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Trampling effects of hikers, motorcycles and horses in meadows and forests.

Published online: 01 Jan 1978

Authors: Weaver, T. & Dale, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The effects of experimental trampling due to hikers, horses, and motorcycles were studied in a Festuca idahoensis/Poa pratensis meadow and in a Pinus ...

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Vegetation and deer habitat relations in southern Ontario: classification of habitat types.

Published online: 01 Jan 1977

Authors: Stocker, M. & Gilbert, F. F. & Smith, D. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A functional habitat classification was derived using the parametric land classification approach. Construction of a habitat map was based on photoeco...

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A species effect on storm erosion: invasive sedge stabilized dunes more than native grass during Hurricane Sandy.

Published online: 22 Nov 2017

Authors: Charbonneau, B. R. & Wootton, L. S. & Wnek, J. P. & Langley, J. A. & Posner, M. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Vegetation and biogeomorphology are highly coupled in beach dune systems, but plant species effects on abating storm erosion are largely unexplored. W...

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Suppressing competitive dominants and community restoration with native parasitic plants using the hemiparasitic Rhinanthus alectorolophus and the dominant grass Calamagrostis epigejos.

Published online: 22 Nov 2017

Authors: Těšitel, J. & Mládek, J. & Horník, J. & Těšitelová, T. & Adamec, V. & Tichý, L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Dominance of native or alien competitive plants causes competitive exclusion of subordinate species and represents a major mechanism reducing biodiver...

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Restoration of endangered fen communities: the ambiguity of iron-phosphorus binding and phosphorus limitation.

Published online: 10 Jan 2018

Authors: Emsens, W. J. & Aggenbach, C. J. S. & Smolders, A. J. P. & Zak, D. & Diggelen, R. van

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Low phosphorus (P) availability limits plant biomass production in fens, which is a prerequisite for the persistence of many endangered plant species....

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Can restoration of afforested peatland regulate pests and disease?

Published online: 16 Oct 2013

Authors: Gilbert, L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Government policies are driving landscape-scale changes in land use to provide ecosystem services; but there may be unconsidered cascading effects. A ...

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Red deer management and vegetation on the Isle of Rum.

Published online: 11 Sep 2002

Authors: Virtanen, R. & Edwards, G. R. & Crawley, M. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Understanding the effects of red deer Cervus elaphus grazing on a range of plant communities is important for formulating guidelines for the managemen...

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A test of methods for estimating population size of the invasive land snail Achatina fulica in dense vegetation.

Published online: 11 Sep 2002

Authors: Craze, P. G. & Mauremootoo, J. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Physical inaccessibility often complicates censuses of poorly mobile organisms. We therefore assessed the effectiveness of using a sample of quadrat c...

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The diet of goats, red deer and South American camelids feeding on three contrasting Scottish upland vegetation communities.

Published online: 23 Jul 1997

Authors: Fraser, M. D. & Gordon, I. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

With changes in the agricultural policy for rural areas in the UK there is increased interest in the development of management protocols for indigenou...

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Managing fire mosaics for small mammal conservation: a landscape perspective.

Published online: 18 Apr 2012

Authors: Kelly, L. T. & Nimmo, D. G. & Spence-Bailey, L. M. & Taylor, R. S. & Watson, S. J. & Clarke, M. F. & Bennett, A. F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Fire is a major driver of ecosystem structure and function worldwide. It is also widely used as a management tool to achieve conservation goals. A com...

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