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The decline of heathland seed populations following the conversion to agriculture.

Published online: 17 Sep 1997

Authors: Pywell, R. F. & Putwain, P. D. & Webb, N. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The composition and size of the germinable seed populations of undisturbed heathland soils in SE Dorset were compared to those of adjacent farmland wh...

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The costs and benefits of restoring a continent's terrestrial ecosystems.

Published online: 29 Apr 2022

Authors: Mappin, B. & Ward, A. & Hughes, L. & Watson, J. E. M. & Cosier, P. & Possingham, H. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The rise in global commitments to restore habitat underlines its importance to halt biodiversity loss and abate climate change. To effectively plan fo...

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Litter decomposition following forest fire in northeastern Minnesota.

Published online: 01 Jan 1977

Authors: Grigal, D. F. & McColl, J. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Litter bags, containing aspen or aster leaf litter, were used to compare decomposition in burned and adjacent unburned areas in forests in northeaster...

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Biological Records Centre, Michael Pocock.

Published online: 07 Dec 2024

Published by: UK, UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

Content type: Conference slides

This presentation focuses on UK-scale biodiversity monitoring, emphasizing the critical role of citizen science and partnerships in collecting, valida...

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Variation partitioning in canonical ordination reveals no effect of soil but an effect of co-occurring species on translocation success in Iris atrofusca.

Published online: 09 Feb 2011

Authors: Volis, S. & Dorman, M. & Blecher, M. & Sapir, Y. & Burdeniy, L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Despite being expensive, complicated and less successful than the conservation of primary habitat, translocation is rapidly gaining importance as a co...

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Environmental stress in the pasture Scarab Sericesthis nigrolineata Boisd. II. Effects of soil moisture and temperature on survival of first-instar larvae.

Published online: 01 Jan 1973

Authors: Davidson, R. L. & Wiseman, J. R. & Wolfe, V. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In the work described in this second part [cf. preceding abstract], first-instar larvae of Sericesthis nigrolineata (Boisd.) were exposed, for various...

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Agri-environment schemes and their contribution to the conservation of biodiversity in England.

Published online: 06 Apr 1999

Authors: Ovenden, G. N. & Swash, A. R. H. & Smallshire, D.

Content type: Conference paper; Journal article

Agri-environment schemes were first launched in England, UK, in 1987. A number of schemes are now operated by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries a...

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Species-habitat networks: a tool to improve landscape management for conservation.

Published online: 18 Dec 2019

Authors: Marini, L. & Bartomeus, I. & Rader, R. & Lami, F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Land-use change is reshaping terrestrial ecosystems world-wide and is recognized as a key driver of biodiversity loss with negative consequences on ec...

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Sheep and cattle grazing in forests: a review.

Published online: 01 Jan 1975

Authors: Adams, S. N.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Damage to trees by grazing animals and prevention of damage by fencing or use of unpalatable species; effects of grazing on forest soils, including co...

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Ecosystem development on reclaimed china clay wastes. I. Assessment of vegetation and capture of nutrients.

Published online: 01 Jan 1981

Authors: Marrs, R. H. & Roberts, R. D. & Bradshaw, A. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In a survey of 68 reclaimed china clay wastes, the grass/clover vegetation was scored for overall cover, legume cover and the number of ingressed spp....

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