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Vegetation response to grazing management in a Mediterranean herbaceous community: a functional group approach.

Published online: 24 May 2000

Authors: Sternberg, M. & Gutman, M. & Perevolotsky, A. & Ungar, E. D. & Kigel, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A 4-year study was conducted in a Mediterranean herbaceous community in north-eastern Israel to investigate the effects of cattle grazing management o...

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Plant community diversity and growth form responses to herbicide applications for control of Centaurea maculosa.

Published online: 17 Apr 1998

Authors: Rice, P. M. & Toney, J. C. & Bedunah, D. J. & Carlson, C. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A field experiment conducted from 1988-95 in western Montana, USA, compared the effects of herbicide treatments (picloram, clopyralid and clopyralid +...

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Rabbit grazing, plant competition and seedling recruitment in acid grassland.

Published online: 15 Dec 1990

Authors: Crawley, M. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Two experiments were done near Ascot, UK, to determine the effect of grazing by rabbits on plant recruitment in mature grassland and on cultivated soi...

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The potential of grass field margin management for enhancing beetle diversity in intensive livestock farms.

Published online: 07 Feb 2007

Authors: Woodcock, B. A. & Potts, S. G. & Pilgrim, E. & Ramsay, A. J. & Tscheulin, T. & Parkinson, A. & Smith, R. E. N. & Gundrey, A. L. & Brown, V. K. & Tallowin, J. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Declining populations of UK grassland flora and fauna have been attributed to intensification of agricultural management practices, including changes ...

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Carbon addition alters vegetation composition on ex-arable fields.

Published online: 07 Feb 2007

Authors: Eschen, R. & Mortimer, S. R. & Lawson, C. S. & Edwards, A. R. & Brook, A. J. & Igual, J. M. & Hedlund, K. & Schaffner, U.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Recent changes in European agricultural policy have led to measures to reverse the loss of species-rich grasslands through the creation of new areas o...

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Do early-successionalweeds facilitate or compete with seedlings in forest restoration? Disentangling abiotic versus biotic factors.

Published online: 02 Nov 2021

Authors: Arias, M. & Rupesh Kariyat & Wahl, K. & Mendez, S. & Chavana, J. & Christoffersen, B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Semi-arid forests need cost-effective restoration strategies to address their severe degradation. Tree shelters are often used to minimize abiotic and...

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Plant water-use strategies predict restoration success across degraded drylands.

Published online: 01 Dec 2023

Authors: Butterfield, B. J. & Munson, S. M. & Farrell, H. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Plant strategies for coping with water limitation are likely to mediate restoration outcomes in degraded dryland ecosystems. Trade-offs in traits rela...

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Can pasture-fed livestock farming practices improve the ecological condition of grassland in Great Britain?

Published online: 18 Feb 2023

Authors: Norton, L. R. & Maskell, L. C. & Wagner, M. & Wood, C. M. & Pinder, A. P. & Brentegani, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Livestock farming in Great Britain (GB) faces multiple pressures. Yet, grassland managed for livestock is the most extensive habitat in GB and is key ...

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Intra-site sources of restoration variability in severely invaded rangeland: strong temporal effects of herbicide-weather interactions;weak spatial effects of plant community patch type and litter.

Published online: 24 Oct 2022

Authors: Donaldson, R. & Germino, M. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Invasions by exotic annual grasses (EAGs) are replacing native perennials in semiarid areas globally, including the vast sagebrush-steppe rangelands o...

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The influence of grazing on seed production and seed banks of some African savanna grasslands.

Published online: 06 Jun 1992

Authors: O'Connor, T. G. & Pickett, G. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Species composition, population structure and the seed banks of Aristida bipartita, Bothriochloa insculpta, Heteropogon contortus, Themeda triandra an...

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