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Abandoned pastures and restored savannas have distinct patterns of plant-soil feedback and nutrient cycling compared with native Brazilian savannas.

Published online: 21 Sep 2022

Authors: D'Angioli, A. M. & Giles, A. L. & Costa, P. B. & Wolfsdorf, G. & Pecoral, L. L. F. & Verona, L. & Piccolo, F. & Sampaio, A. B. & Schmidt, I. B. & Rowland, L. & Lambers, H. & Kandeler, E. & Oliveira, R. S. & Abrahão, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Around 40% of the original Brazilian savanna territory is occupied by pastures dominated by fast-growing exotic C4 grasses, which impact ecosystem nut...

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Karuk ecological fire management practices promote elk habitat in Northern California.

Published online: 20 Sep 2022

Authors: Connor, T. & Tripp, E. & Tripp, B. & Saxon, B. J. & Camarena, J. & Donahue, A. & Sarna-Wojcicki, D. & Macaulay, L. & Bean, T. & Hanbury-Brown, A. & Brashares, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

After a century of fire suppression and accumulating fuel loads in North American forests, prescribed burns are increasingly used to prevent condition...

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Forest loss and treeless matrices cause the functional impoverishment of sapling communities in old-growth forest patches across tropical regions.

Published online: 20 Sep 2022

Authors: Arasa-Gisbert, R. & Arroyo-Rodríguez, V. & Meave, J. A. & Martínez-Ramos, M. & Lohbeck, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Landscape-level disturbances, such as forest loss, can profoundly alter the functional composition and diversity of biotic assemblages. In fact, the l...

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Achieving international biodiversity targets: learning from local norms, values and actions regarding migratory waterfowl management in Kazakhstan.

Published online: 20 Sep 2022

Authors: Jones, I. L. & Timoshenko, A. & Zuban, I. & Zhadan, K. & Cusack, J. J. & Duthie, A. B. & Hodgson, I. D. & Minderman, J. & Pozo, R. A. & Whytock, R. C. & Bunnefeld, N.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Migratory species are protected under international legislation; their seasonal movements across international borders may therefore present opportuni...

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Management-based mitigation of the impacts of climate-driven woody encroachment in high elevation pasture woodlands.

Published online: 20 Sep 2022

Authors: Snell, R. S. & Peringer, A. & Frank, V. & Bugmann, H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Changes of grazing pressure and climate have been identified as drivers of woody encroachment in subalpine pastures, but disentangling their relative ...

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Effects of Spartina invasion on the soil organic carbon content in salt marsh and mangrove ecosystems in China.

Published online: 24 Jul 2022

Authors: Xu Xiao & Wei ShuJuan & Chen HongYang & Li Bo & Nie Ming

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Coastal wetlands are large reservoirs of soil carbon (C) and have been invaded globally by the exotic species Spartina alterniflora. However, the effe...

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Functional responses, seasonal variation and thresholds in behavioural responses of moose to road density.

Published online: 10 Apr 2013

Authors: Beyer, H. L. & Ung, R. & Murray, D. L. & Fortin, M. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Understanding the consequences of environmental change on populations is an essential prerequisite for informed management of ecosystems and landscape...

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Sustaining recreational quality of European lakes: minimizing the health risks from algal blooms through phosphorus control.

Published online: 10 Apr 2013

Authors: Carvalho, L. & McDonald, C. & Hoyos, C. de & Mischke, U. & Phillips, G. & Borics, G. & Poikane, S. & Skjelbred, B. & Solheim, A. L. & Wichelen, J. van & Cardoso, A. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A safe, clean water supply is critical for sustaining many important ecosystem services provided by freshwaters. The development of cyanobacterial blo...

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Evaluating ecosystem goods and services after restoration of marginal upland peatlands in South-West England.

Published online: 10 Apr 2013

Authors: Grand-Clement, E. & Anderson, K. & Smith, D. & Luscombe, D. & Gatis, N. & Ross, M. & Brazier, R. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In the UK, drainage for agricultural reclamation during the 19th and 20th centuries is responsible for an alteration of the ecological and hydrologica...

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Quantifying the impacts of bioenergy crops on pollinating insect abundance and diversity: a field-scale evaluation reveals taxon-specific responses.

Published online: 10 Apr 2013

Authors: Stanley, D. A. & Stout, J. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Global declines in pollinating insects have been linked with agricultural intensification and land-use change. Increased production of novel crops for...

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