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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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Vegetation and deer habitat relations in southern Ontario: classification of habitat types.

Published online: 01 Jan 1977

Authors: Stocker, M. & Gilbert, F. F. & Smith, D. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A functional habitat classification was derived using the parametric land classification approach. Construction of a habitat map was based on photoeco...

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A species effect on storm erosion: invasive sedge stabilized dunes more than native grass during Hurricane Sandy.

Published online: 22 Nov 2017

Authors: Charbonneau, B. R. & Wootton, L. S. & Wnek, J. P. & Langley, J. A. & Posner, M. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Vegetation and biogeomorphology are highly coupled in beach dune systems, but plant species effects on abating storm erosion are largely unexplored. W...

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Development of a drought risk assessment tool for British Columbia forests using a stand-level water-balance approach.

Published online: 06 Nov 2019

Authors: DeLong, S. C. & Griesbauer, H. & Nitschke, C. R. & Foord, V. & Rogers, B.

Content type: Bulletin

We used an annual water-balance approach to assess the relative risk of current and future drought-induced stress and mortality at the stand level for...

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Coastal plain soils and geomorphology: a key to understanding forest hydrology.

Published online: 10 Feb 2016

Authors: Williams, T. M. & Amatya, D. M.

Content type: Bulletin article; Conference paper

In the 1950s, Coile published a simple classification of southeastern coastal soils using three characteristics: drainage class, sub-soil depth, and s...

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Configurational landscape heterogeneity shapes functional community composition of grassland butterflies.

Published online: 01 Apr 2015

Authors: Perović, D. & Gámez-Virués, S. & Börschig, C. & Klein, A. M. & Krauss, J. & Steckel, J. & Rothenwöhrer, C. & Erasmi, S. & Tscharntke, T. & Westphal, C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Landscape heterogeneity represents two aspects of landscape simplification: (i) compositional heterogeneity (diversity of habitat types); and (ii) con...

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Pixton park grassland NVC survey 2018 and 2019.

Published online: 12 Aug 2022

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Large, R.

Content type: Reports

In 2018 and 2019 grassland surveys were carried out by staff from the Natural England Field Unit of land within and adjoining Pixton Park, Dulverton S...

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Mixed effects of organic farming and landscape complexity on farmland biodiversity and biological control potential across Europe.

Published online: 15 Jun 2011

Authors: Winqvist, C. & Bengtsson, J. & Aavik, T. & Berendse, F. & Clement, L. W. & Eggers, S. & Fischer, C. & Flohre, A. & Geiger, F. & Liira, J. & Pärt, T. & Thies, C. & Tscharntke, T. & Weisser, W. W. & Bommarco, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Organic farming in Europe has been shown to enhance biodiversity locally, but potential interactions with the surrounding landscape and the potential ...

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Building an ecologically founded disease risk prioritization framework for migratory wildlife species based on contact with livestock.

Published online: 20 Oct 2021

Authors: Khanyari, M. & Robinson, S. & Morgan, E. R. & Brown, T. & Singh, N. J. & Salemgareyev, A. & Zuther, S. & Kock, R. & Milner-Gulland, E. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Shared use of rangelands by livestock and wildlife can lead to disease transmission. To align agricultural livelihoods with wildlife conservation, a m...

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Herbivore culling influences spatio-temporal patterns of fire in a semiarid savanna.

Published online: 18 Dec 2019

Authors: Smit, I. P. J. & Archibald, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Fire and herbivory are competitive processes in grassy ecosystems as they both consume above-ground biomass. Despite this interaction between fire and...

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