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Species-rich semi-natural grasslands have a higher resistance but a lower resilience than intensively managed agricultural grasslands in response to climate anomalies.

Published online: 09 Mar 2016

Authors: Keersmaecker, W. de & Rooijen, N. van & Lhermitte, S. & Tits, L. & Schaminée, J. & Coppin, P. & Honnay, O. & Somers, B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The stable delivery of ecosystem services provided by grasslands is strongly dependent on the stability of grassland ecosystem functions such as bioma...

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Environmental predictors of woody plant encroachment in calcareous fens are modified by biotic and abiotic land-use legacies.

Published online: 09 Mar 2016

Authors: Bart, D. & Davenport, T. & Yantes, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Woody plant encroachment in grasslands is a world-wide concern. Assertions that abiotic stress reduction facilitates encroachment are not universally ...

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Creating fen initiation conditions: a new approach for peatland reclamation in the oil sands region of Alberta.

Published online: 09 Mar 2016

Authors: Borkenhagen, A. & Cooper, D. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Reclaiming peatland ecosystems is challenging our understanding of how to rebuild functioning landscapes. Assisted succession may provide a practical ...

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An evaluation of methods for estimating the net aerial primary productivity of estuarine angiosperms.

Published online: 01 Jan 1979

Authors: Linthurst, R. A. & Reimold, R. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Harvest methods (peak standing crop, and the methods of Milner and Hughes, Smalley, Valiela, Teal & Sass, and Wiegert & Evans) were used to es...

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Determining the immigration potential of plants colonizing disturbed environments: the case of milled peatlands in Quebec.

Published online: 14 May 2003

Authors: Campbell, D. R. & Rochefort, L. & Lavoie, C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

As an aid for restoration projects, the relative potential for plants to immigrate to sites after severe disturbance was investigated and an index dev...

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Peat bog restoration by floating raft formation: the effects of groundwater and peat quality.

Published online: 11 Sep 2002

Authors: Smolders, A. J. P. & Tomassen, H. B. M. & Lamers, L. P. M. & Lomans, B. P. & Roelofs, J. G. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

1. A prerequisite for the restoration of desiccated bog remnants is rewetting the peat surface. Frequently in Europe, extensive areas are flooded in o...

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Evaluating the impact of a biological control agent Carmenta mimosa on the woody wetland weed Mimosa pigra in Australia.

Published online: 04 Jan 2006

Authors: Paynter, Q.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Evaluation of the success of biological control agents is essential to improve the efficiency and safety of future programmes. This study assessed the...

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Recovery of anuran community diversity following habitat replacement.

Published online: 10 Mar 2010

Authors: Lesbarrères, D. & Fowler, M. S. & Pagano, A. & Lodé, T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Recently habitat degradation, road construction and traffic have all increased with human populations, to the detriment of aquatic habitats and specie...

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Evaluating the use of marine protected areas by endangered species: a habitat selection approach.

Published online: 06 Apr 2021

Authors: Roberts, K. E. & Smith, B. J. & Burkholder, D. & Hart, K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Optimizing the design of marine protected area (MPA) networks for the conservation of migratory marine species and their habitats involves a suite of ...

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The utilization of blanket bog vegetation by grazing sheep.

Published online: 01 Jan 1977

Authors: Grant, S. A. & Lamb, W. I. C. & Kerr, C. D. & Bolton, G. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Three areas of bog in western Scotland were grazed at monthly intervals at the times of the year when sheep would graze these areas in hill sheep prod...

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