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The influence of arthropods and earthworms upon root growth of direct drilled cereals.

Published online: 01 Jan 1979

Authors: Edwards, C. A. & Lofty, J. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Intact profiles of soil from a field in UK that had been direct-drilled for 5 years and from the same soil that had been regularly ploughed were steri...

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Land use and population growth of Primula veris: an experimental demographic approach.

Published online: 25 May 2005

Authors: Ehrlén, J. & Syrjänen, K. & Leimu, R. & Garcia, M. B. & Lehtilä, K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Changes in land use are the primary cause of decline for many plant species. Efficient management actions for such species must be based on knowledge ...

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Breeding skylarks Alauda arvensis on Environmentally Sensitive Area arable reversion grass in southern England: survey-based and experimental determination of density.

Published online: 24 Feb 1999

Authors: Wakeham-Dawson, A. & Szoszkiewicz, K. & Stern, K. & Aebischer, N. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In the South Downs and South Wessex Downs (southern England), designated an Environmentally Sensitive Area (ESA) in 1987 and 1993, respectively, farme...

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Restructuring tree provenance test data to conform to reciprocal transplant experiments for detecting local adaptation.

Published online: 03 Aug 2016

Authors: Lu PengXin & Parker, W. C. & Colombo, S. J. & Man RongZhou

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Local adaptation is a fundamental assumption in delineating seed zones and developing seed transfer guidelines to safeguard climatic adaptation of tre...

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Fast-growing pioneer tree stands as a rapid and effective strategy for bracken elimination in the Neotropics.

Published online: 16 Oct 2013

Authors: Douterlungne, D. & Thomas, E. & Levy-Tacher, S. I.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Large areas of agricultural land around the world are degraded as a consequence of dominance by bracken fern (Pteridium spp.). Tropical production sys...

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Edge effects on components of diversity and above-ground biomass in a tropical rainforest.

Published online: 02 May 2018

Authors: Razafindratsima, O. H. & Brown, K. A. & Carvalho, F. & Johnson, S. E. & Wright, P. C. & Dunham, A. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Edge effects are among the most significant consequences of forest fragmentation. Therefore, understanding the impacts of edge creation on biodiversit...

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Forest thinning in the seaward fringe speeds up surface elevation increment and carbon accumulation in managed mangrove forests.

Published online: 27 Oct 2021

Authors: Chen LuZhen & Lin QiuLian & Krauss, K. W. & Zhang Yun & Cormier, N. & Yang Qiong

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Mangroves are significant carbon (C) sinks and ecological engineers as they accumulate sediments and increase soil surface elevation. Thus, the forest...

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Challenges and directions for open ecosystems biodiversity restoration: an overview of the techniques applied for cerrado.

Published online: 12 Nov 2023

Authors: Pilon, N. A. L. & Campos, B. H. & Durigan, G. & Cava, M. G. B. & Rowland, L. & Schmidt, I. & Sampaio, A. & Oliveira, R. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Ecological restoration of tropical open ecosystems remains challenging for both science and practice. Over the last decade, innovative techniques have...

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The effects of crop type, landscape composition and agroecological practices on biodiversity and ecosystem services in tropical smallholder farms.

Published online: 12 Nov 2023

Authors: Vogel, C. & Poveda, K. & Iverson, A. & Boetzl, F. A. & Mkandawire, T. & Chunga, T. L. & Küstner, G. & Keller, A. & Kerr, R. B. & Steffan-Dewenter, I.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In the tropics, smallholder farming characterizes some of the world's most biodiverse landscapes. Agroecology as a pathway to sustainable agriculture ...

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Landscape-scale responses of birds to agri-environment management: a test of the English Environmental Stewardship scheme.

Published online: 01 Aug 2012

Authors: Baker, D. J. & Freeman, S. N. & Grice, P. V. & Siriwardena, G. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Agri-environment schemes (AES) are used extensively across Europe to address biodiversity declines in farmland. In England, Environmental Stewardship ...

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