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Edge effects and their influence on habitat suitability calculations: a continuous approach applied to birds of the Atlantic forest.

Published online: 18 Apr 2012

Authors: Zurita, G. & Pe'er, G. & Bellocq, M. I. & Hansbauer, M. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The suitability of human-modified habitats for native species and the response of species to habitat edges are two important ecological processes that...

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Long-term dynamics of nematode communities in arable soil under four cropping systems.

Published online: 21 Jan 1988

Authors: Sohlenius, B. & Boström, S. & Sandor, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The nematode fauna of 4 cropping systems were studied for 5 years in central Sweden. Plots were cropped as follows: barley with (B120) and without (BO...

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Revisiting the pyrodiversity-biodiversity hypothesis: long-term fire regimes and the structure of ant communities in a Neotropical savanna hotspot.

Published online: 14 Jan 2015

Authors: Maravalhas, J. & Vasconcelos, H. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The idea that variable fire regimes (pyrodiversity) may increase habitat heterogeneity and, consequently, increase biodiversity at the landscape level...

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Diverse guilds provide complementary dispersal services in a woodland expansion process after land abandonment.

Published online: 14 Jan 2015

Authors: Escribano-Avila, G. & Calviño-Cancela, M. & Pías, B. & Virgós, E. & Valladares, F. & Escudero, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Land abandonment due to increasing depopulation of rural areas is an ongoing trend in developed countries worldwide. Abandoned lands represent an oppo...

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Exotic flies maintain pollination services as native pollinators decline with agricultural expansion.

Published online: 20 Feb 2019

Authors: Stavert, J. R. & Pattemore, D. E. & Bartomeus, I. & Gaskett, A. C. & Beggs, J. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Globally, conversion of natural habitat to agricultural land is a primary driver of declines in critical ecosystem services, including pollination. Ho...

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Detecting impacts and setting restoration targets in arid-zone rivers: aquatic micro-invertebrate responses to reduced floodplain inundation.

Published online: 29 Aug 2007

Authors: Jenkins, K. M. & Boulton, A. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Water extraction from arid-zone rivers increases the time between floods across their floodplain wetlands. Less frequent flooding in Australian arid-z...

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Are threatened plant species specialists, or just more vulnerable to disturbance?

Published online: 08 Oct 2014

Authors: Monks, A. & Burrows, L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Many studies report an association between species rarity and/or threat status, and habitat specialization. However, specialization is often inferred ...

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Species loss in fragments of tropical rain forest: a review of the evidence.

Published online: 28 Aug 1996

Authors: Turner, I. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A review of the literature shows that in nearly all cases tropical rain forest fragmentation has led to a local loss of species. Isolated fragments su...

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Understanding the biodiversity consequences of habitat change: the value of secondary and plantation forests for neotropical dung beetles.

Published online: 04 Jun 2008

Authors: Gardner, T. A. & Hernández, M. I. M. & Barlow, J. & Peres, C. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Secondary and plantation forests are becoming increasingly widespread in the tropics. A recent meta-analysis on the impacts of land-use change on trop...

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Riparian arthropod responses to flow regulation and river channelization.

Published online: 04 Jun 2008

Authors: Paetzold, A. & Yoshimura, C. & Tockner, K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Alterations to river flow and morphology widely impact riverine habitats. Little is known about the consequences of such alterations on riparian arthr...

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