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Successional trends in Floristic Quality.

Published online: 18 Apr 2012

Authors: Spyreas, G. & Meiners, S. J. & Matthews, J. W. & Molano-Flores, B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Simple, conservation-relevant, plant community measures are sought by resource managers. In this context, the use of Floristic Quality Assessment (FQA...

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Turf transplants for restoration of alpine vegetation: does size matter?

Published online: 18 Apr 2012

Authors: Aradottir, A. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Turfs transplanted from native vegetation can be used to restore diverse plant communities on disturbed sites. There is, however, limited understandin...

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Edge effects and their influence on habitat suitability calculations: a continuous approach applied to birds of the Atlantic forest.

Published online: 18 Apr 2012

Authors: Zurita, G. & Pe'er, G. & Bellocq, M. I. & Hansbauer, M. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The suitability of human-modified habitats for native species and the response of species to habitat edges are two important ecological processes that...

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Fishing for mammals: landscape-level monitoring of terrestrial and semi-aquatic communities using eDNA from riverine systems.

Published online: 27 Nov 2020

Authors: Sales, N. G. & McKenzie, M. B. & Drake, J. & Harper, L. R. & Browett, S. S. & Coscia, I. & Wangensteen, O. S. & Baillie, C. & Bryce, E. & Dawson, D. A. & Ochu, E. & Hänfling, B. & Handley, L. L. & Mariani, S. & Lambin, X. & Sutherland, C. & McDevitt, A. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding has revolutionized biomonitoring in both marine and freshwater ecosystems. However, for semi-aquatic and terres...

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Organic farming and heterogeneous landscapes positively affect different measures of plant diversity.

Published online: 14 Jan 2015

Authors: Rader, R. & Birkhofer, K. & Schmucki, R. & Smith, H. G. & Stjernman, M. & Lindborg, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Increasing landscape heterogeneity and organic farming practices are known to enhance species richness in agroecosystems. However, little is known abo...

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Revisiting the pyrodiversity-biodiversity hypothesis: long-term fire regimes and the structure of ant communities in a Neotropical savanna hotspot.

Published online: 14 Jan 2015

Authors: Maravalhas, J. & Vasconcelos, H. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The idea that variable fire regimes (pyrodiversity) may increase habitat heterogeneity and, consequently, increase biodiversity at the landscape level...

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Diverse guilds provide complementary dispersal services in a woodland expansion process after land abandonment.

Published online: 14 Jan 2015

Authors: Escribano-Avila, G. & Calviño-Cancela, M. & Pías, B. & Virgós, E. & Valladares, F. & Escudero, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Land abandonment due to increasing depopulation of rural areas is an ongoing trend in developed countries worldwide. Abandoned lands represent an oppo...

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North Thames Estuary & Marshes Area - Saltmarsh NVC Survey, 2023.

Published online: 08 Oct 2024

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Carter, R.

Content type: Reports

This report details a phytosociological survey conducted by botanists from RSK Biocensus Ltd, mapping approximately 90 hectares of intertidal saltmars...

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Boreal forest fertilization leads to functional homogenization of ground beetle assemblages.

Published online: 17 Jun 2021

Authors: Rodríguez, A. & Hekkala, A. M. & Sjögren, J. & Strengbom, J. & Löfroth, T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Intensive fertilization of young spruce forest plantations (i.e. 'nutrient optimization') has the potential to meet increasing demands for carbon sequ...

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Bird communities in African cocoa agroforestry are diverse but lack specialized insectivores.

Published online: 17 Jun 2021

Authors: Jarrett, C. & Smith, T. B. & Claire, T. T. R. & Ferreira, D. F. & Tchoumbou, M. & Elikwo, M. N. F. & Wolfe, J. & Brzeski, K. & Welch, A. J. & Hanna, R. & Powell, L. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Forests are being converted to agriculture throughout the Afrotropics, driving declines in sensitive rainforest taxa such as understorey birds. The on...

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