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Post-fire peatland recovery by peat moss inoculation depends on water table depth.

Published online: 23 Aug 2023

Authors: Shepherd, H. E. R. & Martin, I. & Marin, A. & Cruijsen, P. M. J. M. & Temmink, R. J. M. & Robroek, B. J. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Peatland restoration is essential to preserve biodiversity and carbon stored in peat soils. Common restoration techniques such as rewetting do not alw...

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Coffee pulp accelerates early tropical forest succession on old fields.

Published online: 13 May 2021

Authors: Cole, R. J. & Zahawi, R. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Applying nutrient-rich agricultural by-products, such as fruit peels and pulp, to degraded land has been proposed as a strategy to overcome a number o...

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Habitat invasions by alien plants: a quantitative comparison among Mediterranean, subcontinental and oceanic regions of Europe.

Published online: 23 Apr 2008

Authors: Chytrý, M. & Maskell, L. C. & Pino, J. & Pyšek, P. & Vilà, M. & Font, X. & Smart, S. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Although invasions by alien plants are major threats to the biodiversity of natural habitats, individual habitats vary considerably in their susceptib...

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Dung beetles reduce livestock gastrointestinal parasite availability on pasture.

Published online: 11 Oct 2017

Authors: Sands, B. & Wall, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Anthelmintics are widely used to control gastrointestinal parasites of livestock. However, the residues of these compounds, particularly the macrocycl...

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Land use determines Mediterranean ecosystems' multifunctionality more than plant richness or habitat composition.

Published online: 19 Jun 2024

Authors: Lopezosa, P. & Soliveres, S. & Serra, L. & Constán-Nava, S. & Berdugo, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Local and landscape diversity loss, habitat fragmentation and land-use changes commonly co-occur and impair ecosystem multifunctionality, yet they are...

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Abiotic legacies mediate plant-soil feedback during early vegetation succession on rare earth element mine tailings.

Published online: 19 Jun 2024

Authors: Zhu ShiChen & Liu WenShen & Chen ZiWu & Liu XiaoRui & Zheng HongXiang & Chen BoYu & Zhi XinYu & Chao YuanQing & Qiu RongLiang & Chu ChengJin & Liu Chong & Morel, J. L. & Ent, A. van der & Tang YeTao

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

An increasing number of studies have shown how feedback interactions between plants and soil can influence primary and secondary succession. However, ...

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Mycorrhizal fungi affect growth of an endemic bunchgrass in pine savannas.

Published online: 22 May 2025

Authors: Kimball, A. & Love, D. & Lopez-Scarim, V. & Zee, A. & Crandall, R. M. & Karlsen-Ayala, E. & Baruzzi, C. & Al-Agely, A. & Fill, J. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

1. Planting or sowing native perennial bunchgrasses is a common restoration practice in grasslands disturbed by agricultural or forestry operations. B...

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Environmental modifications resulting from the culture and grubbing of trees.

Published online: 28 Oct 1968

Authors: Holland, D. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

After a mature apple orchard had been removed by grubbing the trees various experimental treatments (different systems of manuring and ploughing at tw...

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Experimentally simulating warmer and wetter climate additively improves rangeland quality on the Tibetan Plateau.

Published online: 21 Nov 2018

Authors: Xu Wei & Zhu MengYao & Zhang ZhenHua & Ma ZhiYuan & Liu HuiYing & Chen LiTong & Cao GuangMin & Zhao XinQuan & Schmid, B. & He JinSheng

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The vast expanses of rangeland on the Tibetan Plateau, which support the livelihood of c. 9.8 million local inhabitants, have experienced rapid climat...

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Metacommunities, metaecosystems and the environmental fate of chemical contaminants.

Published online: 21 Nov 2018

Authors: Schiesari, L. & Leibold, M. A. & Burton, G. A., Jr.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Although pollution is a major driver of ecosystem change, models predicting the environmental fate of contaminants suffer from critical uncertainties ...

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