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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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Trait-mediated community assembly during experimental grassland restoration is altered by planting year rainfall.

Published online: 08 Jan 2024

Authors: Atkinson, J. & Groves, A. M. & Towers, I. R. & Catano, C. P. & Brudvig, L. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Ecological restoration outcomes are highly variable, undermining efforts to recover biodiversity and ecosystem functions. One poorly understood source...

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Pyric herbivory in a temperate European wood-pasture system.

Published online: 20 Aug 2024

Authors: Amsten, K. & Cromsigt, J. P. G. M. & Kuijper, D. P. J. & Loberg, J. M. & Jung, J. & Strömgren, M. & Niklasson, M. & Churski, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The term pyric herbivory was first introduced in 2009, describing how fire shapes herbivory as burned areas attract herbivores and, simultaneously, he...

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The effects of controlled sheep grazing on the dynamics of upland Agrostis-Festuca grassland.

Published online: 26 Jan 2000

Authors: Hulme, P. D. & Pakeman, R. J. & Torvell, L. & Fisher, J. M. & Gordon, I. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Agrostis capillaris-Festuca ovina plant communities are widespread in the uplands of Great Britain. They are agriculturally productive but little is k...

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Height and species as factors determining browsing of shrubs by wapiti.

Published online: 01 Jan 1979

Authors: Rounds, R. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The scrub layer was studied in 11 selected areas of Riding Mountain National Park, Manitoba, which are used as winter range by wapiti (Cervus canadens...

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The relation of photosynthesis by phytometers in the profiles of kale crops to leaf area index above them.

Published online: 12 Jan 1970

Authors: Leach, G. F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

To estimate the effect of foliage at different positions in the profiles of kale crops on the rate of photosynthesis below it, crop LAI was varied by ...

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The effect of sapling density, heather height and season on browsing by mountain hares on birch.

Published online: 24 Sep 2003

Authors: Rao, S. J. & Iason, G. R. & Hulbert, I. A. R. & Elston, D. A. & Racey, P. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

When mammalian herbivores are present at high densities their browsing activity can have a negative effect on establishment or regeneration of native ...

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An examination of the potential efficacy of high-intensity fires for reversing woody encroachment in savannas.

Published online: 28 Sep 2016

Authors: Smit, I. P. J. & Asner, G. P. & Govender, N. & Vaughn, N. R. & Wilgen, B. W. van

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Frequent fires are often proposed as a way of preventing woody encroachment in savannas, yet few studies have examined whether high-intensity fires ca...

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Breeding skylarks Alauda arvensis on Environmentally Sensitive Area arable reversion grass in southern England: survey-based and experimental determination of density.

Published online: 24 Feb 1999

Authors: Wakeham-Dawson, A. & Szoszkiewicz, K. & Stern, K. & Aebischer, N. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In the South Downs and South Wessex Downs (southern England), designated an Environmentally Sensitive Area (ESA) in 1987 and 1993, respectively, farme...

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Modelling the relationship between bird population variables and hedgerow and other field margin attributes. I. Species richness of winter, summer and breeding birds.

Published online: 11 Aug 1995

Authors: Parish, T. & Lakhani, K. H. & Sparks, T. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

An understanding of how farming practices in adjacent fields and the dimensions of the hedge and other boundary components affect birds is essential f...

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