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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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Interacting effects of management and environmental variability at multiple scales on invasive species distributions.

Published online: 06 Jan 2010

Authors: Diez, J. M. & Buckley, H. L. & Case, B. S. & Harsch, M. A. & Sciligo, A. R. & Wangen, S. R. & Duncan, R. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The distribution and abundance of invasive species can be driven by both environmental variables and land management decisions. However, understanding...

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Environmental context and herbivore traits mediate the strength of associational effects in a meta-analysis of crop diversity.

Published online: 09 Nov 2023

Authors: Hahn, P. G. & Cammarano, J. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Crop diversification offers a promising solution to meet expanding global food demands while maintaining ecosystem services. Diversification strategie...

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Habitat diversity in forest plantations reduces infestations of the pine stem borer Dioryctria sylvestrella.

Published online: 11 Sep 2002

Authors: Jactel, H. & Goulard, M. & Menassieu, P. & Goujon, G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The risk of pest damage in forest monocultures is a growing concern as the area of plantation forest expands worldwide and sustainable management is b...

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A mechanistic framework to improve understanding and applications of push-pull systems in pest management.

Published online: 03 Feb 2016

Authors: Eigenbrode, S. D. & Birch, A. N. E. & Lindzey, S. & Meadow, R. & Snyder, W. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Push-pull or stimulo-deterrent cropping systems combine a trap crop or other attractant or arrestant stimulus distant from the crop and a deterrent or...

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A re-assessment of a fire protection experiment in north-eastern Ghana savanna.

Published online: 01 Jan 1981

Authors: Brookman-Amissah, J. & Hall, J. B. & Swaine, M. D. & Attakorah, J. Y.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Three plots in northern Ghana savanna were enumerated and then clearfelled in 1950. Since then one plot has been completely protected, a second has be...

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Factors affecting the establishment of Cytisus scoparius in southern France: implications for managing both native and exotic populations.

Published online: 20 Feb 1999

Authors: Paynter, Q. & Fowler, S. V. & Memmott, J. & Sheppard, A. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The ecology of C. scoparius (broom) was studied between 1993 and 1997 in southern France to investigate how it can become an invasive weed in its nati...

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Restoring landscape burning is compatible with conservation and livestock production in a southeast Australian grassland fragment.

Published online: 04 Jul 2024

Authors: French, B. J. & Prior, L. D. & Johnson, C. N. & Leonard, S. W. J. & Bowman, D. M. J. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Lowland grassland fragments in southeast Australia are valued for both sheep grazing and conservation. Many fragments are now rarely burnt, despite be...

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Role of seed reproduction in the population ecology of Sorghum halepense in maize crops.

Published online: 11 Jul 1989

Authors: Scopel, A. L. & Ballaré, C. L. & Ghersa, C. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The contribution of seed reproduction to population growth of S. halepense was studied on an 80-ha maize field in Rojas province, Buenos Aires during ...

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Root dynamics, production and distribution in agroecosystems on the Georgia Piedmont using minirhizotrons.

Published online: 29 Oct 1990

Authors: Cheng, W. & Coleman, D. C. & Box, J. E., Jr.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Growth rates, death rates and distribution of grain sorghum and weed roots in conventional tillage (CT) and no-tillage (NT) plots were measured in fie...

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