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Savanna resilience to droughts increases with the proportion of browsing wild herbivores and plant functional diversity.

Published online: 20 Sep 2023

Authors: Irob, K. & Blaum, N. & Weiss-Aparicio, A. & Hauptfleisch, M. & Hering, R. & Uiseb, K. & Tietjen, B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Maintaining the resilience and functionality of savannas is key to sustaining the ecosystem services they provide. This maintenance is largely depende...

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A culture of conservation: how an ancient forest plantation turned into an old-growth forest reserve - the story of the Wamulin forest.

Published online: 29 Oct 2021

Authors: Yang ZhiJie & Zheng QunRui & Zhuo MingXiu & Zeng HongDa & Hogan, J. A. & Lin TengChiu

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

The global expansion of forest plantations at the expense of natural forests, especially old-growth forests, raises concerns about habitat loss and a ...

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A study of succession on lowland heaths in Dorset, southern England: changes in vegetation and soil chemical properties.

Published online: 22 Apr 1998

Authors: Mitchell, R. J. & Marrs, R. H. & Duc, M. G. le & Auld, M. H. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Lowland heaths are high-profile ecosystems for conservation action in The UK, but they are under threat from invasion by Betula spp., Pinus sylvestris...

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Analysing shrub encroachment in the southern Kalahari: a grid-based modelling approach.

Published online: 22 Apr 1998

Authors: Jeltsch, F. & Milton, S. J. & Dean, W. R. J. & Rooyen, N. van

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Shrub encroachment is reducing the carrying capacity of arid grasslands in southern Africa for cattle. Although shrub-encroachment is known to occur a...

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Cattle exclusion increases encounters of wild herbivores in neotropical forests.

Published online: 07 Dec 2024

Authors: Vélez, J. & McShea, W. & Pukazhenthi, B. & Rodríguez, J. D. & Suárez, M. F. & Torres, J. M. & Barrera, C. & Fieberg, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Ongoing habitat loss and species extinctions require managers to implement and quantify the effectiveness of conservation actions for protecting biodi...

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Soil seed banks in European grasslands: does land use affect regeneration perspectives?

Published online: 09 Jan 1998

Authors: Bekker, R. M. & Verweij, G. L. & Smith, R. E. N. & Reine, R. & Bakker, J. P. & Schneider, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Soil seed banks of 38 grassland sites in western Europe (Germany, Netherlands, UK and Spain) were sampled and species composition was determined. All ...

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Shifts in community-level traits and functional diversity in a mixed conifer forest: a legacy of land-use change.

Published online: 22 Feb 2017

Authors: Strahan, R. T. & Meador, A. J. S. & Huffman, D. W. & Laughlin, D. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Historical reference conditions have long been used to guide the restoration of degraded ecosystems. However, a rapidly changing climate and altered d...

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The context-dependent benefits of organic farming on pollinator biodiversity: a meta-analysis.

Published online: 08 Apr 2025

Authors: Walker, E. & Wooliver, R. & Russo, L. & Jagadamma, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Agricultural intensification is driving declines in pollinator diversity and the degradation of pollination services worldwide. Organic management, wh...

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Storm resilience of subtidal soft-bottom mussel beds: mechanistic insights, threshold quantification and management implications.

Published online: 08 Apr 2025

Authors: Smit, J. C. de & Zhao, Z. & Capelle, J. J. & Gerkema, T. & Koppel, J. van de & Bouma, T. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

With the projected escalation of extreme storm events, coastal ecosystems risk undergoing catastrophic shifts and losing essential ecosystem services....

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Tilbury Fort Marshes Terrestrial Invertebrate Survey Report 2022.

Published online: 05 Sep 2023

Published by: UK, Natural England & Colin Plant Associates (UK)

Content type: Reports

The Tilbury Fort Marshes are a network of brackish watercourses and dry grassland compartments surrounding Tilbury Fort in Tilbury, south Essex, UK. T...

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