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Quantitative studies of the effects of human trampling on vegetation as an aid to the management of semi-natural areas.

Published online: 01 Jan 1973

Authors: Burden, R. F. & Randerson, P. F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Ordination analysis of vegetation records made at Tresco, Isles of Scilly, indicated that Calluna vulgaris, Erica cinerea and Anthoxanthum odoratum we...

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How grazing management can maximize erosion resistance of salt marshes.

Published online: 23 Jul 2021

Authors: Marin-Diaz, B. & Govers, L. L. & Wal, D. van der & Olff, H. & Bouma, T. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Combining natural saltmarsh habitats with conventional barriers can provide a sustainable and cost-effective alternative for fully engineered flood pr...

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Experimental trampling of vegetation. II. Predictors of resistance and resilience.

Published online: 24 Mar 1995

Authors: Cole, D. N.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Experimental trampling, to simulate recreational use, was conducted in 18 vegetation types (including coniferous and deciduous forests, dwarf scrub, m...

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Quantifying the grazing impacts associated with different herbivores on rangelands.

Published online: 19 Dec 2007

Authors: Albon, S. D. & Brewer, M. J. & O'Brien, S. & Nolan, A. J. & Cope, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Rangelands, produced by grazing herbivores, are important for a variety of agricultural, hunting, recreation and conservation objectives world-wide. T...

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Thinning the thickets: foraging of hardy cattle, sheep and goats in green alder shrubs.

Published online: 04 Aug 2022

Authors: Pauler, C. M. & Zehnder, T. & Staudinger, M. & Lüscher, A. & Kreuzer, M. & Berard, J. & Schneider, M. K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Green alder shrubs Alnus viridis increasingly overgrow European mountain pastures but hinder natural forest succession. This nitrogen-fixing, autochth...

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The nutrient-budget of horse tracks on an English lowland heath.

Published online: 01 Jan 1983

Authors: Liddle, M. J. & Chitty, L. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The soils and vegetation of horse tracks which passed through Pteridium aquilinum or Calluna vulgaris dominated sites, with underlying podsols, were s...

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The potential impact of tourism development on habitat availability and productivity of Malaysian plovers Charadrius peronii.

Published online: 11 Oct 2006

Authors: Yasué, M. & Dearden, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Increased human pressure on coastal habitats has contributed to the global population decline in waders. Although coastal development can be particula...

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The management of lowland neutral grasslands in Britain: effects of agricultural practices on birds and their food resources.

Published online: 10 Oct 2001

Authors: Vickery, J. A. & Tallowin, J. R. & Feber, R. E. & Asteraki, E. J. & Atkinson, P. W. & Fuller, R. J. & Brown, V. K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The effects of agricultural intensification on biodiversity in arable systems of western Europe have received a great deal of attention. However, the ...

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The effect of habitat fragmentation and livestock grazing on animal communities in remnants of gimlet Eucalyptus salubris woodland in the Western Australian wheatbelt. II. Lizards.

Published online: 19 May 1997

Authors: Smith, G. T. & Arnold, G. W. & Sarre, S. & Abensperg-Traun, M. & Steven, D. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The study examined relationships between habitat and biogeographic variables and the presence of lizard groups and individual lizard species in remnan...

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The response of epigeal beetles (Col.: Carabidae, Staphylinidae) to varied grazing regimes on upland Nardus stricta grasslands.

Published online: 30 Jul 1997

Authors: Dennis, P. & Young, M. R. & Howard, C. L. & Gordon, I. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The effect of different livestock grazing regimes on the insect fauna of an upland, semi-natural grassland was measured in 1993 and 1994 in the UK by ...

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