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The effect of stocking rate on botanical composition and soils in natural grassland in South Africa.

Published online: 12 Jan 1970

Authors: Gillard, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Climax grassland consisting mainly of Trachypogon spicatus, Tristachya hispida, Elyonurus argenteus, Digit-aria tricholaenoides and Heteropogon contor...

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Explaining grassland biomass - the contribution of climate, species and functional diversity depends on fertilization and mowing frequency.

Published online: 12 Oct 2011

Authors: Bernhardt-Römermann, M. & Römermann, C. & Sperlich, S. & Schmidt, W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Grassland ecosystems are often used to generate biomass in temperate regions of the world. It is well known that biomass is influenced by climate and ...

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Using lichen functional diversity to assess the effects of atmospheric ammonia in Mediterranean woodlands.

Published online: 12 Oct 2011

Authors: Pinho, P. & Dias, T. & Cruz, C. & Tang, Y. S. & Sutton, M. A. & Martins-Loução, M. A. & Máguas, C. & Branquinho, C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Atmospheric ammonia (NH3) is one of the main drivers for ecosystem changes world-wide, including biodiversity loss. Modelling its deposition to evalua...

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Implications of human-nature interactions for livelihoods and conservation in Kasungu, Malawi.

Published online: 10 Mar 2025

Authors: Mandoloma, L. & Clark, M. & Coad, L. & Hughes, K. & Milnergulland, E. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Effective conservation strategies require a comprehensive understanding of human-nature relationships, including the factors driving these interaction...

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The demography of blackbirds Turdus merula in rural habitats: is farmland a sub-optimal habitat?

Published online: 07 May 1997

Authors: Hatchwell, B. J. & Chamberlain, D. E. & Perrins, C. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A population of 54-76 pairs of Turdus merula was studied on 350 ha of lowland farmland (arable, grazed and leys), 90 ha of broadleaved woodland (domin...

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Temporal and spatial dynamics of beaver-created patches as influenced by management practices in a south-eastern North American landscape.

Published online: 04 Oct 1997

Authors: Snodgrass, J. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Beavers create habitat diversity across catchment landscapes by impounding small streams. This increased habitat diversity leads to increased species ...

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Mousedeer densities in a tropical rainforest: the impact of selective logging.

Published online: 09 Jul 1997

Authors: Heydon, M. J. & Bulloh, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The responses of two frugivorous ungulates, the mousedeer species Tragulus javanicus klossi and T. napu borneanus, to mechanized selective logging in ...

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Living where the food is: web location by linyphiid spiders in relation to prey availability in winter wheat.

Published online: 04 Jul 2001

Authors: Harwood, J. D. & Sunderland, K. D. & Symondson, W. O. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Spiders form a major component of the generalist predator fauna, potentially able to restrict pest population growth, but their populations may be foo...

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The responses of floodplain primary production to flood frequency and timing.

Published online: 04 Jul 2001

Authors: Robertson, A. I. & Bacon, P. & Heagney, G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

River regulation and abstraction have dramatically altered the natural flow regime of many rivers worldwide, but experimental investigations of the bi...

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Balancing ecological complexity in predictive models: a reassessment of risk models in the mountain pine beetle system.

Published online: 26 Mar 2008

Authors: Nelson, W. A. & Potapov, A. & Lewis, M. A. & Hundsdörfer, A. E. & He FangLiang

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The nature of ecological risk assessment is to predict the probability of an event, such as extinction or invasion, in a location where the event has ...

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