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The legacy of forest disturbance on stream ecosystem functioning.

Published online: 23 Jul 2021

Authors: Frainer, A. & McKie, B. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Forest clearance is a pervasive disturbance worldwide, but many of its impacts are regarded as transient, diminishing in intensity as forest recovers....

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Preserving wintering frugivorous birds in agro-ecosystems under land use change: lessons from intensive and super-intensive olive orchards.

Published online: 21 Dec 2021

Authors: Morgado, R. & Pedroso, R. & Porto, M. & Herrera, J. M. & Rego, F. & Moreira, F. & Beja, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Fleshy fruit production is becoming more intensive worldwide, but how this affects frugivorous birds is poorly known. In the Mediterranean region, int...

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Relationships between forest cover and fish diversity in the Amazon River floodplain.

Published online: 31 Jan 2018

Authors: Arantes, C. C. & Winemiller, K. O. & Petrere, M. & Castello, L. & Hess, L. L. & Freitas, C. E. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Habitat degradation leads to biodiversity loss and concomitant changes in ecosystem processes. Tropical river floodplains are highly threatened by lan...

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Impacts of pastures and forestry plantations on herpetofauna: a global meta-analysis.

Published online: 08 May 2023

Authors: López-Bedoya, P. A. & Cardona-Galvis, E. A. & Urbina-Cardona, J. N. & Edwards, F. A. & Edwards, D. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The establishment of pastures and forestry plantations has increased globally to meet growing demands for meat and wood products. Pasture and plantati...

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Tree mixtures mediate negative effects of introduced tree species on bird taxonomic and functional diversity.

Published online: 08 May 2023

Authors: Schuldt, A. & Huke, P. & Glatthorn, J. & Hagge, J. & Wildermuth, B. & Matevski, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Recent biodiversity loss has emphasized the necessity to critically evaluate the consequences of human alterations of forest ecosystems. Stand diversi...

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Non-random extinctions dominate plant community changes in abandoned coppices.

Published online: 13 Feb 2013

Authors: Kopecký, M. & Hédl, R. & Szabó, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The plant community structure of European lowland forests has changed dramatically in the twentieth century, leading to biodiversity decline at variou...

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Drivers of soil microbial community assembly during recovery from selective logging and clear-cutting.

Published online: 16 Nov 2021

Authors: Chen Jie & Chazdon, R. L. & Swenson, N. G. & Xu Han & Luo TuShou

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Despite important progress in understanding the impacts of forest clearing and logging on above-ground communities, how these disturbances affect soil...

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Large-scale changes in macrobenthic biodiversity driven by mangrove afforestation.

Published online: 19 Feb 2024

Authors: Chen GuoGui & Gu Xuan & Capinha, C. & Lee ShingYip & Cui BaoShan & Yang Fang & Lin YuFeng & Jia MingMing & Wang Mao & Wang WenQing

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Large-scale anthropogenic mangroves have been constructed in coastal regions worldwide but our understanding of their ecological effects is limited. I...

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Effect of green infrastructure on restoration of pollination networks and plant performance in semi-natural dry grasslands across Europe.

Published online: 20 Aug 2024

Authors: Traveset, A. & Lara-Romero, C. & Santamaría, S. & Escribano-Ávila, G. & Bullock, J. M. & Honnay, O. & Hooftman, D. A. P. & Kimberley, A. & Krickl, P. & Plue, J. & Poschlod, P. & Cousins, S. A. O.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Agricultural intensification, afforestation and land abandonment are major drivers of biodiversity loss in semi-natural grasslands across Europe. Reve...

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Dung beetles maintain phylogenetic divergence but functional convergence across a highly fragmented tropical landscape.

Published online: 24 Jul 2022

Authors: Rivera, J. D. & Espinosa de Los Monteros, A. & Silva, P. G. da & Favila, M. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Understanding how human-modified landscapes affect the phylogenetic composition and assembly mechanisms of biological communities is critical for effe...

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