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What controls the population dynamics of the invasive thistle Carduus nutans in its native range?

Published online: 11 Oct 2006

Authors: Jongejans, E. & Sheppard, A. W. & Shea, K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The invasive thistle Carduus nutans causes major economic losses in the Americas, Australia and New Zealand. For the first time, we have modelled its ...

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The significance of retention trees for survival of ectomycorrhizal fungi in clear-cut Scots pine forests.

Published online: 21 Jul 2020

Authors: Sterkenburg, E. & Clemmensen, K. E. & Lindahl, B. D. & Dahlberg, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Forestry with short stand generations and simplified forest structures has markedly affected forest biodiversity. One group of organisms adversely aff...

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Seed inoculation with effective root-nodule bacteria enhances revegetation success.

Published online: 21 Sep 2005

Authors: Thrall, P. H. & Millsom, D. A. & Jeavons, A. C. & Waayers, M. & Harvey, G. R. & Bagnall, D. J. & Brockwell, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Extensive clearing of native vegetation in Australia has contributed to major environmental problems, including land degradation, dryland salinity, so...

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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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Effects of pasture management on the natural regeneration of neotropical trees.

Published online: 26 Mar 2008

Authors: Jimena Esquivel, M. & Harvey, C. A. & Finegan, B. & Casanoves, F. & Skarpe, C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Natural regeneration of forest trees in grazed pastures could potentially contribute to the conservation of tree diversity within the fragmented and a...

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The development of a hydraulic seeding technique for unstable sand slopes. 1. Effects of fertilizers, mulches and stabilizers.

Published online: 01 Jan 1978

Authors: Sheldon, J. C. & Bradshaw, A. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Hydraulic sowing is used to establish vegetation on steep slopes, but the technique is not reliable. The effects of individual components of the techn...

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Landscape-level vegetation recovery from herbivory: progress after four decades of invasive red deer control.

Published online: 04 Nov 2009

Authors: Tanentzap, A. J. & Burrows, L. E. & Lee, W. G. & Nugent, G. & Maxwell, J. M. & Coomes, D. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Ungulates have reached such high densities in some natural ecosystems that culling is frequently used to reduce their impacts on vegetation. However, ...

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Diverse guilds provide complementary dispersal services in a woodland expansion process after land abandonment.

Published online: 14 Jan 2015

Authors: Escribano-Avila, G. & Calviño-Cancela, M. & Pías, B. & Virgós, E. & Valladares, F. & Escudero, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Land abandonment due to increasing depopulation of rural areas is an ongoing trend in developed countries worldwide. Abandoned lands represent an oppo...

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Finding optimal control strategies for invasive species: a density-structured model for Spartina alterniflora.

Published online: 19 Jan 2005

Authors: Taylor, C. M. & Hastings, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

There are very few general guidelines available to improve the process of eradicating invasive species. We addressed the basic question of whether it ...

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Plant-soil feedback drives the 'nursing effect' on Sitka spruce.

Published online: 14 May 2025

Authors: Zhou YiChen & Tao TingTing & Cox, F. & Johnson, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The productivity of economically valuable focal trees in mixtures is often improved by inclusion of lower-value nursing species, but the mechanisms un...

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