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Dry season weed communities in the upper Belize valley.

Published online: 01 Jan 1975

Authors: Kellman, M. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Weed communities sampled at 78 sites on farmland in the upper Belize Valley, British Honduras, showed 148 different weeds present, of which 103 were i...

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Restoration handbook for sagebrush steppe ecosystems with emphasis on greater sage-grouse habitat - Part 1. Concepts for understanding and applying restoration.

Published online: 24 May 2017

Authors: Pyke, D. A. & Chambers, J. C. & Pellant, M. & Knick, S. T. & Miller, R. F. & Beck, J. L. & Doescher, P. S. & Schupp, E. W. & Roundy, B. A. & Brunson, M. & McIver, J. D.

Content type: Bulletin

Sagebrush steppe ecosystems in the United States currently occur on only about one-half of their historical land area because of changes in land use, ...

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Spatial and temporal patterns in the emergence and survival of seedlings in arid Karoo shrubland.

Published online: 24 Mar 1995

Authors: Milton, S. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The influence of seed availability, weather and microsite on natural emergence and survival of seedlings was investigated over 38 months in arid shrub...

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Long-term effects of seeding after wildfire on vegetation in Great Basin shrubland ecosystems.

Published online: 08 Oct 2014

Authors: Knutson, K. C. & Pyke, D. A. & Wirth, T. A. & Arkle, R. S. & Pilliod, D. S. & Brooks, M. L. & Chambers, J. C. & Grace, J. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Invasive annual grasses alter fire regimes in shrubland ecosystems of the western USA, threatening ecosystem function and fragmenting habitats necessa...

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Nutritional limitations of free-ranging cattle: the importance of habitat quality.

Published online: 05 Mar 1997

Authors: Wallisdevries, M. F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Nutritional limitations of free-ranging cattle were examined in relation to variations in habitat quality, in the Netherlands. Twenty Meuse-Rhine-Ysse...

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Shrub layer dynamics under different herbivore densities in an arid savanna, Botswana.

Published online: 15 Dec 1990

Authors: Skarpe, C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A grazing experiment in an arid savanna in Botswana examined heavy and moderate grazing by cattle. The dynamics of the shrub layer were followed for 5...

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Microsite availability and establishment of native species on degraded and reclaimed sites.

Published online: 05 Nov 2003

Authors: Elmarsdottir, A. & Aradottir, A. L. & Trlica, M. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Restoration of native plant communities on previously disturbed land requires the identification and modification of environmental factors that impede...

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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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Relative effects of herbivory by sheep, rabbits, goats and kangaroos on recruitment and regeneration of shrubs and trees in eastern South Australia.

Published online: 04 Oct 1997

Authors: Tiver, F. & Andrew, M. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Short-term recruitment and long-term regeneration of 18 species of shrubs and trees in over 600 populations in eastern South Australia were determined...

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A re-assessment of a fire protection experiment in north-eastern Ghana savanna.

Published online: 01 Jan 1981

Authors: Brookman-Amissah, J. & Hall, J. B. & Swaine, M. D. & Attakorah, J. Y.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Three plots in northern Ghana savanna were enumerated and then clearfelled in 1950. Since then one plot has been completely protected, a second has be...

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