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Natural forest colonisation as a management strategy to restore soil functioning of abandoned agricultural lands.

Published online: 21 Dec 2024

Authors: Acuña-Míguez, B. & Rincón, A. & Valladares, F. & Cordero, I. & Bravo-Oviedo, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Land abandonment promotes forest expansion into abandoned agricultural lands in Europe. This process leads to changes that affect several ecosystem se...

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Herbicide control of the invasive Amur honeysuckle (Lonicera maackii) does not alter soilmicrobial communities or activity.

Published online: 09 Aug 2022

Authors: James, J. J. & Bach, E. M. & Baker, K. & Barber, N. A. & Buck, R. & Shahrtash, M. & Brown, S. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Invasive plants are a major problem for land managers and have widespread and lasting environmental impacts. The invasive shrub Amur honeysuckle (Loni...

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Soil biota enhance agricultural sustainability by improving crop yield, nutrient uptake and reducing nitrogen leaching losses.

Published online: 25 Feb 2015

Authors: Bender, S. F. & Heijden, M. G. A. van der

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Efficient resource use is a key factor for sustainable production and a necessity for meeting future global food demands. However, the factors that co...

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Fungicide levels and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in golf putting greens.

Published online: 30 Mar 2005

Authors: Bary, F. & Gange, A. C. & Crane, M. & Hagley, K. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Annual meadow grass Poa annua is the most problematic weed within sports turf in temperate climates. It is so abundant that herbicides cannot be used ...

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Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi communities shaped by host-plant affect the outcome of plant-soil feedback in dryland restoration.

Published online: 18 Sep 2023

Authors: Medeiros, A. S. & Scaloppi, J. C. & Damasceno, E. S. & Goto, B. T. & Vieira, D. C. M. & Socolowski, F. & Rodrigues, R. G. & Yano-Melo, A. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Plant inoculation with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) can be a useful tool to overcome challenges in dry forest restoration. However, advances are...

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Near-to-nature logging influences fungal community assembly processes in a temperate forest.

Published online: 06 Aug 2014

Authors: Bässler, C. & Ernst, R. & Cadotte, M. & Heibl, C. & Müller, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

As the Earth's biota enters the sixth great mass extinction event recorded in the history of the planet, it is predicted that the erosion of biodivers...

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Linking symbioses with intrinsic chemical defences in conifers: fungal-mediated resistance against an invasive pathogen.

Published online: 17 Dec 2024

Authors: Bullington, L. & Martin, E. & Erbilgin, N. & Kennedy, P. & Kegley, A. & Larkin, B. & Lekberg, Y. & Six, D. & Sniezko, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Invasive pathogens threaten the sustainability of forest ecosystems globally. Trees possess intrinsic pathogen defence mechanisms, including major gen...

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Soil preparation methods promoting ectomycorrhizal colonization and American chestnut Castanea dentata establishment in coal mine restoration.

Published online: 12 Jun 2013

Authors: Bauman, J. M. & Keiffer, C. H. & Hiremath, S. & McCarthy, B. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The objective of this research was to evaluate soil subsurface methods that may aid in seedling establishment and encourage root colonization from a d...

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Effects of between-site variation in soil microbial communities and plant-soil feedbacks on the productivity and composition of plant communities.

Published online: 11 Oct 2017

Authors: Bauer, J. T. & Blumenthal, N. & Miller, A. J. & Ferguson, J. K. & Reynolds, H. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A critical challenge in the science and practice of restoration ecology is to understand the drivers of variation in restoration outcomes. Soil microb...

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Can arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi be used to control the undesirable grass Poa annua on golf courses?

Published online: 16 Mar 2000

Authors: Gange, A. C. & Lindsay, D. E. & Ellis, L. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A study was conducted on golf putting greens in Surrey, UK to determine whether arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi have any potential for the reduction...

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