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Understanding the effects of a new grazing policy: the impact of seasonal grazing on shrub demography in the Inner Mongolian steppe.

Published online: 04 Dec 2013

Authors: Li ShouLi & Yu FeiHai & Werger, M. J. A. & Dong Ming & Ramula, S. & Zuidema, P. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Grazing by livestock is a common land use in arid and semi-arid areas. Developing sustainable grazing regimes that conserve vegetation and maintain pr...

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Shifts in community-level traits and functional diversity in a mixed conifer forest: a legacy of land-use change.

Published online: 22 Feb 2017

Authors: Strahan, R. T. & Meador, A. J. S. & Huffman, D. W. & Laughlin, D. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Historical reference conditions have long been used to guide the restoration of degraded ecosystems. However, a rapidly changing climate and altered d...

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Responses of stream macroinvertebrates and ecosystem function to conventional, integrated and organic farming.

Published online: 29 Sep 2010

Authors: Magbanua, F. S. & Townsend, C. R. & Blackwell, G. L. & Phillips, N. & Matthaei, C. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Organic farming practices can benefit a wide range of terrestrial biota in comparison to conventional farming but we do not know whether this benefit ...

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'I want you to want me': how owners value cats' choices has implications for cat containment.

Published online: 09 Jul 2024

Authors: Ovenden, K. & Bassett, I. & Sumner, C. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Globally, cats are a common companion animal. Allowing companion cats to roam away from home can have negative impacts on native wildlife and cat welf...

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The importance of transport hubs in stepping-stone invasions.

Published online: 04 Mar 2009

Authors: Floerl, O. & Inglis, G. J. & Dey, K. & Smith, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Biological invasions are characterized by occasional long-distance, human-assisted dispersal. Centres of human transportation that are connected by tr...

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Quality of cavity microclimate as a factor influencing selection of maternity roosts by a tree-dwelling bat, Chalinolobus tuberculatus, in New Zealand.

Published online: 15 Aug 2001

Authors: Sedgeley, J. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Cavity quality is important for the productivity and survival of many species of tree-dwelling wildlife. Intensive land management practices, such as ...

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Predicting the effect of a novel vertebrate biocontrol agent: a model for viral-vectored immunocontraception of New Zealand possums.

Published online: 23 Feb 1995

Authors: Barlow, N. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A model is described for predicting the outcome of biological control of New Zealand possums, using viral-vectored immunocontraception based on a sexu...

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How does geology influence the effect of land use on stream macroinvertebrate communities?

Published online: 06 Nov 2024

Authors: Hunter, H. A. & Fuller, I. C. & Death, R. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Both catchment geology and land use surrounding a stream will affect the degree of fine sediment deposition from erosion and its consequent impacts on...

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Using adaptive management to determine requirements of re-introduced populations: the case of the New Zealand hihi.

Published online: 21 Nov 2007

Authors: Armstrong, D. P. & Castro, I. & Griffiths, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Adaptive management involves the development of predictive models, strategic manipulation of management actions to gain information, and subsequent up...

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Use of habitat by free-ranging cattle and ponies in the New Forest, southern England.

Published online: 17 May 1988

Authors: Pratt, R. M. & Putman, R. J. & Ekins, J. R. & Edwards, P. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Numbers and activities of animals observed on areas of each vegetation type on fixed transects were recorded at 2-h intervals for 24 h twice monthly f...

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