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Food production vs. biodiversity: comparing organic and conventional agriculture.

Published online: 10 Apr 2013

Authors: Gabriel, D. & Sait, S. M. & Kunin, W. E. & Benton, T. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A substantial proportion of the global land surface is used for agricultural production. Agricultural land serves multiple societal purposes; it provi...

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Ecosystem function enhanced by combining four functional types of plant species in intensively managed grassland mixtures: a 3-year continental-scale field experiment.

Published online: 10 Apr 2013

Authors: Finn, J. A. & Kirwan, L. & Connolly, J. & Sebastià, M. T. & Helgadottir, A. & Baadshaug, O. H. & Bélanger, G. & Black, A. & Brophy, C. & Collins, R. P. & Čop, J. & Dalmannsdóttir, S. & Delgado, I. & Elgersma, A. & Fothergill, M. & Frankow-Lindberg, B. E. & Ghesquiere, A. & Golinska, B. & Golinski, P. & Grieu, P. & Gustavsson, A. M. & Höglind, M. & Huguenin-Elie, O. & Jørgensen, M. & Kadziuliene, Z. & Kurki, P. (et al)

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A coordinated continental-scale field experiment across 31 sites was used to compare the biomass yield of monocultures and four species mixtures assoc...

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Management legacies shape decadal-scale responses of plant diversity to experimental disturbance regimes in fragmented grassy woodlands.

Published online: 10 Apr 2013

Authors: Prober, S. M. & Thiele, K. R. & Speijers, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Understanding multiple ecological determinants of plant diversity and composition underpins good vegetation management. In mesic ecosystems, ecologica...

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Landscape composition, connectivity and fragment size drive effects of grassland fragmentation on insect communities.

Published online: 10 Apr 2013

Authors: Rösch, V. & Tscharntke, T. & Scherber, C. & Batáry, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Calcareous grasslands are among the most species-rich habitats in Europe, but are increasingly threatened due to abandonment and fragmentation. Little...

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Epiphyte metapopulation persistence after drastic habitat decline and low tree regeneration: time-lags and effects of conservation actions.

Published online: 10 Apr 2013

Authors: Johansson, V. & Ranius, T. & Snäll, T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Old trees have declined in Europe due to agricultural intensification and forestry. For shade-intolerant epiphytic species occurring on old trees in s...

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Is restoring flora the same as restoring fauna? Lessons learned from koalas and mining rehabilitation.

Published online: 10 Apr 2013

Authors: Cristescu, R. H. & Rhodes, J. & Frére, C. & Banks, P. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Rehabilitation of degraded and disturbed landscapes has become critical for counteracting habitat loss. The success of rehabilitation projects, to dat...

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Chinese Loess Plateau vegetation since the Last Glacial Maximum and its implications for vegetation restoration.

Published online: 10 Apr 2013

Authors: Jiang WenYing & Cheng YuFen & Yang XiaoXiao & Yang ShiLing

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

China has been investing heavily in afforestation programmes to control soil erosion on the vast Chinese Loess Plateau (CLP). This massive afforestati...

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Restoration of trophic structure in an assemblage of omnivores, considering a revegetation chronosequence.

Published online: 10 Apr 2013

Authors: Gibb, H. & Cunningham, S. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Habitat loss is considered the single greatest driver of species extinctions and amelioration of this threat through habitat restoration is increasing...

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Foxes are now widespread in Tasmania: DNA detection defines the distribution of this rare but invasive carnivore.

Published online: 10 Apr 2013

Authors: Sarre, S. D. & MacDonald, A. J. & Barclay, C. & Saunders, G. R. & Ramsey, D. S. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Invasive vertebrate species are a world-wide threat to biodiversity and agricultural production. The presence of foxes, one of the most damaging invas...

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Reconstruction and prediction of invasive mongoose population dynamics from history of introduction and management: a Bayesian state-space modelling approach.

Published online: 10 Apr 2013

Authors: Fukasawa, K. & Hashimoto, T. & Tatara, M. & Abe, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

An understanding of the underlying processes and comprehensive history of invasive species is necessary to assess the long-term effectiveness of invas...

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