the quantity, structure and distribution of native ecosystems, which in turn ...

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