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Long-term degradation of Sahelian rangeland detected by 27 years of field study in Senegal.

Published online: 26 May 2010

Authors: Miehe, S. & Kluge, J. & Wehrden, H. von & Retzer, V.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Sustainable management of rangelands will become increasingly important as the climate changes, yet rangeland dynamics are still a challenge to drylan...

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The relevance of traditional knowledge for modern landscape management: comparing past and current herding practices in Mongolia.

Published online: 22 May 2025

Authors: Batdelger, G. & Oborny, B. & Batjav, B. & Molnár, Z.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) is increasingly acknowledged as key to sustainability and to the successful adaptation of local communities to ...

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Climate change and the potential distribution of an invasive alien plant: Acacia nilotica ssp. indica in Australia.

Published online: 14 May 2003

Authors: Kriticos, D. J. & Sutherst, R. W. & Brown, J. R. & Adkins, S. W. & Maywald, G. F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Acacia nilotica is a spinescent woody legume that has become highly invasive in several parts of the world, including Australia where it has been decl...

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Plant traits as predictors of performance in ecological restoration.

Published online: 14 May 2003

Authors: Pywell, R. F. & Bullock, J. M. & Roy, D. B. & Warman, L. & Walker, K. J. & Rothery, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

There are few studies of the performance of species in restored vegetation communities. Here we report the results of a meta-analysis of 25 experiment...

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Analysing shrub encroachment in the southern Kalahari: a grid-based modelling approach.

Published online: 22 Apr 1998

Authors: Jeltsch, F. & Milton, S. J. & Dean, W. R. J. & Rooyen, N. van

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Shrub encroachment is reducing the carrying capacity of arid grasslands in southern Africa for cattle. Although shrub-encroachment is known to occur a...

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Changes in the rhizome system of bracken subjected to long-term experimental treatment.

Published online: 27 Aug 2003

Authors: Duc, M. G. le & Pakeman, R. J. & Marrs, R. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Bracken Pteridium aquilinum is a serious weed of upland and marginal land. Its extensive rhizome system and large carbohydrate reserves make control d...

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Native seed collector networks in Brazil: sowing social innovations for transformative change.

Published online: 14 Nov 2024

Authors: Padovezi, A. & Adams, C. & Chazdon, R. L. & Mendonça, M. A. & Secco, L. & Campos-Filho, E. M. & Sampaio, A. & Damasceno, E. & Albuquerque, N. & Santarem, F. & Camargo, M. E. & Pinã-Rodrigues, F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

To investigate whether and how Social Innovation (SI) can contribute to transformative change, we explored nine Native Seed Collectors Networks (NSCNs...

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Historical maps confirm the accuracy of zero-inflated model predictions of ancient tree abundance in English wood-pastures.

Published online: 23 Dec 2021

Authors: Nolan, V. & Reader, T. & Gilbert, F. & Atkinson, N.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Ancient trees have important ecological, historical and social connections, and are a key source of dead and decaying wood, a globally declining resou...

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Higher dung seedling density increases livestock dung greenhouse gas emissions in an alpine meadow.

Published online: 19 Feb 2024

Authors: Wang ShuLin & Hou, F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The dung seed bank (i.e. vegetation renewal) and greenhouse gas (GHG, e.g. carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O), which contribu...

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Factors affecting the recovery of Mexican wolves in the Southwest United States.

Published online: 15 Feb 2024

Authors: Breck, S. W. & Davis, A. J. & Oakleaf, J. K. & Bergman, D. L. & Devos, J. & Greer, J. P. & Pepin, K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Recovering and maintaining large carnivore populations is a global conservation challenge that requires better knowledge of the factors affecting thei...

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