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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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Alternative pollinator taxa are equally efficient but not as effective as the honeybee in a mass flowering crop.

Published online: 04 Nov 2009

Authors: Rader, R. & Howlett, B. G. & Cunningham, S. A. & Westcott, D. A. & Newstrom-Lloyd, L. E. & Walker, M. K. & Teulon, D. A. J. & Edwards, W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The honeybee Apis mellifera is currently in decline worldwide because of the combined impacts of Colony Collapse Disorder and the Varroa destructor mi...

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Increasing syrphid fly diversity and density in sown flower strips within simple vs. complex landscapes.

Published online: 04 Nov 2009

Authors: Haenke, S. & Scheid, B. & Schaefer, M. & Tscharntke, T. & Thies, C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The structural complexity of agricultural landscapes influences the local biodiversity and associated ecosystem services. Hence, developing effective ...

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Restoration thinning accelerates small tree growth but may slow large tree growth in a multi-age flood-dependent forest.

Published online: 04 Oct 2024

Authors: Gorrod, E. & White, L. & Bedward, M. & Hope, B. & Chu, N. & McAllister, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Large tree decline is occurring globally with critical implications for biodiversity and carbon sequestration. Restoration thinning is a potential man...

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Flying without fear: shooting disturbance has little effect on site preferences in a conflict goose species.

Published online: 07 Oct 2024

Authors: McIntosh, A. L. S. & Langley, L. P. & Hilton, G. M. & Shaw, J. M. & Bearhop, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Human-modified landscapes have created opportunities for numerous taxa. Agricultural expansion has proven advantageous for several Arctic-breeding goo...

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Using multi-scale spatial models of dendritic ecosystems to infer abundance of a stream salmonid.

Published online: 04 Oct 2024

Authors: Lu XinYi & Kanno, Y. & Valentine, G. P. & Rash, J. M. & Hooten, M. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Understanding patterns of species abundance is essential for planning landscape-level conservation. The complex hierarchies of dendritic ecosystems re...

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Extending full protection inside existing marine protected areas, or reducing fishing effort outside, can reconcile conservation and fisheries goals.

Published online: 22 Nov 2020

Authors: Belharet, M. & Franco, A. di & Calò, A. & Mari, L. & Claudet, J. & Casagrandi, R. & Gatto, M. & Lloret, J. & Sève, C. & Guidetti, P. & Melià, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Most fish stocks world-wide are fished at maximum sustainable yield (MSY) or overfished, as many fisheries management strategies have failed to achiev...

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Ecosystem service multifunctionality of low-productivity forests and implications for conservation and management.

Published online: 25 Nov 2020

Authors: Jönsson, M. & Snäll, T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Low-productivity forests are often the last remaining pristine forests in managed forest landscapes and typically overrepresented among protected fore...

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Understanding the fate of shrimp aquaculture effluent in a mangrove ecosystem: aiding management for coastal conservation.

Published online: 27 Nov 2020

Authors: Hargan, K. E. & Williams, B. & Nuangsaeng, B. & Siriwong, S. & Tassawad, P. & Chaiharn, C. & McAdoo, B. & Huertos, M. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Areas dedicated to shrimp aquaculture have increased dramatically over the last 50 years. Resultant land-use changes directly threaten the extent of m...

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Revisiting the pyrodiversity-biodiversity hypothesis: long-term fire regimes and the structure of ant communities in a Neotropical savanna hotspot.

Published online: 14 Jan 2015

Authors: Maravalhas, J. & Vasconcelos, H. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The idea that variable fire regimes (pyrodiversity) may increase habitat heterogeneity and, consequently, increase biodiversity at the landscape level...

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