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Changes in the vegetation at Coom Rigg Moss national nature reserve within the period 1958-86.

Published online: 31 Aug 1991

Authors: Chapman, S. B. & Rose, R. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The area surrounding Coom Rigg Moss (a peatland National Nature Reserve) was planted with conifers in the 1950s. The results of surveys conducted in 1...

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The relation of vegetation and soil to development of mangrove swamps for rice growing in Sierra Leone.

Published online: 10 Nov 1965

Authors: Jordan, H. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Soils supporting Rhizophora racemosa, R. harrisonii, R. mangle and Avicennia germinans are described. When they are drained, soils which have carried ...

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An inexpensive method for producing grassland maps from colour slides.

Published online: 01 Jan 1980

Authors: Smith, A. & Allcock, P. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A method is described for producing maps of grassland vegetation from colour slides, using a standard 35 mm camera. The maps were drawn using a modifi...

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Ecological studies of the vegetation of the Sudan. 4. The effect of simulated grazing on the growth of Acacia Senegal (L.). Willd. seedlings.

Published online: 11 Jan 1971

Authors: Seif El Din, A. & Obeid, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Browsing by goats was observed to be one of the main causes of disappearance of A. Senegal from many sites in its natural habitat. Simulated browsing ...

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Local biodiversity erosion in south Brazilian grasslands under moderate levels of landscape habitat loss.

Published online: 21 Nov 2018

Authors: Staude, I. R. & Vélez-Martin, E. & Andrade, B. O. & Podgaiski, L. R. & Boldrini, I. I. & Mendonça Júnior, M. & Pillar, V. D. & Overbeck, G. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Habitat loss is one of the greatest threats to biodiversity, exerting negative effects on the ecological viability of natural vegetation remnants. The...

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Is environmental legislation conserving tropical stream faunas? A large-scale assessment of local, riparian and catchment-scale influences on Amazonian fish.

Published online: 21 Nov 2018

Authors: Leal, C. G. & Barlow, J. & Gardner, T. A. & Hughes, R. M. & Leitão, R. P. & Mac nally, R. & Kaufmann, P. R. & Ferraz, S. F. B. & Zuanon, J. & Paula, F. R. de & Ferreira, J. & Thomson, J. R. & Lennox, G. D. & Dary, E. P. & Röpke, C. P. & Pompeu, P. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Agricultural expansion and intensification are major threats to tropical biodiversity. In addition to the direct removal of native vegetation, agricul...

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Fit by design: developing seed-substrate combinations to adapt dike grasslands to microclimatic variation.

Published online: 22 Feb 2024

Authors: Bauer, M. & Huber, J. K. & Kollmann, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Sowing is a well-established restoration technique to overcome dispersal limitation. Seed mixtures adapted to certain environmental conditions, like s...

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The mangrove swamps of Keneba. lower Gambia river basin. II. Sulphur and pH in the profiles of swamp soils.

Published online: 16 Jul 1966

Authors: Thornton, I. & Giglioli, M. E. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

See S. & F. XXVIII [3120]). Soils under Rhizophora racemosa, Avicennia germinans and Sesuvium portulacastrum and soils of four barren flats associ...

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Gradients in vegetation cover, structure and species richness of Nama-Karoo shrublands in relation to distance from livestock watering points.

Published online: 17 May 2006

Authors: Todd, S. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Gradients of animal impact known as piospheres tend to develop around artificial watering points, particularly in arid zones. Such grazing gradients r...

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Do habitat characteristics influence predation on red grouse?

Published online: 12 Aug 2002

Authors: Thirgood, S. J. & Redpath, S. M. & Campbell, S. & Smith, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Predation is not only an important ecological process in the population dynamics of red grouse Lagopus lagopus scoticus, but also has conservation imp...

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