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Tree performance on minespoils in the South Wales coalfield.

Published online: 28 Jan 2000

Authors: Bending, N. A. D. & Moffat, A. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Variable growth of Larix leptolepis [L. kaempferi] (Japanese larch) has been observed on restored opencast coal workings in South Wales, UK. A study o...

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Repeated clearing as a mechanism for savanna recovery following bush encroachment.

Published online: 05 Oct 2024

Authors: Wedel, E. R. & Nippert, J. B. & O'Connor, R. C. & Nkuna, P. & Swemmer, A. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Many savannas are experiencing increased cover of trees and shrubs, resulting in reduced herbaceous productivity, shifts in savanna functional structu...

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Chronic traffic noise increases food intake and alters gene expression associated with metabolism and disease in bats.

Published online: 23 Nov 2020

Authors: Song ShengJing & Chang Yang & Wang DaiPing & Jiang TingLei & Feng Jiang & Lin AiQing

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Anthropogenic noise exposure has deleterious effects on the foraging ecology of many animals. However, the effects of chronic anthropogenic noise on f...

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Do agri-environment schemes result in improved water quality?

Published online: 26 Jul 2017

Authors: Jones, J. I. & Murphy, J. F. & Anthony, S. G. & Arnold, A. & Blackburn, J. H. & Duerdoth, C. P. & Hawczak, A. & Hughes, G. O. & Pretty, J. L. & Scarlett, P. M. & Gooday, R. D. & Zhang, Y. S. & Fawcett, L. E. & Simpson, D. & Turner, A. W. B. & Naden, P. S. & Skates, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Improved water quality, through a reduction in diffuse pollution from agricultural sources, is an expected benefit of agri-environment schemes, but th...

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Roundup causes high levels of mortality following contact exposure in bumble bees.

Published online: 12 Jun 2021

Authors: Straw, E. A. & Carpentier, E. N. & Brown, M. J. F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Pollinators underpin global food production, but they are suffering significant declines across the world. Pesticides are thought to be important driv...

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Can pasture-fed livestock farming practices improve the ecological condition of grassland in Great Britain?

Published online: 18 Feb 2023

Authors: Norton, L. R. & Maskell, L. C. & Wagner, M. & Wood, C. M. & Pinder, A. P. & Brentegani, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Livestock farming in Great Britain (GB) faces multiple pressures. Yet, grassland managed for livestock is the most extensive habitat in GB and is key ...

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Disturbance intensity is a stronger driver of biomass recovery than remaining tree-community attributes in a managed Amazonian forest.

Published online: 20 Feb 2019

Authors: Avila, A. L. de & Sande, M. T. van der & Dormann, C. F. & Peña-Claros, M. & Poorter, L. & Mazzei, L. & Ruschel, A. R. & Silva, J. N. M. & Carvalho, J. O. P. de & Bauhus, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Forest recovery following management interventions is important to maintain ecosystem functioning and the provision of ecosystem services. It remains,...

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Crop rotation and agri-environment schemes determine bumblebee communities via flower resources.

Published online: 20 Feb 2019

Authors: Marja, R. & Viik, E. & Mänd, M. & Phillips, J. & Klein, A. M. & Batáry, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In many parts of the world, farmland pollinators decreased significantly during the last half of the 20th century mainly due to land-use changes and a...

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A tale of two studies: detection and attribution of the impacts of invasive plants in observational surveys.

Published online: 20 Feb 2019

Authors: Mueller, K. E. & Lodge, A. G. & Roth, A. M. & Whitfeld, T. J. S. & Hobbie, S. E. & Reich, P. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Short-term experiments cannot characterize how long-lived, invasive shrubs influence ecological properties that can be slow to change, including nativ...

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Detection of crayfish plague spores in large freshwater systems.

Published online: 02 Apr 2014

Authors: Strand, D. A. & Jussila, J. & Johnsen, S. I. & Viljamaa-Dirks, S. & Edsman, L. & Wiik-Nielsen, J. & Viljugrein, H. & Engdahl, F. & Vrålstad, T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Indigenous European freshwater crayfish (ICS) are threatened due to invasive North American freshwater crayfish that are natural carriers of Aphanomyc...

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