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Plant responses to agricultural intensification.

Published online: 29 Oct 2008

Authors: Dorrough, J. & Scroggie, M. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A large proportion of the world's land surface is extensively managed for livestock production. In areas where livestock systems are becoming more int...

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Turf transplants for restoration of alpine vegetation: does size matter?

Published online: 18 Apr 2012

Authors: Aradottir, A. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Turfs transplanted from native vegetation can be used to restore diverse plant communities on disturbed sites. There is, however, limited understandin...

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Plant trait-digestibility relationships across management and climate gradients in permanent grasslands.

Published online: 08 Oct 2014

Authors: Gardarin, A. & Garnier, É. & Carrère, P. & Cruz, P. & Andueza, D. & Bonis, A. & Colace, M. P. & Dumont, B. & Duru, M. & Farruggia, A. & Gaucherand, S. & Grigulis, K. & Kernéïs, É. & Lavorel, S. & Louault, F. & Loucougaray, G. & Mesléard, F. & Yavercovski, N. & Kazakou, E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Dry matter digestibility is a critical component of herbage nutritive value, a major service delivered by grasslands. The aim of this study was to tes...

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The ecology of the Kafue lechwe: the food supply.

Published online: 01 Jan 1978

Authors: Rees, W. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Changes in floristic composition were studied in 9 plant stands in the area utilized by lechwe (Kobus leche kafuensis) in Lochinvar National Park, Zam...

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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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Integrating local knowledge and research to refine the management of an invasive non-native grass in critically endangered grassy woodlands.

Published online: 31 Jan 2018

Authors: Firn, J. & Ladouceur, E. & Dorrough, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Globally the prevalence and impact of invasive non-native plant species is increasing rapidly. Experimentally based research aimed at supporting manag...

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Forest mycorrhizal dominance depends on historical land use and nitrogen-fixing trees.

Published online: 08 Jan 2024

Authors: Wurzburger, N. & Elliott, K. J. & Miniat, C. F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Most forests are recovering from human land use, making it critical to understand the effect of disturbance on forest recovery. Forests of the eastern...

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Influence of livestock grazing on range condition in south-west Masailand, Northern Tanzania.

Published online: 16 Jan 1993

Authors: Mwalyosi, R. B. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Range condition was assessed in a semiarid 2265 km2 area of Tanzania grazed by cattle, sheep, goats, donkeys and a range of game wildlife. Primary pro...

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Studies on the weeds of vegetable crops. V. Final observations on an experiment with different primary cultivations.

Published online: 29 Oct 1966

Authors: Roberts, H. A. & Stokes, F. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Annual determinations were made of the numbers of viable weed seeds in the soil on plots of a 9-year experiment with vegetable crops in which 4 primar...

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Landscape conservation as a strategy for recovering biodiversity: lessons from a long-term program of pasture restoration in the southern Atlantic forest.

Published online: 21 Oct 2022

Authors: Cardoso, F. C. G. & Capellesso, E. S. & Britez, R. M. de & Inague, G. & Marques, M. C. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Although ecological restoration has entered the global agenda to reverse different anthropogenic disturbances, we still know little about how this sol...

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