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Agglomerating seeds to enhance native seedling emergence and growth.

Published online: 18 Apr 2012

Authors: Madsen, M. D. & Davies, K. W. & Williams, C. J. & Svejcar, T. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Restoration in rangelands is constrained by low establishment of species sown from seed. Non-biotic soil-surface crust is one of the major factors lim...

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Factors affecting the natural regeneration of Quercus in Scottish oakwoods. II. Insect defoliation of trees and seedlings.

Published online: 08 Aug 1997

Authors: Humphrey, J. W. & Swaine, M. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Defoliation of oak trees and seedlings (Quercus petraea, Q. petraea and putative hybrids of the 2 species) by various lepidopteran species was investi...

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The effect of plant competition and simulated summer browsing by deer on tree regeneration.

Published online: 03 Jan 2002

Authors: Harmer, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The numbers of deer (Capreolus capreolus, Cervus elaphus and Dama dama [fallow deer]) are rising throughout Britain and population densities frequentl...

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Mistletoe (Amyema miquelii and A. pendulum) seedling establishment in eucalypt hosts in eastern Australia.

Published online: 12 Apr 1996

Authors: Yan, Z. & Reid, N.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Germination and early seedling development were compared in two mistletoe species that parasitize and sometimes kill their eucalypt hosts. Germination...

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Barriers to seedling establishment in grasslands: implications for Nothofagus forest restoration and migration.

Published online: 20 Sep 2023

Authors: Galen, L. G. van & Lord, J. M. & Orlovich, D. A. & Jowett, T. & Larcombe, M. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Tree seedling establishment outside forest boundaries is controlled by many interacting factors. Understanding the relative importance of different pr...

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Influence of patch characteristics on browsing of tree seedlings by mammalian herbivores.

Published online: 27 Aug 2003

Authors: Pietrzykowski, E. & McArthur, C. & Fitzgerald, H. & Goodwin, A. N.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In south-eastern Australia, browsing of commercial tree seedlings by mammalian herbivores in plantation forestry incurs a large economic cost to the i...

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Tree species that 'live slow, die older' enhance tropical peat swamp restoration: evidence from a systematic review.

Published online: 07 Oct 2022

Authors: Smith, S. W. & Rahman, N. E. B. & Harrison, M. E. & Shiodera, S. & Giesen, W. & Lampela, M. & Wardle, D. A. & Chong KwekYan & Randi, A. & Wijedasa, L. S. & Teo PeiYun & Fatimah, Y. A. & Nam Thian Teng & Yeo, J. K. Q. & Alam, M. J. & Sintes, P. B. & Darusman, T. & Graham, L. L. B. & Katoppo, D. R. & Kojima, K. & Kusin, K. & Lestari, D. P. & Metali, F. & Morrogh-Bernard, H. C. & Nahor, M. B. & Napitupulu, R. R. P. & Nasir, D. & Nath, T. K. & Reuben Nilus & Norisada, M. & Rachmanadi, D. & Rachmat, H. H. & Capilla, B. R. & Salahuddin & Santosa, P. B. & Sukri, R. S. & Tay, B. & Tuah, W. & Wedeux, B. M. M. & Yamanoshita, T. & Yokoyama, E. Y. & Yuwati, T. W. & Lee, J. S. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Degraded tropical peatlands lack tree cover and are often subject to seasonal flooding and repeated burning. These harsh environments for tree seedlin...

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Assessing grassland restoration success: relative roles of seed additions and native ungulate activities.

Published online: 11 Apr 2007

Authors: Martin, L. M. & Wilsey, B. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Grassland restorations often lack rare forb and grass species that are found in intact grasslands. The possible reasons for low diversity include seed...

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What controls woodland regeneration after elephants have killed the big trees?

Published online: 04 Mar 2009

Authors: Moe, S. R. & Rutina, L. P. & Hytteborn, H. & Toit, J. T. du

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Top-down regulation of ecosystems by large herbivores is a topic of active debate between scientists and managers, and a prime example is the interact...

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Root and shoot competition between established ryegrass and invading grass seedlings.

Published online: 16 Dec 1986

Authors: Snaydon, R. W. & Howe, C. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Seeds of Poa annua, P. trivialis and Festuca rubra were sown into gaps within established Lolium perenne swards, planted in systematic pattern to give...

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