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How can we effectively restore species richness and natural composition of a Molinia-invaded fen?

Published online: 15 Apr 2009

Authors: Hájková, P. & Hájek, M. & Kintrová, K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Calcareous fens are among the most threatened and declining ecosystems throughout Europe and act as refugia for many endangered species. Traditionally...

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Structural features of field boundaries which influence the overwintering densities of beneficial arthropod predators.

Published online: 09 Nov 1995

Authors: Dennis, P. & Thomas, M. B. & Sotherton, N. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Vegetation cover was manipulated in enclosures in a field boundary in southern England to test experimentally the effect on overwintering by the preda...

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Landscape-level vegetation recovery from herbivory: progress after four decades of invasive red deer control.

Published online: 04 Nov 2009

Authors: Tanentzap, A. J. & Burrows, L. E. & Lee, W. G. & Nugent, G. & Maxwell, J. M. & Coomes, D. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Ungulates have reached such high densities in some natural ecosystems that culling is frequently used to reduce their impacts on vegetation. However, ...

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Unburnt habitat patches are critical for survival and in situ population recovery in a small mammal after fire.

Published online: 18 Jun 2021

Authors: Shaw, R. E. & James, A. I. & Tuft, K. & Legge, S. & Cary, G. J. & Peakall, R. & Banks, S. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Fire drives animal population dynamics across many ecosystems. Yet, we still lack an understanding of how most species recover from fire and the effec...

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The conservation management of Imperata cylindrica grassland in Nepal with fire and cutting: an experimental approach.

Published online: 05 Aug 1999

Authors: Peet, N. B. & Watkinson, A. R. & Bell, D. J. & Sharma, U. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Imperata cylindrica dominated grassland in the Nepal Terai supports a number of threatened species including swamp deer Cervus duvauceli, hispid hare ...

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Insect seed-predator networks respond positively to restoration on a tropical island.

Published online: 02 Dec 2024

Authors: Costa, A. & Heleno, R. & Dufrene, Y. & Huckle, E. & Mendes, S. B. & Whittington, A. E. & Veen, F. J. F. van & Kaiser-Bunbury, C. N.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

When non-native species invade ecosystems, coevolved plant-animal interactions and associated ecological functions are altered, often to the detriment...

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Extinction risk of North American seed plants elevated by climate and land-use change.

Published online: 12 Apr 2017

Authors: Zhang Jian & Nielsen, S. E. & Chen YouHua & Georges, D. & Qin YuChu & Wang SiShuo & Svenning, J. C. & Thuiller, W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Climate and land-use change are expected to substantially alter future plant species distributions leading to higher extinction rates. However, little...

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Wildlife following people: a multidisciplinary assessment of the ancient colonization of the Mediterranean basin by a long-lived raptor.

Published online: 10 Sep 2024

Authors: Moleón, M. & Graciá, E. & García, N. & Gil-Sánchez, J. M. & Godinho, R. & Beja, P. & Palma, L. & Real, J. & Hernández-Matías, A. & Muñoz, A. R. & Arrondo, E. & Sánchez-Zapata, J. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Modern humans widely shaped present ecosystems through intentional and unintentional geographical redistribution of wildlife, both in historical and p...

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Abundance and composition of plant species along grazing gradients in Australian rangelands.

Published online: 04 Feb 2004

Authors: Landsberg, J. & James, C. D. & Morton, S. R. & Müller, W. J. & Stol, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The widespread provision of livestock drinking water in previously dry Australian rangelands has supported concomitant increases in cumulative grazing...

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Structure and function in two tropical gallery forest communities: implications for forest conservation in fragmented systems.

Published online: 23 Sep 1998

Authors: Kellman, M. & Tackaberry, R. & Rigg, L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Composition, growth and turnover of trees were examined in 2 species-rich tropical gallery forests in the Mountain Pine Ridge Savanna of Belize during...

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