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The effects of removing sheep grazing on soil chemistry, above-ground nutrient distribution, and selected aspects of soil fertility in long-term experiments at Moor House National Nature Reserve.

Published online: 16 Mar 1991

Authors: Marrs, R. H. & Rizand, A. & Harrison, A. F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The long term effects of sheep grazing were investigated by comparing soil chemistry, the distribution of nutrients in vegetation and the nutrient sup...

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Relationships of plant traits and soil biota to soil functions change as nitrogen fertiliser rates increase in an intensively managed agricultural system.

Published online: 21 Apr 2022

Authors: Orwin, K. H. & Mason, N. W. H. & Aalders, L. & Bell, N. L. & Schon, N. & Mudge, P. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Because plant and soil systems are strongly inter-linked, manipulating plant traits in intensively managed agricultural systems could be used to impro...

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Influence of livestock grazing on range condition in south-west Masailand, Northern Tanzania.

Published online: 16 Jan 1993

Authors: Mwalyosi, R. B. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Range condition was assessed in a semiarid 2265 km2 area of Tanzania grazed by cattle, sheep, goats, donkeys and a range of game wildlife. Primary pro...

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Long-term, livestock-mediated redistribution of nitrogen and phosphorus in an East African savanna.

Published online: 14 May 2003

Authors: Augustine, D. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The effect of livestock on African rangelands has been a major focus of recent research, but little attention has been paid to the way livestock affec...

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Seasonal effects on the nutritional ecology of blackbuck Antilope cervicapra.

Published online: 22 Apr 1998

Authors: Jhala, Y. V.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Seasonal food habits of the endangered blackbuck antelope Antilope cervicapra were studied by observing wild and captive blackbuck feeding in differen...

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Dead wood distributed in different-sized habitat patches enhances diversity of saproxylic beetles in a landscape experiment.

Published online: 20 May 2024

Authors: Haeler, E. & Stillhard, J. & Clerc, K. H. & Pellissier, L. & Lachat, T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

enThis link goes to a English sectiondeThis link goes to a Deutsche section Human intervention often alters the availability of habitat for biodiversi...

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Effects of increased soil nitrogen on the dominance of alien annual plants in the Mojave Desert.

Published online: 21 May 2003

Authors: Brooks, M. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Deserts are one of the least invaded ecosystems by plants, possibly due to naturally low levels of soil nitrogen. Increased levels of soil nitrogen ca...

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Pervasive early 21st-century vegetation changes across Danish semi-natural ecosystems: more losers than winners and a shift towards competitive, tall-growing species.

Published online: 25 Feb 2015

Authors: Timmermann, A. & Damgaard, C. & Strandberg, M. T. & Svenning, J. & Bennett, J. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Semi-natural open habitats in north-western Europe are highly prioritized for conservation, and optimization of management planning is essential for c...

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Population structure of Salvia pratensis in relation to vegetation and management of Dutch dry floodplain grasslands.

Published online: 10 Jul 2002

Authors: Hegland, S. J. & Leeuwen, M. van & Oostermeijer, J. G. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

We need to understand how threatened plant species respond to natural or management-induced habitat changes to conserve them successfully. Because lon...

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Landscape composition, configuration, and trophic interactions shape arthropod communities in rice agroecosystems.

Published online: 07 Nov 2018

Authors: Dominik, C. & Seppelt, R. & Horgan, F. G. & Settele, J. & Václavík, T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Increasing landscape heterogeneity of agroecosystems can enhance natural enemy populations and promote biological control. However, little is known ab...

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