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A plant trait analysis of responses to grazing in a long-term experiment.

Published online: 22 Aug 2001

Authors: Bullock, J. M. & Franklin, J. & Stevenson, M. J. & Silvertown, J. & Coulson, S. J. & Gregory, S. J. & Tofts, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

There are few long-term experimental studies of plant community responses to changes in grazing intensity. Here we report species' changes in a mesotr...

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Effects of experimental soil disturbance on revegetation by natives and exotics in coastal Californian meadows.

Published online: 23 Jul 1997

Authors: Kotanen, P. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Disturbance is widely believed to facilitate invasions by exotic plants, but is also important for the persistence of many native species. The results...

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Impacts of forestation on water and soils in the Andes: what do we know?

Published online: 31 Jan 2019

Authors: Bonnesoeur, V. & Locatelli, B. & Ochoa-Tocachi, B. F.

Content type: Bulletin

This infobrief presents findings on the impacts of forestation on: (1) water supply; (2 and 3) hydrological regulation; and (4) soil erosion in the An...

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The effects of removing sheep grazing on soil chemistry, above-ground nutrient distribution, and selected aspects of soil fertility in long-term experiments at Moor House National Nature Reserve.

Published online: 16 Mar 1991

Authors: Marrs, R. H. & Rizand, A. & Harrison, A. F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The long term effects of sheep grazing were investigated by comparing soil chemistry, the distribution of nutrients in vegetation and the nutrient sup...

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Seed bank dynamics in a Mediterranean grassland.

Published online: 16 Jan 1993

Authors: Russi, L. & Cocks, P. S. & Roberts, E. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Changes in the seed bank, seedling emergence and plant density of the most common grass species, and all legume species, were monitored from Oct. 1986...

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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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Livestock grazing promotes ecosystem multifunctionality of a coastal salt marsh.

Published online: 03 Nov 2021

Authors: Zhang Pei & Yang ZaiChao & Wu JiHua

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The effects of livestock grazing on grasslands have garnered much attention; however, little is known about how grazing affects ecosystems' ability to...

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Imaging spectroscopy as a tool for mapping Ellenberg indicator values.

Published online: 02 Nov 2005

Authors: Schmidtlein, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Maps of averaged plant indicator values can supply spatially explicit information about environmental gradients and are therefore tools of broad relev...

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The potential for heathland restoration on formerly arable land at a site in Drenthe, the Netherlands.

Published online: 14 Mar 1996

Authors: Aerts, R. & Huiszoon, A. & Oostrum, J. H. A. van & Vijver, C. A. D. M. van de & Willems, J. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The suitability of formerly arable land for heathland restoration was studied on sandy soils in the Netherlands. For this purpose, nutrient (N, P) ava...

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Bee diversity in tallgrass prairies affected by management and its effects on above- and below-ground resources.

Published online: 27 Aug 2020

Authors: Buckles, B. J. & Harmon-Threatt, A. N.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Habitat management methods are crucial to maintaining habitats in the long term and ensuring vital resources are available for declining species. Howe...

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