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Functional diversity enhances tree growth and reduces herbivory damage in secondary broadleaf forests, but does not influence resilience to drought.

Published online: 06 Jan 2021

Authors: Espelta, J. M. & Cruz-Alonso, V. & Alfaro-Sánchez, R. & Hampe, A. & Messier, C. & Pino, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Since the mid-20th Century, Europe has experienced an unprecedented forest expansion associated with the abandonment of rural landscapes. Secondary fo...

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Widespread and major losses in multiple ecosystem services as a result of agricultural expansion in the Argentine chaco.

Published online: 04 Jan 2021

Authors: Barral, M. P. & Villarino, S. & Levers, C. & Baumann, M. & Kuemmerle, T. & Mastrangelo, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Where agriculture expands into tropical and subtropical forests, social-ecological impacts are typically strong. However, where and how frontier devel...

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Farmer identities and permanent grassland management: evidence from five European biogeographic zones.

Published online: 17 Dec 2024

Authors: Jin Shan & Cao YiYing & Burd, M. & Tindale, S. & Feng ZhiMing & Green, O. & Newell-Price, P. & Vicario-Modroño, V. & Mack, G. & Sánchez-Zamora, P. & Gallardo-Cobos, R. & Spörri, M. & Benni, N. E. & Alonso, N. & Miškolci, S. & Outhwaite, S. & Hunter, E. & Frewer, L. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Permanent grassland (PG) provides multiple ecosystem services. However, there is increasing concern regarding the decreased multifunctionality of PGs,...

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Land parcellation reduced spatial redundancy resulting in grassland degradation.

Published online: 17 Dec 2024

Authors: Jiao JianXin & Li ShanShan & Wang WenYin & Qi LingYan & Degen, A. A. & Bai YanFu & Jiao Ting & Shang ZhanHuan

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Degradation is the most immediate threat to biodiversity and sustainable livelihoods of global pastoral grasslands. However, we are still uncertain wh...

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The ecology and growth patterns of Cleistogenes species in degraded grasslands of eastern Inner Mongolia, China.

Published online: 11 Sep 2002

Authors: Liang Chen & Michalk, D. L. & Millar, G. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Cleistogenes is an important perennial grass genus found in the pastoral steppes of eastern Inner Mongolia. Despite its dominance in many grassland ty...

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Faunal and microbial diversity in three Welsh grassland soils under conventional and organic management regimes.

Published online: 30 Jul 1997

Authors: Yeates, G. W. & Bardgett, R. D. & Cook, R. & Hobbs, P. J. & Bowling, P. J. & Potter, J. F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Conventionally and organically managed Welsh grasslands on silty, loamy and sandy soils were sampled in September 1994 to assess effects of management...

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Sanctioned quotas vs information provisioning for community wildlife conservation in Zimbabwe: a framed field experiment approach.

Published online: 22 May 2019

Authors: Ntuli, H. & Crépin, A. S. & Schill, C. & Muchapondwa, E.

Content type: Bulletin

We investigate the behavioural responses of resource users to policy interventions like sanctioned quotas and information provisioning. We do so in a ...

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The effects of flooding lowland wet grassland on soil macroinvertebrate prey of breeding wading birds.

Published online: 22 Aug 2001

Authors: Ausden, M. & Sutherland, W. J. & James, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Lowland wet grassland in western Europe is often managed for breeding wading birds, especially lapwing Vanellus vanellus, redshank Tringa totanus, sni...

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The diet of goats, red deer and South American camelids feeding on three contrasting Scottish upland vegetation communities.

Published online: 23 Jul 1997

Authors: Fraser, M. D. & Gordon, I. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

With changes in the agricultural policy for rural areas in the UK there is increased interest in the development of management protocols for indigenou...

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Earthworm activity and availability for meadow birds is restricted in intensively managed grasslands.

Published online: 23 Jul 2020

Authors: Onrust, J. & Wymenga, E. & Piersma, T. & Olff, H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Earthworms are an important prey for the endangered meadow birds of northwest Europe. Although intensive grassland management with high manure inputs ...

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