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Designed habitat heterogeneity on green roofs increases seedling survival but not plant species diversity.

Published online: 02 May 2018

Authors: Walker, E. A. & Lundholm, J. T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Urban areas benefit from the ecosystem services provided by low input green roofs. However, limited substrate depth on these green roofs creates chall...

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Revisiting the pyrodiversity-biodiversity hypothesis: long-term fire regimes and the structure of ant communities in a Neotropical savanna hotspot.

Published online: 14 Jan 2015

Authors: Maravalhas, J. & Vasconcelos, H. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The idea that variable fire regimes (pyrodiversity) may increase habitat heterogeneity and, consequently, increase biodiversity at the landscape level...

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Citizen science versus professional data collection: comparison of approaches to mosquito monitoring in Germany.

Published online: 18 Apr 2022

Authors: Pernat, N. & Kampen, H. & Jeschke, J. M. & Werner, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

programme in Germany, mosquitoes have been monitored actively by systematically operated traps since 2011, and passively by the 'Mückenatlas' (mosquit...

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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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Habitat management in calcareous grasslands: effects on the insect community developing in flower heads of Cynarea.

Published online: 15 Jun 1995

Authors: Völkl, W. & Zwölfer, H. & Romstöck-Völkl, M. & Schmelzer, C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The phytophagous insect communities dwelling in the flower heads of Cirsium acaule and Centaurea scabiosa were studied in mown, sheep-grazed and aband...

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Seed germination after short-duration light exposure: implications for the photo-control of weeds.

Published online: 09 Apr 1997

Authors: Milberg, P. & Andersson, L. & Noronha, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A soil disturbance treatment often results in more annual weed seedlings emerging when conducted in light than when conducted in darkness, suggesting ...

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Limited impacts of adaptive multi-paddock grazing systems on plant diversity in the Northern Great Plains.

Published online: 20 Sep 2022

Authors: Grenke, J. S. J. & Bork, E. W. & Carlyle, C. N. & Boyce, M. S. & Cahill, J. F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Grassland plant community structure and function are dependent on the type, timing, frequency and intensity of disturbance. Grazing systems employing ...

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Phenolic compounds in soil as influenced by the growth of different plant species.

Published online: 01 Jan 1982

Authors: Whitehead, D. C. & Dibb, H. & Hartley, R. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Soils in which 4 grasses, 8 broadleaved species and 2 ferns had been grown individually for 16 yr were examined for p-hydroxybenzoic, vanillic, p-coum...

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Temporal patterns in recruitment from the seed bank during drawdowns in a prairie wetland.

Published online: 26 Apr 1989

Authors: Welling, C. H. & Pederson, R. L. & Valk, A. G. van der

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Temporal patterns in seedling recruitment of seven wetland plant species in a Canadian prairie marsh are described. Recruitment occurred during artifi...

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Ex situ cultivation entails high risk of seed dormancy loss on short-lived wild plant species.

Published online: 21 Nov 2018

Authors: Ensslin, A. & Vyver, A. van de & Vanderborght, T. & Godefroid, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Changes in life-history traits such as seed dormancy during cultivation of wild plant species in ex situ facilities could jeopardize conservation acti...

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