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Estimating lichen biomass and caribou grazing on the wintering grounds of northern Québec: an application of fire history and Landsat data.

Published online: 26 Jun 1997

Authors: Arseneault, D. & Villeneuve, N. & Boismenu, C. & Leblanc, Y. & Deshaye, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Landsat Thematic Mapper (TM) remote sensing imagery, previously published fire history data, and field observations were used to examine the influence...

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Comparing species and measures of landscape structure as indicators of conservation importance.

Published online: 15 Jun 2011

Authors: Banks-Leite, C. & Ewers, R. M. & Kapos, V. & Martensen, A. C. & Metzger, J. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The use of indicators to identify areas of conservation importance has been challenged on several grounds, but nonetheless retains appeal as no more p...

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Prediction of National Vegetation Classification communities in the British uplands using environmental data at multiple spatial scales, aerial images and the classifier random forest.

Published online: 03 Aug 2011

Authors: Bradter, U. & Thom, T. J. & Altringham, J. D. & Kunin, W. E. & Benton, T. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

High-resolution vegetation maps are a valuable resource for conservation, land management and research. In Great Britain, the National Vegetation Clas...

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Large-scale patterns of forest fire occurrence in the conterminous United States, Alaska, and Hawaii, 2016.

Published online: 02 Jan 2019

Authors: Potter, K. M.

Content type: Bulletin article

This paper presents analyses of fire occurrence data, collected nationally each day by satellite, that map and quantify where fire occurrences were co...

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Prosopis juliflora management and grassland restoration in baringo county, Kenya: opportunities for soil carbon sequestration and local livelihoods.

Published online: 18 Jun 2021

Authors: Eschen, R. & Ketema Bekele & Mbaabu, P. R. & Kilawe, C. J. & Eckert, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Climate change, land degradation and invasive alien species (IAS) threaten grassland ecosystems worldwide. IAS clearing and grassland restoration woul...

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Quantifying historical changes in habitat availability for endangered species: use of pixel- and object-based remote sensing.

Published online: 03 Jun 2009

Authors: Pringle, R. M. & Syfert, M. & Webb, J. K. & Shine, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Establishing medium- to long-term trends in habitat availability for endangered species is important for determining the causes of historical populati...

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Application of a variance decomposition method to compare satellite and aerial inventory data: a tool for evaluating wildlife-habitat relationships.

Published online: 03 May 2006

Authors: Brown, G. S. & Rettie, W. J. & Mallory, F. F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Researchers frequently rely on forest inventories derived for other purposes when characterizing wildlife-habitat associations. When studied populatio...

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The impact of cattle ranching on large-scale vegetation patterns in a coastal savanna in Tanzania.

Published online: 27 Aug 2003

Authors: Tobler, M. W. & Cochard, R. & Edwards, P. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The success of large-scale cattle ranching in African savanna vegetation has often been limited by problems of bush encroachment and disease (in parti...

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Remote sensing and GPS tracking reveal temporal shifts in habitat use in nonbreeding black-tailed godwits.

Published online: 16 Feb 2025

Authors: Craft, T. B. & Piersma, T. & Hooijmeijer, J. C. E. W. & Zhu BingRun & D'Souza, M. & O'Reilly, E. & Fokkema, R. W. & Stessens, M. & Belting, H. & Marlow, C. & Ludwig, J. & Melter, J. & Alves, J. A. & Esteban-Pineda, A. & Gutiérrez, J. S. & Masero, J. A. & Rocha, A. D. & Dreef, C. & Howison, R. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Knowledge of the habitat requirements for migratory species throughout their full annual cycle is necessary for comprehensive species protection plans...

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Herbaceous production lost to tree encroachment in United States rangelands.

Published online: 08 May 2023

Authors: Morford, S. L. & Allred, B. W. & Twidwell, D. & Jones, M. O. & Maestas, J. D. & Roberts, C. P. & Naugle, D. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Rangelands of the United States provide ecosystem services that benefit society and rural economies. Native tree encroachment is often overlooked as a...

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