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Functional community ecology meets restoration ecology: assessing the restoration success of alluvial floodplain meadows with functional traits.

Published online: 01 Jun 2016

Authors: Engst, K. & Baasch, A. & Erfmeier, A. & Jandt, U. & May, K. & Schmiede, R. & Bruelheide, H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Species-rich grasslands are highly endangered habitats in Central Europe. To halt their ongoing loss, many sites have become subjects of restoration e...

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A low input approach to vegetation establishment on mine and coal ash wastes in semi-arid regions. II. Lagooned pulverized fuel ash in Zimbabwe.

Published online: 25 Jun 1995

Authors: Piha, M. I. & Vallack, H. W. & Michael, N. & Reeler, B. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A low input approach to the establishment of vegetation on mine and coal ash wastes is illustrated by application to a pulverized fuel ash (PFA) dam i...

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Does restoration of plant diversity trigger concomitant soil microbiome changes in dryland ecosystems?

Published online: 14 Mar 2022

Authors: Yang, B. & Balazs, K. R. & Butterfield, B. J. & Laushman, K. M. & Munson, S. M. & Gornish, E. S. & Barberán, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Drylands are highly vulnerable to land degradation, and despite increasing efforts, restoration success remains low. Although often ignored in the des...

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The ecology of Morecambe Bay. 7. The distribution of Puccinellia maritima, Festuca rubra and Agrostis stolonifera in the salt marshes.

Published online: 01 Jan 1977

Authors: Gray, A. J. & Scott, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In the salt marshes of Morecambe Bay P. maritima was largely restricted to immature soils at low elevations and more organic soils with high Na conten...

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The effects of temporary ballast roadways on heathland vegetation.

Published online: 21 Dec 1994

Authors: Rose, R. J. & Webb, N. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A series of trials was established to assess the effects of temporary roadways on heathland vegetation. These temporary roadways were set up on both d...

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A PIT-tag-based method for measuring individual bait uptake in small mammals.

Published online: 13 Jul 2021

Authors: Beatham, S. E. & Goodwin, D. & Coats, J. & Stephens, P. A. & Massei, G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Rodents and other small mammals cause an increasing number of negative economic and environmental impacts worldwide. In the UK, the non-native grey sq...

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The interactive effects of management on the productivity and plant community structure of an upland meadow: an 8-year field trial.

Published online: 26 Feb 2001

Authors: Smith, R. S. & Shiel, R. S. & Millward, D. & Corkhill, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Agricultural policy in the Pennine Dales Environmentally Sensitive Area in northern England aims to enhance plant species diversity in agriculturally ...

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Survival and growth responses of a number of Australian tree species planted on a saline site in tropical north Australia.

Published online: 24 Apr 1996

Authors: Sun, D. & Dickinson, G. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The survival and growth of 15 species and provenances of Australian trees planted on a saline site in dry tropical Queensland was examined. The specie...

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Plant water-use strategies predict restoration success across degraded drylands.

Published online: 01 Dec 2023

Authors: Butterfield, B. J. & Munson, S. M. & Farrell, H. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Plant strategies for coping with water limitation are likely to mediate restoration outcomes in degraded dryland ecosystems. Trade-offs in traits rela...

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Response of grasses to nitrogen source.

Published online: 01 Jan 1973

Authors: Wiltshire, G. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Yield responses of various grasses to ammonium-N and nitrate-N were investigated in pot trials. Yields with nitrate-N as a percentage of those with am...

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