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A scalable and transferable approach to combining emerging conservation technologies to identify biodiversity change after large disturbances.

Published online: 13 Jul 2024

Authors: Wood, C. M. & Socolar, J. & Kahl, S. & Peery, M. Z. & Chaon, P. & Kelly, K. & Koch, R. A. & Sawyer, S. C. & Klinck, H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Ecological disturbances are becoming more extensive and intensive globally, a trend exemplified by 'megafires' and industrial deforestation, which cau...

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Divergent fire management leads to multiple beneficial outcomes for butterfly conservation in a production mosaic.

Published online: 25 Aug 2020

Authors: Gaigher, R. & Samways, M. J. & Samways, M. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Fire is an intrinsic component of many natural ecosystems. In human-modified landscapes that occur in fire-driven ecosystems, it can be difficult to m...

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Exploring the mesofilter as a novel operational scale in conservation planning.

Published online: 13 Feb 2013

Authors: Crous, C. J. & Samways, M. J. & Pryke, J. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Increased emphasis is being placed on developing effective biodiversity conservation tools for practical conservation planning. The mesofilter is such...

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Evaluating the ability of wetland mitigation banks to replace plant species lost from destroyed wetlands.

Published online: 01 Dec 2023

Authors: Tillman, S. C. & Matthews, J. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Offset policies are used world-wide as a means to compensate for destruction of ecosystems by requiring developers to restore or preserve ecosystems e...

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Comparisons of understorey vegetation and soil fertility in plantations and adjacent natural forests in the Ethiopian highlands.

Published online: 21 Oct 1996

Authors: Michelsen, A. & Lisanework, N. & Friis, I. & Holst, N.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Herbaceous plant cover and biomass, species richness, and soil physical and chemical characteristics were analysed in 83 plantations and adjacent natu...

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Functional and numerical responses do not always indicate the most effective predator for biological control: an analysis of two predators in a two-prey system.

Published online: 11 Sep 2002

Authors: Lester, P. J. & Harmsen, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

1. Functional and numerical responses are key components in the selection of predators for biological control. We examined the relevance of these resp...

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Long-term change in vegetation and soil microbial communities during the phased restoration of traditional meadow grassland.

Published online: 23 Apr 2008

Authors: Smith, R. S. & Shiel, R. S. & Bardgett, R. D. & Millward, D. & Corkhill, P. & Evans, P. & Quirk, H. & Hobbs, P. J. & Kometa, S. T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Restoration of high plant species diversity to sites where it has been reduced by intensive grassland management requires identification of appropriat...

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Urbanization and wetland communities: applying metacommunity theory to understand the local and landscape effects.

Published online: 13 Feb 2013

Authors: Johnson, P. T. J. & Hoverman, J. T. & McKenzie, V. J. & Blaustein, A. R. & Richgels, K. L. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Urbanization is a growing threat to ecological communities and has become a leading cause of population extirpations in a wide range of taxa. Because ...

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Micronutrient levels of global tropical reef fish communities differ from fisheries capture.

Published online: 27 Jan 2025

Authors: Waldock, C. & Maire, E. & Albouy, C. & Andreoli, V. & Beger, M. & Claverie, T. & Cramer, K. L. & Feary, D. A. & Ferse, S. C. A. & Hoey, A. & Loiseau, N. & MacNeil, M. A. & McLean, M. & Mellin, C. & Montcho, S. A. & Palomares, M. L. & Puente, S. de la & Tupper, M. & Wilson, S. & Velez, L. & Zamborain-Mason, J. & Zeller, D. & Mouillot, D. & Pellissier, L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

The exceptional diversity of shallow-water marine fishes contributes to the nutrition of millions of people worldwide through coastal wild-capture fis...

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Ancient and contemporary shellfish cultivation practices bolster bivalve communities and diversity-biomass relationships.

Published online: 28 Jan 2025

Authors: Cox, K. D. & Davies, H. L. & Millard-Martin, B. & Black, M. & Hessing-Lewis, M. & Smith, N. F. & Juanes, F. & Dudas, S. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Marine ecosystems provide humans with access to nutritious food. The discussion surrounding the cultivation of intertidal resources currently focuses ...

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