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Land-use legacy and the persistence of invasive Avena barbata on abandoned farmland.

Published online: 10 Dec 2008

Authors: Standish, R. J. & Cramer, V. A. & Hobbs, R. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Exotic species invasion onto abandoned farmlands has been linked to an increase in the availability of soil nutrients after cultivation. Avena barbata...

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A before-after control-impact experiment reveals that culling reduces the impacts of invasive deer on endangered peatlands.

Published online: 05 Mar 2024

Authors: Comte, S. & Bengsen, A. J. & Thomas, E. & Bennett, A. & Davis, N. E. & Brown, D. & Forsyth, D. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Invasive deer have undesirable impacts on native ecosystems. Culling is commonly used to reduce those impacts, but is expensive and sometimes controve...

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Scientific response to a cluster of shark bites.

Published online: 08 Aug 2022

Authors: Barnett, A. & Fitzpatrick, R. & Bradley, M. & Miller, I. & Sheaves, M. & Chin, A. & Smith, B. & Diedrich, A. & Yick, J. L. & Lubitz, N. & Crook, K. & Mattone, C. & Bennett, M. B. & Wojtach, L. & Abrantes, K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Shark bites are of high public concern globally. Information on shark occurrence and behaviour, and of the effects of human behaviours, can help under...

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An ecological perspective for analysing rural depopulation and abandonment.

Published online: 09 Jul 2024

Authors: Lloret, F. & Escudero, A. & Lloret, J. & Valladares, F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Population loss in rural areas is rapidly increasing in high-income countries, raising concerns and debate, given its socio-economic consequences. Des...

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Can restoration of afforested peatland regulate pests and disease?

Published online: 16 Oct 2013

Authors: Gilbert, L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Government policies are driving landscape-scale changes in land use to provide ecosystem services; but there may be unconsidered cascading effects. A ...

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Using soil amendments and plant functional traits to select native tropical dry forest species for the restoration of degraded Vertisols.

Published online: 02 May 2018

Authors: Werden, L. K. & Alvarado J., P. & Zarges, S. & Calderón M., E. & Schilling, E. M. & Gutiérrez L., M. & Powers, J. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Tropical dry forests (TDFs) are critically endangered, and their restoration is understudied. Large-scale passive restoration efforts in north-west (N...

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Functional diversity enhances tree growth and reduces herbivory damage in secondary broadleaf forests, but does not influence resilience to drought.

Published online: 06 Jan 2021

Authors: Espelta, J. M. & Cruz-Alonso, V. & Alfaro-Sánchez, R. & Hampe, A. & Messier, C. & Pino, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Since the mid-20th Century, Europe has experienced an unprecedented forest expansion associated with the abandonment of rural landscapes. Secondary fo...

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Targeted policy proposals for managing spontaneous forest expansion in the Mediterranean.

Published online: 05 Jan 2021

Authors: Varela, E. & Pulido, F. & Moreno, G. & Zavala, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Recent forest expansion in Euro-Mediterranean countries predominantly results from secondary succession in abandoned farmland, rather than from artifi...

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Do grazing intensity and herbivore type affect soil health? Insights from a semi-arid productivity gradient.

Published online: 23 Aug 2017

Authors: Eldridge, D. J. & Delgado-Baquerizo, M. & Travers, S. K. & Val, J. & Oliver, I.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Grazing is one of the most widespread forms of intensive management on Earth and is linked to reductions in soil health. However, little is known abou...

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An overview of the environmental risks posed by neonicotinoid insecticides.

Published online: 31 Jul 2013

Authors: Goulson, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Neonicotinoids are now the most widely used insecticides in the world. They act systemically, travelling through plant tissues and protecting all part...

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