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Inequities in the distribution of flood risk under floodplain restoration and climate change scenarios.

Published online: 01 Sep 2022

Authors: Gourevitch, J. D. & Diehl, R. M. & Wemple, B. C. & Ricketts, T. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

The combined impacts of climate change and ecological degradation are expected to worsen inequality within society. These dynamics are exemplified by ...

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Relationships between livestock management and the ecological condition of riparian habitats along an Australian floodplain river.

Published online: 04 Jul 2001

Authors: Jansen, A. & Robertson, A. I.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Grazing by introduced ungulate livestock is a major form of land use over large parts in Australia. Due to the tendency of stock to concentrate around...

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Aquatic ecosystem functions of an isolated floodplain and their implications for flood retention and management.

Published online: 13 Feb 2013

Authors: Reckendorfer, W. & Funk, A. & Gschöpf, C. & Hein, T. & Schiemer, F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

We used an isolated floodplain of the river Danube as a model system to gain an understanding on the functioning of retention areas to predict future ...

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Anthropogenic disturbance of tropical forests threatens pollination services to açaí palm in the Amazon river delta.

Published online: 20 Feb 2019

Authors: Campbell, A. J. & Carvalheiro, L. G. & Maués, M. M. & Jaffé, R. & Giannini, T. C. & Freitas, M. A. B. & Coelho, B. W. T. & Menezes, C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The açaí palm Euterpe oleracea Mart. in the Amazon river delta has seen rapid expansion to meet increased demand for its fruit. This has been achieved...

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Floodplain meadow partnership: a working model of effective communication between practitioners, academics and policymakers.

Published online: 02 Jul 2021

Authors: Rothero, E. & Tatarenko, I. & Jefferson, R. & Skinner, A. & Wallace, H. & Gowing, D. & Clarke, S. & Johnson, M. & Davies, G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

The article describes a model system for facilitating the transfer of knowledge between researchers and practitioners. The system described has a focu...

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Implications of overfishing of frugivorous fishes for cryptic function loss in a neotropical floodplain.

Published online: 22 Jul 2021

Authors: Araujo, J. M. & Correa, S. B. & Penha, J. & Anderson, J. & Traveset, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Many frugivorous animals act simultaneously as seed predators and dispersers, and shifts in the abundance and mean phenotype of the frugivore populati...

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Developing state and transition models of floodplain vegetation dynamics as a tool for conservation decision-making: a case study of the Macquarie Marshes Ramsar wetland.

Published online: 10 Jun 2015

Authors: Bino, G. & Sisson, S. A. & Kingsford, R. T. & Thomas, R. F. & Bowen, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Floodplain vegetation states (communities) exhibit spatiotemporal dynamics in vegetation structure and composition, which reflect unique hydrological ...

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Repeated fires trap Amazonian blackwater floodplains in an open vegetation state.

Published online: 28 Sep 2016

Authors: Flores, B. M. & Fagoaga, R. & Nelson, B. W. & Holmgren, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Climate change may increase the occurrence of droughts and fires in the Amazon. Most of our understanding on how fire affects tropical ecosystems is b...

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Plant traits of propagule banks and standing vegetation reveal flooding alleviates impacts of agriculture on wetland restoration.

Published online: 10 Jan 2018

Authors: Dawson, S. K. & Warton, D. I. & Kingsford, R. T. & Berney, P. & Keith, D. A. & Catford, J. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Restoration of degraded plant communities requires understanding of community assembly processes. Human land use can influence plant community assembl...

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Effects of climate-driven hydrological changes in the reproduction of Amazonian floodplain fishes.

Published online: 28 Apr 2022

Authors: Röpke, C. & Pires, T. H. S. & Zuchi, N. & Zuanon, J. & Amadio, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

1. Abnormal hydroclimatic years in the Amazon have been increasingly frequent in the last two decades, creating more prolonged droughts and severe flo...

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