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Phylogenetic measures of plant communities show long-term change and impacts of fire management in tallgrass prairie remnants.

Published online: 23 Dec 2015

Authors: Larkin, D. J. & Hipp, A. L. & Kattge, J. & Prescott, W. & Tonietto, R. K. & Jacobi, S. K. & Bowles, M. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Phylogenies are increasingly incorporated into ecological studies on the basis that evolutionary relatedness broadly correlates with trait similarity....

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Assembly history alters alpha and beta diversity, exotic-native proportions and functioning of restored prairie plant communities.

Published online: 19 Dec 2012

Authors: Martin, L. M. & Wilsey, B. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Restorations provide a test of community assembly history theory, and practitioners require information on how assembly history might help to restore ...

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Seed source impacts germination and early establishment of dominant grasses in prairie restorations.

Published online: 03 Feb 2016

Authors: Gallagher, M. K. & Wagenius, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Land managers choose seed from a variety of provenances for restoration projects. By selecting seed of the local ecotype, managers can increase establ...

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Application of the fire-grazing interaction to restore a shifting mosaic on tallgrass prairie.

Published online: 15 Sep 2004

Authors: Fuhlendorf, S. D. & Engle, D. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Management of rangelands has long operated under the paradigm of minimizing spatially discrete disturbances, often under the objective of reducing inh...

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Decomposition of tall fescue (Festuca elatior var. arundinacea) and cellulose litter on surface mines and a tallgrass prairie in central Missouri, U.S.A.

Published online: 04 Jul 1984

Authors: Wieder, R. K. & Carrel, J. E. & Rapp, J. K. & Kucera, C. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Decomposition of 14C-labelled and unlabelled fescue, and of pure cellulose litter in non-vegetated and vegetated coal surface mine spoils and on a tal...

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Dominant species establishment may influence invasion resistance more than phylogenetic or functional diversity.

Published online: 25 Jun 2024

Authors: Ernst, A. R. & Barak, R. S. & Glasenhardt, M. C. & Kramer, A. T. & Larkin, D. J. & Marx, H. E. & Kamakura, R. P. & Hipp, A. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Phylogenetic and functional diversity are theorised to increase invasion resistance. Experimentally testing whether plant communities higher in these ...

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The trophic ecology of Bison bison L. on shortgrass plains.

Published online: 01 Jan 1975

Authors: Peden, D. G. & Dyne, G. M. Van & Rice, R. W. & Hansen, R. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Study was in north-eastern Colorado with blue grama grass (Bouteloua gracilis) as the dominant species. Bison, cattle and sheep with an oesophageal fi...

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Influence of habitat quality and resource density on breeding-season female monarch Butterfly Danaus plexippus movement and space use in north-central USA agroecosystem landscapes.

Published online: 14 Feb 2022

Authors: Fisher, K. E. & Bradbury, S. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The eastern North American monarch butterfly is at risk of quasi-extinction due, in part, to the loss of breeding habitat in agricultural landscapes o...

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Effect of soil carbon amendments in reversing the legacy effect of plant invasion.

Published online: 05 Mar 2021

Authors: Zhang ZiLiang & Bhowmik, P. C. & Suseela, V.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Invasive plants are key drivers of global environmental changes leading to the disruption of ecosystems. Many invasive species engage in novel niche c...

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Impacts of oil well drilling and operating noise on abundance and productivity of grassland songbirds.

Published online: 24 Feb 2022

Authors: Rosa, P. & Koper, N.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Anthropogenic noise from natural resource extraction may negatively impact many species, particularly those reliant on acoustic communication. To comp...

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