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Local-scale attributes determine the suitability of woodland creation sites for Diptera.

Published online: 21 Nov 2018

Authors: Fuller, L. & Fuentes-Montemayor, E. & Watts, K. & Macgregor, N. A. & Bitenc, K. & Park, K. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

New native woodlands are typically created in a small and isolated configuration, potentially reducing their value as a resource for biodiversity. The...

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Estimating the susceptibility of wildland vegetation to trailside alteration.

Published online: 01 Jan 1978

Authors: Cole, D. N.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The frequency and cover of understorey species was determined adjacent to and 10 m distant from trails through 6 forested and 2 meadow ecosystems in t...

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Effects of deer on woodland structure revealed through terrestrial laser scanning.

Published online: 10 Jan 2018

Authors: Eichhorn, M. P. & Ryding, J. & Smith, M. J. & Gill, R. M. A. & Siriwardena, G. M. & Fuller, R. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Terrestrial laser scanning (TLS) captures the three-dimensional structure of habitats. Compared to traditional methods of forest mensuration, it allow...

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Consequences of habitat change and resource selection specialization for population limitation in cavity-nesting birds.

Published online: 01 Apr 2015

Authors: Martin, T. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Resource selection specialization may increase vulnerability of populations to environmental change. One environmental change that may negatively impa...

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Long-term impacts of variable retention harvesting on ground-layer plant communities in Pinus resinosa forests.

Published online: 03 Aug 2016

Authors: Roberts, M. W. & D'Amato, A. W. & Kern, C. C. & Palik, B. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Concerns about loss of biodiversity and structural complexity in managed forests have recently increased and led to the development of new management ...

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Recent changes in mountain birch forest structure and understory vegetation depend on the seasonal timing of reindeer grazing.

Published online: 03 Jun 2021

Authors: Stark, S. & Ylänne, H. & Kumpula, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Subarctic forest-tundra ecotones dominated by mountain birch (Betula pubescens ssp. czerepanovii) are an important habitat for semi-domestic reindeer ...

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Tropical rainforest conversion and land use intensification reduce understorey plant phylogenetic diversity.

Published online: 07 Nov 2018

Authors: Kusuma, Y. W. C. & Rembold, K. & Tjitrosoedirdjo, S. S. & Kreft, H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Conversion of rainforest into agricultural land affects multiple facets of tropical plant diversity. While the effects of tropical land use change and...

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Plant diversity in a managed temperate deciduous forest: understorey response to two silvicultural systems.

Published online: 19 Jan 2005

Authors: Decocq, G. & Aubert, M. & Dupont, F. & Alard, D. & Saguez, R. & Wattez-Fanger, A. & Foucault, B. de & Delelis-Dusollier, A. & Bardat, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Disturbances and resource availability are key factors affecting plant diversity in managed forests. As disturbance regimes vary among silvicultural s...

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Comparisons of understorey vegetation and soil fertility in plantations and adjacent natural forests in the Ethiopian highlands.

Published online: 21 Oct 1996

Authors: Michelsen, A. & Lisanework, N. & Friis, I. & Holst, N.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Herbaceous plant cover and biomass, species richness, and soil physical and chemical characteristics were analysed in 83 plantations and adjacent natu...

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Elevation, canopy cover and grass cover structure patterns of seedling establishment in a subtropical post-fire restoration.

Published online: 24 Nov 2023

Authors: Warneke, C. & Brudvig, L. A. & Gregg, M. & McDaniel, S. & Yelenik, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Ecological restoration is beneficial to ecological communities in this era of large-scale landscape change and ecological disruption. However, restora...

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