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Effects of large mammal exclusion on seedling communities depend on plant species traits and landscape protection in human-modified Costa Rican forests.

Published online: 27 Jun 2024

Authors: Huanca-Nuñez, N. & Chazdon, R. L. & Russo, S. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Large terrestrial herbivorous mammals (LTH-mammals) influence plant community structure by affecting seedling establishment in mature tropical forests...

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Pyric herbivory in a temperate European wood-pasture system.

Published online: 20 Aug 2024

Authors: Amsten, K. & Cromsigt, J. P. G. M. & Kuijper, D. P. J. & Loberg, J. M. & Jung, J. & Strömgren, M. & Niklasson, M. & Churski, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The term pyric herbivory was first introduced in 2009, describing how fire shapes herbivory as burned areas attract herbivores and, simultaneously, he...

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Why does Dasineura dielsi-induced galling of Acacia cyclops not impede vegetative growth?

Published online: 04 Mar 2009

Authors: Moseley, C. T. & Cramer, M. D. & Kleinjan, C. A. & Hoffmann, J. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Conventionally, agent host specificity has been the major concern in the selection of prospective agents for biological control of weeds. However, sub...

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Quantifying the importance of urban trees to people and nature through tree removal experiments.

Published online: 22 Sep 2023

Authors: Ordóñez, C. & Threlfall, C. G. & Kendal, D. & Baumann, J. & Sonkkila, C. & Hochuli, D. F. & Ree, R. van der & Fuller, R. A. & Davern, M. & Herzog, K. & English, A. & Livesley, S. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Experimentally manipulating urban tree abundance and structure can help explore the complex and reciprocal interactions among people, biodiversity and...

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Effects of pre-existing submersed vegetation and propagule pressure on the invasion success of Hydrilla verticillata.

Published online: 23 Apr 2008

Authors: Chadwell, T. B. & Engelhardt, K. A. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

With biological invasions causing widespread problems in ecosystems, methods to curb the colonization success of invasive species are needed. The effe...

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Neighbour effects in the genus Avena. 2. Comparison of weed species.

Published online: 01 Jan 1974

Authors: Trenbath, B. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The effects of the presence of a crop on weed growth were compared using Avena fatua, A. ludoviciana and A. sativa as weed indicator species and A. sa...

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U.S. Geological Survey sage-grouse and sagebrush ecosystem research annual report for 2017.

Published online: 23 May 2018

Authors: Hanser, S. E.

Content type: Bulletin

The sagebrush (Artemisia spp.) ecosystem extends across a large portion of the Western United States, and the greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus uropha...

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Management practices in tallgrass prairie: large- and small-scale experimental effects on species composition.

Published online: 12 Jun 1993

Authors: Gibson, D. J. & Seastedt, T. R. & Briggs, J. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The effects of contrasting management practices on the species composition of tallgrass prairie in Kansas, USA were examined at 2 spatial scales. At t...

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The subalpine shrub Dasiphora fruticosa alters seasonal and elevational effects on soil microbial diversity and ecosystem functions on the Tibetan Plateau.

Published online: 06 Jul 2023

Authors: Wang XiaoSai & Michalet, R. & He Shuang & Wang XiangTai

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

High-altitude ecosystems of the Tibetan Plateau are undergoing significant global changes that may stimulate an intense shrub encroachment. The occurr...

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Native palms and trees mediate drought impacts on dry neotropical pastures.

Published online: 22 Dec 2023

Authors: Hernández-Salmerón, I. R. & Delconte, V. & Hoeflaken, J. van & Solorio-Sánchez, F. J. & Holmgren, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Dry forests are the most threatened biome across the global tropics. Despite their massive conversion into agricultural landscapes, local farmers ofte...

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