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Implications of plant functional traits and drought survival strategies for ecological restoration.

Published online: 02 May 2018

Authors: Balachowski, J. A. & Volaire, F. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Restoration of degraded grasslands through active revegetation often involves re-establishing populations of native grasses, which must withstand incr...

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Multiple stressors in periphyton - comparison of observed and predicted tolerance responses to high ionic loads and herbicide exposure.

Published online: 04 Dec 2013

Authors: Rotter, S. & Heilmeier, H. & Altenburger, R. & Schmitt-Jansen, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

As a result of the increasing human impact on aquatic ecosystems, freshwater organisms are often exposed to multiple stressors simultaneously. The joi...

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Insecticide and low food quality treatments reduce health and pollination services of two key pollinator taxa.

Published online: 01 Dec 2024

Authors: Birkenbach, M. & Straub, F. & Weihermüller, P. & Wilfert, L. & Ayasse, M. & Kuppler, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Pesticides and the lack of floral resources are key drivers of insect decline in agricultural areas. Both land-use stressors can have a variety of syn...

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Introducing resprouters to enhance Mediterranean forest resilience: importance of functional traits to select species according to a gradient of pine density.

Published online: 22 Feb 2017

Authors: Gavinet, J. & Prévosto, B. & Fernandez, C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Resprouter species are important for Mediterranean ecosystem resilience, but they are scarce in landscapes dominated by pioneer pines. Sound knowledge...

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Plant community flood resilience in intensively managed grasslands and the role of the plant economic spectrum.

Published online: 23 Nov 2020

Authors: Oram, N. J. & Deyn, G. B. de & Bodelier, P. L. E. & Cornelissen, J. H. C. & Groenigen, J. W. van & Abalos, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The increasing frequency of extreme weather events, such as floods, requires management strategies that promote resilience of grassland productivity. ...

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An assessment of integrated watershed management in Ethiopia.

Published online: 01 Feb 2017

Authors: Gebrehaweria Gebregziabher & Dereje Assefa Abera & Girmay Gebresamuel & Giordano, M. & Langan, S.

Content type: Bulletin

In Ethiopia, watershed management programs commenced in a formal way in the 1970s. From that time up to the late 1990s, implementation was typically a...

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Development of a drought risk assessment tool for British Columbia forests using a stand-level water-balance approach.

Published online: 06 Nov 2019

Authors: DeLong, S. C. & Griesbauer, H. & Nitschke, C. R. & Foord, V. & Rogers, B.

Content type: Bulletin

We used an annual water-balance approach to assess the relative risk of current and future drought-induced stress and mortality at the stand level for...

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Low stand density moderates growth declines during hot droughts in semi-arid forests.

Published online: 30 Dec 2020

Authors: Andrews, C. M. & D'Amato, A. W. & Fraver, S. & Palik, B. & Battaglia, M. A. & Bradford JohnB.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Increasing heat and aridity in coming decades is expected to negatively impact tree growth and threaten forest sustainability in dry areas. Maintainin...

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Effects of root-feeding by scarabaeid larvae on growth of perennial ryegrass plants.

Published online: 01 Jan 1977

Authors: Smith, T. J. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The growth of perennial ryegrass (a New Zealand variety of Lolium perenne) was measured under glasshouse conditions in New South Wales, in turfs in po...

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MIT climate resilience planning: flood vulnerability study.

Published online: 10 Jul 2019

Authors: Strzepek, K. & Fant, C. & Preston, M. & Emanuel, K. & Goldberg, B.

Content type: Bulletin

The MIT Flood Vulnerability Study is one key part of a broader initiative led by the MIT Climate Resiliency Committee and the MIT Office of Sustainabi...

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