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Trait-mediated community assembly during experimental grassland restoration is altered by planting year rainfall.

Published online: 08 Jan 2024

Authors: Atkinson, J. & Groves, A. M. & Towers, I. R. & Catano, C. P. & Brudvig, L. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Ecological restoration outcomes are highly variable, undermining efforts to recover biodiversity and ecosystem functions. One poorly understood source...

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Grassland woody plant management rapidly changes woody vegetation persistence and abiotic habitat conditions but not herbaceous community composition.

Published online: 27 Nov 2024

Authors: Charton, K. T. & Damschen, E. I.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Grasslands are among the most imperilled ecosystems worldwide, and many have experienced degradation due to the loss of historical disturbance regimes...

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Carbon storage by habitat: review of the evidence of the impacts of management decisions and condition of carbon stores and sources.

Published online: 29 Oct 2021

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Alonso, I. & Weston, K. & Gregg, R. & Morecroft, M.

Content type: Reports

The aims of this Natural England cross-cutting Evidence project were: (1) To collate information and identify knowledge gaps on carbon stocks (both in...

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The effects of irrigation, cultivation and some insecticides on the soil arthropods of an East African dry grassland.

Published online: 02 Jul 1969

Authors: Burnett, G. F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The following is based on the authors summary of this account of investigations on the changes in the soil arthropod fauna of an area of dry grassland...

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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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Intensified agricultural use of grasslands reduces growth and survival of precocial shorebird chicks.

Published online: 13 Feb 2013

Authors: Kentie, R. & Hooijmeijer, J. C. E. W. & Trimbos, K. B. & Groen, N. M. & Piersma, T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Intensification of agricultural use of grassland habitats has been linked to the declines of many farmland bird species, several of whom have been in ...

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Enhancing diversity of species-poor grasslands: an experimental assessment of multiple constraints.

Published online: 07 Feb 2007

Authors: Pywell, R. F. & Bullock, J. M. & Tallowin, J. B. & Walker, K. J. & Warman, E. A. & Masters, G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Many grasslands in north-west Europe are productive but species-poor communities resulting from intensive agriculture. Reducing the intensity of manag...

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Strong mixture effects among four species in fertilized agricultural grassland led to persistent and consistent transgressive overyielding.

Published online: 03 Jun 2009

Authors: Nyfeler, D. & Huguenin-Elie, O. & Suter, M. & Frossard, E. & Connolly, J. & Lüscher, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Increasing plant species richness often increases biomass production in nutrient-poor semi-natural grasslands. If such positive diversity-productivity...

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Earthworm abundance and availability does not influence the reproductive decisions of black-tailed godwits in an agricultural grassland.

Published online: 13 Jun 2022

Authors: Verhoeven, M. A. & McBride, A. D. & Hooijmeijer, J. C. E. W. & Piersma, T. & Senner, N. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Maintaining the biodiversity of agricultural ecosystems has become a global imperative. Across Europe, species that occupy agricultural grasslands, su...

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Floral resources in Swedish grasslands remain relatively stable under an experimental drought and are enhanced by soil amendments if regularly mown.

Published online: 02 Oct 2023

Authors: Roth, N. & Kimberley, A. & Guasconi, D. & Hugelius, G. & Cousins, S. A. O.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

One of the main reasons why insect pollinators are declining is a lack of floral resources. In agricultural landscapes, remaining seminatural grasslan...

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