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Impacts of grazing by different large herbivores in grassland depend on plant species diversity.

Published online: 29 Jul 2015

Authors: Liu Jun & Feng Chao & Wang DeLi & Wang Ling & Wilsey, B. J. & Zhong ZhiWei

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

It is well documented that large herbivores have pronounced effects on plant communities in grassland ecosystems, and the extent and course of their e...

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Facilitating grassland diversification using the hemiparasitic plant Rhinanthus minor.

Published online: 17 Nov 2004

Authors: Pywell, R. F. & Bullock, J. M. & Walker, K. J. & Coulson, S. J. & Gregory, S. J. & Stevenson, M. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Species-rich grasslands are of high conservation value because of the diverse floral and faunal assemblages they support. Intensive agriculture has re...

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Species-rich semi-natural grasslands have a higher resistance but a lower resilience than intensively managed agricultural grasslands in response to climate anomalies.

Published online: 09 Mar 2016

Authors: Keersmaecker, W. de & Rooijen, N. van & Lhermitte, S. & Tits, L. & Schaminée, J. & Coppin, P. & Honnay, O. & Somers, B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The stable delivery of ecosystem services provided by grasslands is strongly dependent on the stability of grassland ecosystem functions such as bioma...

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Barriers to tree seedling emergence on human-induced grasslands in Sri Lanka.

Published online: 10 Mar 2010

Authors: Gunaratne, A. M. T. A. & Gunatilleke, C. V. S. & Gunatilleke, I. A. U. N. & Weerasinghe, H. M. S. P. M. & Burslem, D. F. R. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Colonization by woody plants is often very slow or absent on grasslands occupying degraded land in the tropics. Seed dispersal limitation is widely re...

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Soil seed banks in European grasslands: does land use affect regeneration perspectives?

Published online: 09 Jan 1998

Authors: Bekker, R. M. & Verweij, G. L. & Smith, R. E. N. & Reine, R. & Bakker, J. P. & Schneider, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Soil seed banks of 38 grassland sites in western Europe (Germany, Netherlands, UK and Spain) were sampled and species composition was determined. All ...

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South Somerset SSSIs: a study of neutral grassland succession.

Published online: 23 Jul 2021

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Gibson, C. W. D.

Content type: Reports

This report details studies of fields of known ages and past treatment within a narrow compass of countryside in Somerset, near the border with Dorset...

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The role of management and landscape context in the restoration of grassland phytophagous beetles.

Published online: 07 Apr 2010

Authors: Woodcock, B. A. & Vogiatzakis, I. N. & Westbury, D. B. & Lawson, C. S. & Edwards, A. R. & Brook, A. J. & Harris, S. J. & Lock, K. A. & Maczey, N. & Masters, G. & Brown, V. K. & Mortimer, S. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Declines in area and quality of species-rich mesotrophic and calcareous grasslands have occurred all across Europe. While the European Union has promo...

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Species richness: a pivotal factor mediating the effects of land use intensification and climate on grassland multifunctionality.

Published online: 20 Aug 2024

Authors: Allart, L. & Dumont, B. & Joly, F. & Mosnier, C. & Alvarez, G. & Galliot, J. N. & Luna, D. & Pottier, J. & Gross, N.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

enThis link goes to a English sectionfrThis link goes to a French section Temperate seminatural grasslands harbour unique biodiversity, support livest...

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The relative effectiveness of different grassland restoration methods: a systematic literature search and meta-analysis.

Published online: 02 Oct 2023

Authors: Slodowicz, D. & Durbecq, A. & Ladouceur, E. & Eschen, R. & Humbert, J. Y. & Arlettaz, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Active grassland restoration has gained importance in mitigating the dramatic decline of farmnland biodiversity. While there is evidence that such ope...

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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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