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Ecosystem function enhanced by combining four functional types of plant species in intensively managed grassland mixtures: a 3-year continental-scale field experiment.

Published online: 10 Apr 2013

Authors: Finn, J. A. & Kirwan, L. & Connolly, J. & Sebastià, M. T. & Helgadottir, A. & Baadshaug, O. H. & Bélanger, G. & Black, A. & Brophy, C. & Collins, R. P. & Čop, J. & Dalmannsdóttir, S. & Delgado, I. & Elgersma, A. & Fothergill, M. & Frankow-Lindberg, B. E. & Ghesquiere, A. & Golinska, B. & Golinski, P. & Grieu, P. & Gustavsson, A. M. & Höglind, M. & Huguenin-Elie, O. & Jørgensen, M. & Kadziuliene, Z. & Kurki, P. (et al)

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A coordinated continental-scale field experiment across 31 sites was used to compare the biomass yield of monocultures and four species mixtures assoc...

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Landscape composition, connectivity and fragment size drive effects of grassland fragmentation on insect communities.

Published online: 10 Apr 2013

Authors: Rösch, V. & Tscharntke, T. & Scherber, C. & Batáry, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Calcareous grasslands are among the most species-rich habitats in Europe, but are increasingly threatened due to abandonment and fragmentation. Little...

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The effects of trees on their physical, chemical, and biological environments in a semi-arid savanna in Kenya.

Published online: 21 May 1990

Authors: Belsky, A. J. & Amundson, R. G. & Duxbury, J. M. & Riha, S. J. & Ali, A. R. & Mwonga, S. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Isolated mature trees of Acacia tortilis and Adansonia digitata in Tsavo National Park were studied for herbaceous-layer composition and productivity,...

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The dynamics of a grassland ecosystem: botanical equilibrium in the Park Grass Experiment.

Published online: 01 Jan 1980

Authors: Silvertown, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The published results of the Park Grass Experiment (PGE), at Rothamsted, UK begun in 1856, provide up to 30 yr of annual data which may be used to det...

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Plant functional traits shape multiple ecosystem services, their trade-offs and synergies in grasslands.

Published online: 27 Nov 2020

Authors: Hanisch, M. & Schweiger, O. & Cord, A. F. & Volk, M. & Knapp, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Functional traits offer promising avenues to investigate how community composition and diversity define ecosystem functioning and service delivery. In...

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Environment Act Habitat Target - Definitions and Descriptions [version 1].

Published online: 29 May 2024

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Hall, R. & Jones, R. & Hurford, L. & Edwards, J.

Content type: Reports

This paper was prepared jointly by Defra and Natural England, and sets out how the habitat targets will be defined and measured. This information serv...

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National Vegetation Classification of Quarry Hangers SSSI and Quarry Dean Meadows.

Published online: 22 May 2024

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Groome, G.

Content type: Reports

This report details the findings of National Vegetation Classification (NVC) surveys conducted by Giles Groome, a Consultant Ecologist commissioned by...

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The effect of trampling on a chalk grassland ecosystem.

Published online: 08 Jan 1972

Authors: Chappell, H. G. & Ainsworth, J. F. & Came-ron, R. A. D. & Redfern, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Human trampling drastically reduced the amounts of Poterium sanguisorba, Leontodon hispidus, Trifolium repens and Rhytidiadelphus sguarrosus in chalk ...

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Woody plant encroachment and the ecology of vector-borne diseases.

Published online: 12 Feb 2022

Authors: Loss, S. R. & Noden, B. H. & Fuhlendorf, S. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Vector-borne diseases (VBDs) impact human and animal health globally, and their ecology and transmission are affected by human-caused ecosystem and bi...

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Impacts of oil well drilling and operating noise on abundance and productivity of grassland songbirds.

Published online: 24 Feb 2022

Authors: Rosa, P. & Koper, N.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Anthropogenic noise from natural resource extraction may negatively impact many species, particularly those reliant on acoustic communication. To comp...

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