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Soil carbon addition affects plant growth in a species-specific way.

Published online: 03 May 2006

Authors: Eschen, R. & Müller-Schärer, H. & Schaffner, U.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Restoration of ex-arable land to species-rich habitats has become common practice in Europe as a result of Agri-Environment Regulations. The results, ...

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Effects of decade-long grazing exclusion and wind erosion reduction on community temporal stability in a semi-arid grassland.

Published online: 09 Jun 2025

Authors: Song Jian & Zheng MengMei & Jiang Lin & Wang HaiDao & Zhang QingShan & Ru JingYi & Zhang JiaJia & Feng JiaYin & Qiu XueLi & Wan ShiQiang

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

1. Ecological restoration can help rehabilitate degraded grasslands and mitigate desertification and wind erosion. Grazing exclusion (GE), a prominent...

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Post-fire recovery of sagebrush-steppe communities is better explained by elevation than climate-derived indicators of resistance and resilience.

Published online: 09 Jun 2025

Authors: Applestein, C. V. & Germino, M. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

1. More landscapes require restoration than can feasibly be treated, and so decision-support tools to prioritize areas for treatment are needed. Moreo...

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Alternative states models provide an effective framework for invasive species control and restoration of native communities.

Published online: 10 Mar 2010

Authors: Firn, J. & House, A. P. N. & Buckley, Y. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Identifying the mechanisms that facilitate invasion is crucial for the design of preventative measures and understanding the invasion process, but not...

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Barriers to seedling establishment in grasslands: implications for Nothofagus forest restoration and migration.

Published online: 20 Sep 2023

Authors: Galen, L. G. van & Lord, J. M. & Orlovich, D. A. & Jowett, T. & Larcombe, M. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Tree seedling establishment outside forest boundaries is controlled by many interacting factors. Understanding the relative importance of different pr...

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Importance of mowing and flood frequency in promoting species richness in restored floodplains.

Published online: 10 Dec 2008

Authors: Gerard, M. & El-Kahloun, M. & Rymen, J. & Beauchard, O. & Meire, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In recent years, European water management policies have promoted floodplain rehabilitation for flood mitigation purposes. This could provide opportun...

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Native bacteria and Cyanobacteria can influence seedling emergence and growth of native plants used in dryland restoration.

Published online: 08 May 2023

Authors: Dadzie, F. A. & Moles, A. T. & Erickson, T. E. & Slavich, E. & Muñoz-Rojas, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Seed-based ecosystem restoration has huge potential to restore degraded drylands. However, fewer than 10% of directly sown seeds transition to establi...

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Fire traps in the wet subtropics: new perspectives from Hong Kong.

Published online: 13 Jul 2024

Authors: Chan, A. H. Y. & Coomes, D. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Fires undermine efforts to restore degraded forests in the wet tropics and subtropics. Grasslands and shrublands established after fires are more fire...

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Propensity score matching mitigates risk of faulty inferences in observational studies of effectiveness of restoration trials.

Published online: 20 Aug 2024

Authors: Kluender, C. R. & Germino, M. J. & Anthony, C. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Determining effectiveness of restoration treatments is an important requirement of adaptive management, but it can be non-trivial where only portions ...

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Effects of timing of prescribed fire on the demography of an invasive plant, spotted knapweed Centaurea maculosa.

Published online: 30 Mar 2005

Authors: Emery, S. M. & Gross, K. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Prescribed burning is a key tool used in prairie and savanna restoration projects. The timing and frequency of prescribed fires are important variable...

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