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Spatial and temporal patterns of heather use by sheep and red deer within natural heather/grass mosaics.

Published online: 24 Feb 1999

Authors: Hester, A. J. & Baillie, G. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Fragmentation of heather and conversion to grass under heavy grazing is a widespread phenomenon. In the British uplands it is attributed in particular...

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Have Welsh Agri-environment schemes delivered for focal species? Results from a comprehensive monitoring programme.

Published online: 18 Dec 2019

Authors: MacDonald, M. A. & Angell, R. & Dines, T. D. & Dodd, S. & Haysom, K. A. & Hobson, R. & Johnstone, I. G. & Matthews, V. & Morris, A. J. & Parry, R. & Shellswell, C. H. & Skates, J. & Tordoff, G. M. & Wilberforce, E. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Agri-environment schemes (AES) have been criticized for being inadequately monitored and for not delivering the expected benefits to nature. Consequen...

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The need for a consistent fire policy for Cerrado conservation.

Published online: 03 Feb 2016

Authors: Durigan, G. & Ratter, J. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The Cerrado is a fire-dependent savanna requiring a clear and urgent fire management policy. The extensive misuse of fire for deforestation or pasture...

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Grassland-breeding waders: identifying key habitat requirements for management.

Published online: 12 Jul 2006

Authors: Smart, J. & Gill, J. A. & Sutherland, W. J. & Watkinson, A. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Habitat loss and degradation of wetland ecosystems, principally through large-scale drainage and conversion to arable farmland, have been implicated i...

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Dynamics of shrub encroachment in an African savanna: relative influences of fire, herbivory, rainfall and density dependence.

Published online: 22 Aug 2001

Authors: Roques, K. G. & O'Connor, T. G. & Watkinson, A. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Shrub encroachment has been widely observed in savanna regions. This study analysed the causes of shrub encroachment in the lowveld savanna of north-e...

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Large carabid beetle declines in a United Kingdom monitoring network increases evidence for a widespread loss in insect biodiversity.

Published online: 10 Oct 2012

Authors: Brooks, D. R. & Bater, J. E. & Clark, S. J. & Monteith, D. T. & Andrews, C. & Corbett, S. J. & Beaumont, D. A. & Chapman, J. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Carabid beetles are important functional components of many terrestrial ecosystems. Here, we describe the first long-term, wide-scale and quantitative...

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Using conservation value to assess land restoration and management alternatives across a degraded oak savanna landscape.

Published online: 26 Mar 2008

Authors: Grundel, R. & Pavlovic, N. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Managers considering restoration of landscapes often face a fundamental challenge - what should be the habitat composition of the restored landscape? ...

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Diagnosing the cause of population changes: localized habitat change and the decline of the endangered St Helena wirebird.

Published online: 17 Oct 2001

Authors: McCulloch, N. & Norris, K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Statistical models of population density and/or change in relation to habitat could aid the management of endangered species and help diagnose causes ...

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Control of meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria through a change of management from grazing to mowing at an English floodplain meadow.

Published online: 21 Jun 2022

Authors: George, L. & Rothero, E. C. & Tatarenko, I. & Wallace, H. & Dodd, M. & Reed, N. & Fleckney, A. & Bellamy, G. & Gowing, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Conservation Evidence

Floodplain meadow grassland is a diverse habitat which has become increasingly rare throughout Europe. Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, is a character...

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Effects of timing of prescribed fire on the demography of an invasive plant, spotted knapweed Centaurea maculosa.

Published online: 30 Mar 2005

Authors: Emery, S. M. & Gross, K. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Prescribed burning is a key tool used in prairie and savanna restoration projects. The timing and frequency of prescribed fires are important variable...

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