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Abandoned pastures and restored savannas have distinct patterns of plant-soil feedback and nutrient cycling compared with native Brazilian savannas.

Published online: 21 Sep 2022

Authors: D'Angioli, A. M. & Giles, A. L. & Costa, P. B. & Wolfsdorf, G. & Pecoral, L. L. F. & Verona, L. & Piccolo, F. & Sampaio, A. B. & Schmidt, I. B. & Rowland, L. & Lambers, H. & Kandeler, E. & Oliveira, R. S. & Abrahão, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Around 40% of the original Brazilian savanna territory is occupied by pastures dominated by fast-growing exotic C4 grasses, which impact ecosystem nut...

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Minimizing invasive potential of Miscanthus × giganteus grown for bioenergy: identifying demographic thresholds for population growth and spread.

Published online: 10 Apr 2013

Authors: Matlaga, D. P. & Davis, A. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Many species prioritized for bioenergy crop development possess traits associated with invasiveness, necessitating a priori efforts by ecologists to i...

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The diversity and abundance of ants in relation to forest disturbance and plantation establishment in southern Cameroon.

Published online: 17 Jul 2002

Authors: Watt, A. D. & Stork, N. E. & Bolton, B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Tropical biodiversity is seriously threatened by deforestation but few studies have quantified its impact. We aimed to measure the impact of forest cl...

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Coarse woody habitat use by local fish species and structural integrity of enhancements over time in a shallow northern boreal lake assessed in a Bayesian modelling approach.

Published online: 02 Oct 2023

Authors: Theis, S. & Ruppert, J. L. W. & Poesch, M. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

The introduction of coarse woody habitat has been a widely adopted management practice for restoring and enhancing freshwater aquatic ecosystems. Alth...

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Foraging behaviour of sheep and red deer within natural heather/grass mosaics.

Published online: 28 May 1999

Authors: Hester, A. J. & Gordon, I. J. & Baillie, G. J. & Tappin, E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Heather [Calluna vulgaris] moorland is an internationally important resource; it is valued as food and habitat for a range of herbivores as well as fo...

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Effects of habitat type and management on the abundance of skylarks in the breeding season.

Published online: 26 Jan 2000

Authors: Chamberlain, D. E. & Wilson, A. M. & Browne, S. J. & Vickery, J. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The abundance of breeding skylarks (Alauda arvensis) was determined by surveying singing males in over 600 randomly selected 1-km squares throughout B...

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A structured approach for building multi-community state and transition models to support conservation planning.

Published online: 27 Nov 2024

Authors: Good, M. K. & Rumpff, L. & Fraser, H. & Gould, E. & Jones, C. S. & Prober, S. M. & Bourne, M. & Butt, N. & Byrne, M. & Duncan, D. H. & Gorrod, E. & Gosper, C. R. & Jordan, R. & McIntyre, S. & Moore, J. L. & Nerenberg, S. & Pulsford, S. & Richards, A. E. & Rogers, D. J. & Sinclair, S. & Standish, R. J. & Tulloch, A. & Travers, S. K. & Vranjic, J. & White, M. & Wilson, J. & Begley, J. & Wright, J. & Yates, C. & Vesk, P. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Global declines in ecosystem extent and condition mean there is an increasing demand for recovery and conservation plans. Conservation plans for ecolo...

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Reduced count size can provide a robust and more efficient diatom assessment of environmental conditions.

Published online: 27 Nov 2024

Authors: Riato, L. & Stoddard, J. L. & Herlihy, A. T. & Blocksom, K. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Bioassessment indices routinely used in freshwater assessments are calculated using enumeration methods that are often time-intensive. For diatom asse...

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Exposure pathways matter: aquatic phototrophic communities respond differently to agricultural run-off exposed via sediment or water.

Published online: 18 Jan 2024

Authors: Polst, B. H. & Allen, J. & Hölker, F. & Hilt, S. & Stibor, H. & Gross, E. M. & Schmitt-Jansen, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Small shallow ponds are widespread but understudied water bodies in agricultural landscapes. Agricultural run-off (ARO) transports pesticides and nutr...

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Dominant species determine grazing effects on the stability of herbaceous community production at multiple scales in drylands.

Published online: 18 Jan 2024

Authors: Zuo XiaoAn & Gornish, E. S. & Koerner, S. E. & Plas, F. van der & Wang ShaoPeng & Liang MaoWei

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Sustainable provision of critical ecosystem services in drylands is reliant on their stability under anthropogenic disturbances. Livestock grazing and...

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