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Assessing resilience and state-transition models with historical records of cheatgrass Bromus tectorum invasion in North American sagebrush-steppe.

Published online: 16 Oct 2013

Authors: Bagchi, S. & Briske, D. D. & Bestelmeyer, B. T. & Wu, X. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Resilience-based approaches are increasingly being called upon to inform ecosystem management, particularly in arid and semi-arid regions. This requir...

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Decomposer communities in human-impacted streams: species dominance rather than richness affects leaf decomposition.

Published online: 16 Oct 2013

Authors: Tolkkinen, M. & Mykrä, H. & Markkola, A. M. & Aisala, H. & Vuori, K. M. & Lumme, J. & Pirttilä, A. M. & Muotka, T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

There is compelling evidence that anthropogenic disturbance can decrease biodiversity and impair ecological functioning. A major challenge to biodiver...

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Linking agricultural policies to population trends of Swedish farmland birds in different agricultural regions.

Published online: 21 Nov 2007

Authors: Wretenberg, J. & Lindström, Å. & Svensson, S. & Pärt, T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The widespread declines of farmland birds have generally been linked to agricultural intensification. We tested the hypotheses that (i) changes in agr...

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Using adaptive management to determine requirements of re-introduced populations: the case of the New Zealand hihi.

Published online: 21 Nov 2007

Authors: Armstrong, D. P. & Castro, I. & Griffiths, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Adaptive management involves the development of predictive models, strategic manipulation of management actions to gain information, and subsequent up...

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Macrofungal diversity in fragmented and disturbed forests of the Western Ghats of India.

Published online: 03 May 2006

Authors: Brown, N. & Shonil Bhagwat & Watkinson, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Despite their functional importance, little is known about how and where fungi can be conserved. It is important that we understand the consequences o...

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Finite study areas and vital rates: sampling effects on estimates of spotted owl survival and population trends.

Published online: 21 Nov 2007

Authors: Zimmerman, G. S. & Gutiérrez, R. J. & Lahaye, W. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Evaluating the status of endangered wildlife depends upon well-designed field studies. Finances and logistics often constrain field studies to finite ...

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Assessments of habitat preferences and quality depend on spatial scale and metrics of fitness.

Published online: 21 Nov 2007

Authors: Chalfoun, A. D. & Martin, T. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Identifying the habitat features that influence habitat selection and enhance fitness is critical for effective management. Ecological theory predicts...

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Cereal aphid populations in non-crop habitats show strong density dependence.

Published online: 21 Nov 2007

Authors: Bommarco, R. & Wetterlind, S. & Sigvald, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Few studies have addressed how density-dependent and density-independent regulation of population growth and abundance varies among habitats for a spe...

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Modelling the long-term consequences of crop-wild relative hybridization: a case study using four generations of hybrids.

Published online: 21 Nov 2007

Authors: Hooftman, D. A. P. & Jong, M. J. de & Oostermeijer, J. G. B. & Nijs, H. C. M. den

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Hybridization between crops and wild relatives seems possible for many crop taxa. Subsequent introgression of crop-specific traits into wild relatives...

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Assembly of weed communities along a crop diversity gradient.

Published online: 21 Nov 2007

Authors: Smith, R. G. & Gross, K. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Increasing cropping system diversity is one strategy for reducing reliance on external chemical inputs in agriculture and may have important implicati...

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