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Native woody species depend on the soil microbiome to establish on burned soils, while non-native do not.

Published online: 22 Jan 2025

Authors: Escobedo, V. M. & Acuña-Rodríguez, I. S. & García, L. Y. & Torres-Díaz, C. & Atala, C. & Suazo, M. J. & Gómez-González, S. & Newsham, K. K. & Molina-Montenegro, M. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Wildfires are important natural disturbances with profound ecological impacts. However, our understanding of how to restore plant-soil microbiome inte...

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An ecological perspective for analysing rural depopulation and abandonment.

Published online: 09 Jul 2024

Authors: Lloret, F. & Escudero, A. & Lloret, J. & Valladares, F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Population loss in rural areas is rapidly increasing in high-income countries, raising concerns and debate, given its socio-economic consequences. Des...

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The challenge of establishing REDD+ on the ground: insights from 23 subnational initiatives in six countries.

Published online: 13 Jan 2016

Authors: Sunderlin, W. D. & Ekaputri, A. D. & Sills, E. O. & Duchelle, A. E. & Kweka, D. & Diprose, R. & Doggart, N. & Ball, S. & Lima, R. & Enright, A. & Torres, J. & Hartanto, H. & Toniolo, A.

Content type: Bulletin

This CIFOR Occasional Paper presents research results on challenges experienced by proponents in their efforts to establish REDD+ subnational initiati...

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The role of aphids in wood formation. I. The effect of the Sycamore aphid, Drepanosiphum platanoides (Schr.) (Aphididae), on the growth of Sycamore, Acer pseudoplatanus (L.).

Published online: 12 Nov 1970

Authors: Dixon, A. F. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In a field study in Scotland, two trees 10 m. high produced small leaves after heavy infestation with aphids during the spring, but the reduction in l...

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Rotational vegetation burning effects on peatland stream ecosystems.

Published online: 12 Jun 2013

Authors: Ramchunder, S. J. & Brown, L. E. & Holden, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Rotational vegetation burning in peatlands is undertaken predominantly to increase habitat suitability and food availability for red grouse Lagopus la...

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The water-energy nexus: an earth science perspective.

Published online: 16 Nov 2016

Authors: Healy, R. W. & Alley, W. M. & Engle, M. A. & McMahon, P. B. & Bales, J. D.

Content type: Bulletin

Water availability and use are closely connected with energy development and use. Water cannot be delivered to homes, businesses, and industries witho...

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Agronomic management controls microbial populations in soils of western Kenya.

Published online: 20 Feb 2019

Authors: Kihara, J. & Bolo, P. & Ayaga, G. & Mukulama, J. & Margenot, A. J. & Sommer, R.

Content type: Bulletin

The provision of food requirements for current and future generations can be guaranteed through agricultural intensification options that safeguard th...

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Some biological and chemical changes in a north Queensland soil following replacement of rainforest with Araucaria cunninghamii (Coniferae:Araucariaceae).

Published online: 10 Jun 1986

Authors: Holt, J. A. & Spain, A. V.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The soil nutrient levels, standing crop of litter and populations of soil and litter arthropods of a tropical Australian rainforest on the Atherton Ta...

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Towards effectively restoring agricultural landscapes in East African drylands: linking plant functional traits with soil hydrology.

Published online: 06 Jul 2023

Authors: Mens, L. P. & Bargués-Tobella, A. & Sterck, F. & Vågen, T. G. & Winowiecki, L. A. & Lohbeck, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Land degradation is a major threat to food security in Sub Saharan Africa. Low infiltration rates in degraded soils increase the risk of surface runof...

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Habitat context influences nitrogen removal by restored oyster reefs.

Published online: 10 Jun 2015

Authors: Smyth, A. R. & Piehler, M. F. & Grabowski, J. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Like many ecosystem functions in marine and terrestrial environments, nutrient processing varies dramatically over small spatial scales, making effort...

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