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Canals as invasion pathways in tropical dry forest and the need for monitoring and management.

Published online: 29 Oct 2021

Authors: Silva Asth, M. da & Rodrigues, R. G. & Zenni, R. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Linear infrastructure intrusions are common around the world to meet the needs of a growing and interconnected human population. The implementation of...

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Sand dynamics in coastal dune landscapes constrain diversity and life-history characteristics of spiders.

Published online: 11 Oct 2006

Authors: Bonte, D. & Lens, L. & Maelfait, J. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In fragmented landscapes where natural disturbance acts at the local level, community composition can be altered either by 'species-by-species matchin...

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A plant trait analysis of responses to grazing in a long-term experiment.

Published online: 22 Aug 2001

Authors: Bullock, J. M. & Franklin, J. & Stevenson, M. J. & Silvertown, J. & Coulson, S. J. & Gregory, S. J. & Tofts, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

There are few long-term experimental studies of plant community responses to changes in grazing intensity. Here we report species' changes in a mesotr...

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The widespread trade in stingless beehives may introduce them into novel places and could threaten species.

Published online: 28 Apr 2022

Authors: Santos, C. F. dos & Acosta, A. L. & Halinski, R. & Souza-Santos, P. D. & Borges, R. C. & Gianinni, T. C. & Blochtein, B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Animal trade, such as birds, mammals and reptiles, is a common human activity. Among insects, few are as charismatic as bees. Their hives are commonly...

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Mechanisms linking plant species richness to foraging of a large herbivore.

Published online: 04 Aug 2010

Authors: Wang Ling & Wang Deli & He ZhengBiao & Liu GuoFang & Hodgkinson, K. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

There is general concern that local loss of plant diversity will adversely impact net primary productivity and other ecosystem properties. However, me...

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Modelling global insect pest species assemblages to determine risk of invasion.

Published online: 11 Oct 2006

Authors: Worner, S. P. & Gevrey, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The many thousands of potential invasive species pose one of the greatest threats to global biodiversity world-wide. In this study we propose that ass...

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Relative performance of native and exotic grass species in response to amendment of drastically disturbed serpentine substrates.

Published online: 11 Oct 2006

Authors: O'Dell, R. E. & Claassen, V. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Limited information exists on approaches to effectively revegetate severely disturbed, barren, subgrade (unconsolidated parent material) serpentine su...

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Impacts of rain forest fragmentation on butterflies in northern Borneo: species richness, turnover and the value of small fragments.

Published online: 11 Oct 2006

Authors: Benedick, S. & Hill, J. K. & Mustaffa, N. & Chey, V. K. & Maryati, M. & Searle, J. B. & Schilthuizen, M. & Hamer, K. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Widespread and rapid losses of tropical rain forests have made understanding the responses of species to rain forest fragmentation an area of major co...

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Standardising field-based assessment of invasion degree: a case study in two habitats of Reunion Island.

Published online: 27 Jun 2024

Authors: Fenouillas, P. & Caubit, M. & Cazal, E. & Soleyen, C. A. & Strasberg, D. & Rouget, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Biological invasions represent one of the major threats to biodiversity conservation, especially in island ecosystems. Field-based assessments of the ...

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Tracking the cultural niches of North American birds through time.

Published online: 27 Oct 2021

Authors: Schuetz, J. G. & Johnston, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Conservation efforts are constrained by our poor grasp of changing relationships between humans and other species. We used internet query data describ...

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