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Vegetation community selection by ungulates on the Isle of Rhum. II. Vegetation community selection.

Published online: 31 Mar 1990

Authors: Gordon, I. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The seasonal pattern of vegetation community use and selection by free-ranging cattle, red deer, goats and ponies on the Isle of Rhum, Scotland in 198...

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Within-year and among-year variation in impacts of targeted conservation management on juvenile survival in a threatened population.

Published online: 20 Dec 2021

Authors: Fenn, S. R. & Bignal, E. M. & Bignal, S. & Trask, A. E. & McCracken, D. I. & Monaghan, P. & Reid, J. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Overall impacts of targeted conservation interventions on population growth rate (λ) will depend on within-year and among-year variation in exposure o...

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Agriculture causes homogenization of plant-feeding nematode communities at the regional scale.

Published online: 10 Dec 2021

Authors: Archidona-Yuste, A. & Wiegand, T. & Eisenhauer, N. & Cantalapiedra-Navarrete, C. & Palomares-Rius, J. E. & Castillo, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

An emerging research line in conservation ecology addresses how environmental change drivers may cause the biotic homogenization of ecological communi...

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Public health and economic benefits of Spotted hyenas Crocuta crocuta in a peri-urban system.

Published online: 11 Feb 2022

Authors: Sonawane, C. & Yirga, G. & Carter, N. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Species that depend on anthropogenic waste for food can remove pathogens that pose health risks to humans and livestock, thereby saving lives and mone...

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Alternative food sources interfere with removal of a fungal amphibian pathogen by zooplankton.

Published online: 10 Dec 2021

Authors: Deknock, A. & Pasmans, F. & Leeuwenberg, R. van & Praet, S. van & Bruneel, S. & Lens, L. & Croubels, S. & Martel, A. & Goethals, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

While the amphibian disease chytridiomycosis is causing ongoing population declines and biodiversity losses around the globe, efficient mitigation str...

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The value of primary, secondary and plantation forests for fruit-feeding butterflies in the Brazilian Amazon.

Published online: 21 Nov 2007

Authors: Barlow, J. & Overal, W. L. & Araujo, I. S. & Gardner, T. A. & Peres, C. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Secondary forests growing on cleared lands and tree plantations are becoming increasingly widespread land-uses in the tropics. Previous studies are di...

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Legacy effects of diversity in space and time driven by winter cover crop biomass and nitrogen concentration.

Published online: 31 Jan 2018

Authors: Barel, J. M. & Kuyper, T. W. & Boer, W. de & Douma, J. C. & Deyn, G. B. de

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Plant diversity can increase nitrogen cycling and decrease soil-borne pests, which are feedback mechanisms influencing subsequent plant growth. The re...

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Relationships between forest cover and fish diversity in the Amazon River floodplain.

Published online: 31 Jan 2018

Authors: Arantes, C. C. & Winemiller, K. O. & Petrere, M. & Castello, L. & Hess, L. L. & Freitas, C. E. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Habitat degradation leads to biodiversity loss and concomitant changes in ecosystem processes. Tropical river floodplains are highly threatened by lan...

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Food supplementation affects gut microbiota and immunological resistance to parasites in a wild bird species.

Published online: 28 Jul 2020

Authors: Knutie, S. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Supplemental feeding can increase the overall health of animals but also can have varying consequences for animals dealing with parasites. Furthermore...

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Sheep-grazing with different foraging efficiencies in a Dutch mixed grassland.

Published online: 01 Apr 1987

Authors: Leeuw, J. de & Bakker, J. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In 1972, 11 ha of woodland, heathland and previously manured pasture was fenced in for a sheep-grazing experiment and the different grazing intensitie...

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