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Nurse-based restoration of degraded tropical forests with tussock grasses: experimental support from the Andean cloud forest.

Published online: 14 Jan 2015

Authors: Anthelme, F. & Gómez-Aparicio, L. & Montúfar, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The degradation of the Andean cloud forest raises strong biological conservation issues and threatens the sustainability of a crucial water resource. ...

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Human activities and biodiversity opportunities in pre-industrial cultural landscapes: relevance to conservation.

Published online: 26 Jul 2017

Authors: Fuller, R. J. & Williamson, T. & Barnes, G. & Dolman, P. M. & MacNally, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Conservation practices in Europe frequently attempt to perpetuate or mimic the 'traditional' forms of management of semi-natural habitats, but with a ...

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Effects of pesticides on soil bacterial, fungal and protist communities, soil functions and grape quality in vineyards.

Published online: 24 May 2024

Authors: Steiner, M. & Falquet, L. & Fragnière, A. L. & Brown, A. & Bacher, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Pesticides can have unintentional effects on non-target organisms and change biotic communities. Such changes might be particularly important in soil ...

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Comparisons of understorey vegetation and soil fertility in plantations and adjacent natural forests in the Ethiopian highlands.

Published online: 21 Oct 1996

Authors: Michelsen, A. & Lisanework, N. & Friis, I. & Holst, N.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Herbaceous plant cover and biomass, species richness, and soil physical and chemical characteristics were analysed in 83 plantations and adjacent natu...

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Water-related ecosystem services of forests: learning from regional cases.

Published online: 18 Mar 2015

Authors: Nyssen, J. & Toit, B. du & Vidale, E.

Content type: Bulletin article

Forests are widely recognised as recommended land cover for protection of water resources. It is commonly understood that forests control erosion, imp...

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Factors affecting the natural regeneration of Quercus in Scottish oakwoods. I. Competition from Pteridium aquilinum.

Published online: 08 Aug 1997

Authors: Humphrey, J. W. & Swaine, M. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In Scottish upland, semi-natural oakwoods, natural regeneration of oak (Quercus petraea and Q. robur) is frequently lacking. This threatens the long-t...

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Intercropping generates trait plasticity, which corresponds with year-to-year stability in productivity.

Published online: 09 Jun 2025

Authors: Yang Hao & Xu HuaSen & Zhang WeiPing & Surigaoge, S. & Su Ye & Li YuChen & Li YiQi & Callaway, R. M. & Li Long

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

1. Environmentally friendly approaches to increasing food production include using the positive effects of plant biodiversity, such as in intercroppin...

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Incorporating generalist seagrasses enhances habitat restoration in a changing environment.

Published online: 10 Sep 2024

Authors: Hensel, E. & Patrick, C. J. & Wilson, S. J. & Song BongKeun & Reay, W. G. & Orth, R. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Coastal habitat-forming species provide protection and essential habitat for fisheries but their ability to maintain these services are under threat f...

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Effects of stream restoration on ecosystem functioning: detritus retentiveness and decomposition.

Published online: 25 May 2005

Authors: Lepori, F. & Palm, D. & Malmqvist, B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Increasing degradation of ecological conditions in streams because of human activities has prompted widespread restoration attempts; however, the ecol...

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Dominant species establishment may influence invasion resistance more than phylogenetic or functional diversity.

Published online: 25 Jun 2024

Authors: Ernst, A. R. & Barak, R. S. & Glasenhardt, M. C. & Kramer, A. T. & Larkin, D. J. & Marx, H. E. & Kamakura, R. P. & Hipp, A. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Phylogenetic and functional diversity are theorised to increase invasion resistance. Experimentally testing whether plant communities higher in these ...

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