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Extreme prescribed fire during drought reduces survival and density of woody resprouters.

Published online: 28 Sep 2016

Authors: Twidwell, D. & Rogers, W. E. & Wonkka, C. L. & Taylor, C. A., Jr. & Kreuter, U. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Management intervention in ecosystems with degraded environmental services requires innovative resource management strategies that go beyond conventio...

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Implications of plant functional traits and drought survival strategies for ecological restoration.

Published online: 02 May 2018

Authors: Balachowski, J. A. & Volaire, F. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Restoration of degraded grasslands through active revegetation often involves re-establishing populations of native grasses, which must withstand incr...

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Restoration of native mangrove wetlands can reverse diet shifts of benthic macrofauna caused by invasive cordgrass.

Published online: 02 May 2018

Authors: Feng JianXiang & Huang Qian & Chen Hui & Guo JieMin & Lin GuangHui

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Ecological replacement using native mangrove species combined with physical treatments has become an effective method in controlling the spread of inv...

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Topsoil removal through scarification improves natural regeneration in high-graded Nothofagus old-growth forests.

Published online: 02 May 2018

Authors: Soto, D. P. & Puettmann, K. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

High grading by removing the majority of trees with superior timber quality has led to loss of productivity and biodiversity in forests. Typically, af...

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Past and present management influences the seed bank and seed rain in a rural landscape mosaic.

Published online: 12 Oct 2011

Authors: Auffret, A. G. & Cousins, S. A. O.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Seed bank and seed rain represent dispersal in time and space. They can be important sources of diversity in the rural landscape, where fragmented hab...

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Long-term impact of protected colonial birds on a jeopardized cork oak population: conservation bias leads to restoration failure.

Published online: 26 Jul 2017

Authors: Fedriani, J. M. & García, L. V. & Sánchez, M. E. & Calderón, J. & Ramo, C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Conservation bias towards flagship species sometimes threatens other species of chief concern. Long-term studies of potential harm by favoured species...

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Environmental water allocations are insufficient to control an invasive wetland plant: evidence from a highly regulated floodplain wetland.

Published online: 08 Oct 2014

Authors: Vivian, L. M. & Ward, K. A. & Zwart, A. B. & Godfree, R. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Regulation of the world's rivers and alteration of natural flow regimes have led to the degradation of floodplains and wetlands. Here, we investigate ...

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Global change shifts trade-offs among ecosystem functions in woodlands restored for multifunctionality.

Published online: 02 Oct 2021

Authors: Fiedler, S. & Monteiro, J. A. F. & Hulvey, K. B. & Standish, R. J. & Perring, M. P. & Tietjen, B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Ecological restoration increasingly aims at improving ecosystem multifunctionality and making landscapes resilient to future threats, especially in bi...

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Genetic differentiation within multiple common grassland plants supports seed transfer zones for ecological restoration.

Published online: 12 Apr 2017

Authors: Durka, W. & Michalski, S. G. & Berendzen, K. W. & Bossdorf, O. & Bucharova, A. & Hermann, J. M. & Hölzel, N. & Kollmann, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Ecological restoration of grasslands is increasingly based on regional seeds derived from predefined seed transfer zones. However, the degree and spat...

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Comparing species and measures of landscape structure as indicators of conservation importance.

Published online: 15 Jun 2011

Authors: Banks-Leite, C. & Ewers, R. M. & Kapos, V. & Martensen, A. C. & Metzger, J. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The use of indicators to identify areas of conservation importance has been challenged on several grounds, but nonetheless retains appeal as no more p...

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