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Restoring tropical diversity: beating the time tax on species loss.

Published online: 27 Aug 2003

Authors: Martínez-Garza, C. & Howe, H. F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Fragmentation of tropical forest is accelerating at the same time that already cleared land reverts to secondary growth. Fragments inexorably lose dee...

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Effects of herbivory on twig dynamics of a Sonoran desert shrub Simmondsia chinensis (Link) Schn.

Published online: 12 Jan 1990

Authors: Roundy, B. A. & Ruyle, G. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Density of jojoba (Simmondsia chinensis) was similar but plant size and cover were greater inside than outside a 48-yr-old livestock (cattle) exclosur...

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Phenology as a basis for management of exotic annual plants in desert invasions.

Published online: 01 Dec 2010

Authors: Marushia, R. G. & Cadotte, M. W. & Holt, J. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Exotic annual plants are an increasingly important ecological issue and new, creative approaches to management are required. In desert ecosystems of t...

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Simulated long-term vegetation response to grazing heterogeneity in semi-arid rangelands.

Published online: 24 Feb 1999

Authors: Weber, G. E. & Jeltsch, F. & Rooyen, N. van & Milton, S. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The long-term effects of small-scale spatial heterogeneity of livestock (cattle) grazing on vegetation dynamics were studied with a grid-based model o...

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Functional diversity loss with increasing livestock grazing intensity in drylands: the mechanisms and their consequences depend on the taxa.

Published online: 23 Aug 2017

Authors: Chillo, V. & Ojeda, R. A. & Capmourteres, V. & Anand, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Overgrazing is one of the main drivers of desertification in drylands, and livestock production is expected to increase in the next decades. The analy...

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Comparing greenhouse and field biocrust cultivation methods in the Sonoran Desert.

Published online: 11 Nov 2024

Authors: Antoninka, A. & Rowe, H. & Weser, J. & Langenfeld, D. & Brady, J. & Sprague, T. & Day, N.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Developing methods to use biocrusts in restoration is becoming more important as land use and climate change impact the health and intactness of high-...

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Surface dust impacts on gas exchange in Mojave Desert shrubs.

Published online: 19 Sep 1997

Authors: Sharifi, M. R. & Gibson, A. C. & Rundel, P. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Windblown dust, an environmental problem in many disturbed arid lands, has the potential to affect the physiological performance of desert shrubs. Phy...

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Land management practices for combating desertification cause species replacement of desert lizards.

Published online: 11 Oct 2006

Authors: Hawlena, D. & Bouskila, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Patch structural complexity affects local species richness and population densities. Anthropogenic disturbance may alter complexity and heterogeneity,...

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Local wild plants from the Thar Desert for improved health and food security.

Published online: 29 Jul 2015

Authors: Dheeraj Singh & Rakesh Bhardwaj & Chaudhary, M. K. & Meena, M. L. & Wangchu, L.

Content type: Bulletin article; Conference paper

The Thar Desert of western India has provided several 'miracle' plants of immense food and medicinal value. Native communities have adopted a unique i...

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Optimizing dispersal and corridor models using landscape genetics.

Published online: 29 Aug 2007

Authors: Epps, C. W. & Wehausen, J. D. & Bleich, V. C. & Torres, S. G. & Brashares, J. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Better tools are needed to predict population connectivity in complex landscapes. 'Least-cost modelling' is one commonly employed approach in which di...

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